Repair and Restoration of an Old Residence in Goa The original house sat among rich vegetation in a site that slopes down inward and overlooks paddy fields and a distant water body. The house is estimated to have been constructed in the mid-80s and has a rectilinear plan with a staircase jutting out […]
A Tropical House on a Richly Wooded Site in Goa https://studiomatter.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/ASSAGOA_DRONE-1.mov Once used as an orchard, the site was found as a wonderful stepped terrain – altered by years of human movement and occupation. The client – proprietor of an acclaimed design consultancy – wanted a small house that can be split into two units (ground and first floor) […]
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Situated on a steep slope of an ancient hillock, the masterplanning project for Mundo Hill confronts the ecology of the site against a development aimed at creating 28 units in situ. The proposal initiates the discussion from the other end of the project approach – not what is to be built, BUT […]
A Contemporary Spatial Exploration on a Narrow Site Located on a site engulfed in lush vegetation, the Orchard House is designed with contextual sensitivity, sitting delicately on a narrow part of the site, which was previously used as a vegetable garden. The simplistic, load-bearing structure assimilates the residence with the vegetation around it, retaining all […]
Design of a Learning by Making Campus Designed as a juxtaposition on an existing old house, the Thinkering Campus is a ‘Learning by Making’ space led by Avik Sarkar – an Industrial and Furniture Designer. The site for the campus flanks a village football ground in Nachinola – an idyllic Goan setting with a typically […]
Restoration and Refurbishment of a Goan House. After careful documentation of the deteriorating structure, a process of minimal intervention was undertaken. The client wanted the house to act as a workspace for an NGO all the while refraining from changing the basic layout of the old structure. […]
Rejuvenation and Public Space Intervention for Village Well The historic well in question was built about three hundred years back using ‘Lahori bricks’ – a special variety of flat cakes that was prevalent in western India. When discovered, the well was completely silted and the place around was full of acacia overgrowth. The […]