Designing Balconies, Courtyards, and Verandahs for Hot Dry Climates – Things to remember while designing in Hot & Dry climate In the arid embrace of hot and dry climates, architects…
Nestled in the heart of the ancient city of Patan, Nepal, lies a captivating UNESCO World Heritage Site known as Patan Durbar Square. This architectural marvel and its surrounding chowks…
Today’s architecture has shifted from a social pattern that was inclusive of the local community to being more isolated and reliant on privacy, leaving no time (or spaces) for community…
Transition spaces are said to be the first noticeable spaces in any building. These spaces may be the entrance foyers, courtyards, atriums, podiums, etc. Such spaces have dominance over the…
“If your ceiling should fall, then you have lost a room, but gained a courtyard. Think of it that way.” -Alexander McCall Smith The Courtyard Story Over the years, the…
In the traditional households of India, the courtyard in house brought life to the homes, as Courtyard Architecture is very much part of the Indian Houses. Being the focal point…
This project is the first phase of a computer game company’s dormitory development. Not far from the ocean, the open site is virtually a tabula rasa with neither much context,…
A shining example of modern engineering, the Central Control Building at Bilgin Architects, designed in Konya, Turkey, does everything smart to ensure the smooth running of the solar power plant.…
Health is Wealth (R and H R 2003) Humans frequently experience the close connection between their bodies and minds. Any disturbance in one of them will unavoidably affect the other.…
The Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, located in the capital emirate of Abu Dhabi, is the largest in the United Arab Emirates. The late president of the UAE, Sheikh Zayed bin…
Architecture that influences the perceivers According to the Oxford Dictionary, syncretism implies an amalgamation of different schools of thought. To elaborate further on its relation to an Architect’s works and…
Located in the Kashmere Gate neighborhood of Delhi’s walled city, the Seth Ram Lal Khemka Haveli was a dilapidated haveli in the center of the commercial whole sale bazaar of…
