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Architects: RMA Architects Location: Valpoi, Goa, India Architect in Charge: Rahul Mehrotra Area: 1,685.25 sqm Year: 2009 Photographs: Romil Sheth, Rajesh Vora. Courtesy of RMA Architects The Think Tank Retreat,…