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rchitecture and design in India has heightened to unimaginable levels. With the rising population, there is also a rise in talent on a large scale. Earlier what could be deemed as the cons of design are now being adopted as pros to create structures which not only add to the glamorous city’s skyline and landscape but also build creative masterpieces that will remain etched in the memory of the city’s integral outline. We have done a dive into a few of these iconic projects in our pursuit at The Inside Track of constantly discovering such gems. An Incongruous Mélange- Collage House, Mumbai The atrocities of living in a financial hub like Mumbai aren’t lost on a local. The population, pollution, humid weather and fast paced lifestyle, to name a few, give the city it’s notorious reputation A city that never sleeps! For an architect or a designer, the challenges are plentiful when working under selectively frugal circumstances of a busy city.
Fenestrative Affairs From peaked roofs to reclaimed fenestrations, these projects give rise to a new normal for fenestrations and facades. BY NEERJA KAPADIA
The dialogue between the external facade and the plush interiors continues as the materials have been combined to form a surface that wraps around both sides
While in Mumbai, despite the informal settings being hard to ignore, the same settings also act as learning modules for those who will embrace it’s ever so cosmopolitan vibe. In a cramped city, where the only way to expand is upwards, the creativity tends to get misplaced. However, there are a few personalities like S+PS Architects that embrace these challenges and build some exceptional design marvels. The locally based architects have romanced the ramshackles of Mumbai and designed this oneof-a-kind masterpiece by using recycled mismatched doors and windows, antique wooden columns and metal drainpipes which they found on worn down buildings all over the city.
Facade has been designed using mismatched fenestrations
The façade of the building has been designed using these materials in a traditional concept, which also continues into a dialogue in the interiors in this plush residence as these materials have been combined to form a surface that wraps around two sides of the living room. The building’s roof terrace accommodates a lightweight steel and glass pavilion topped with solar panels and decorated with 100-year-old columns removed from a dismantled house. Collage House, named aptly, is located on top of a hill and has been designed using salvaged materials around a central courtyard that gives it the views of the city but at the same time provides privacy from neighboring buildings. continued on page 2