In the last decade, a house in Goa has come to represent, ironically, luxury, opulence and in a few cases, debauchery! We live in a landscape of excess, and there seems to be no end to how much money can buy without the cognisance of the hidden costs of excess. In a refreshing departure from […]
Design and Curation of the Fellowship Exhibition https://studiomatter.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/260609_GDL-Draft.mp4 The Godrej Design Lab 2025 Fellowship Exhibition featured fellowship projects by seix consequential practices – Morii Design, Site Practice, Ajaibghar, TaroCollective, The Vernacular Modern and Tectonic Assembles Studio. The exhibition was held at the Concious Collective in Mmumbai from 11th – 14th December 2025. Godrej […]
INFORMATION Project type: InstitutionalClient/ Patron: Indian Institute of ArchitectsYear: 2026Location: Belapur, IndiaSite Area: 891 sqm Permissible Built-Up Area: 4010 sqmBuilt-Up Area: 3175 sqmDesign Team: Damini Agarwal, Kunal Ghatole, Rishiraj Sarkar, Neel Bothara, Hani Jokhakar, Eashita Savant, Anvesha Singh, Ananya Jain, Priyanshi Shah, Vaghul Kumar […]
Design for a Studio + Dwelling Sharing a boundary with a historic chapel in the village of Salvador-do-Mundo Goa, this residence-cum-studio space is designed on a linear plan with a conscious attempt to leave more than half the site empty for a rich, tropical landscape. On the ground floor, a studio space flanks a kitchen […]
Grant Project for a Pop-Up Library at the Serendipity Arts Festival https://studiomatter.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Childrens-Pavilion240103_Serendipity-Pavilion_Users-03-1-1.mp4 The Serendipity Arts Festival invites artists and creative practitioners to propose experimental interventions in the urban realm of the city of Panaji. This project was executed through this competition as a ‘non-library’ and was one of the four projects to […]
Design and Place-Making for a Local-Produce Market Since decades, a bi-weekly market has popped up on this site – an odd-shaped strip of land on opposite sides of the Narindrapur road in Siwan, Bihar. The design retains all existing vendors as per the existing clusters with a few additional facilities and space for more […]
A Multi-Arts Centre The site for Arthshila Goa had the presence of an old Goan house. The house was not in good shape, but we resisted our initial instinct to demolish the structure in favour of a light, prefabricated addition that can revitalise the old structure. The new proposed programme was a multi-arts […]
Photographer’s Studio and Workspace INFORMATION Project Type: Photographer’s Studio and Workspace Client/Patron: Bharat Sikka Location: Dhan Mill Compound, New Delhi Images: Abhishek Khedekar, Bharat Sikka Studio, Matter […]
A sculptural cube creating spaces for playful exploration The Play Pocket is a public space foray into access to dailiness of play in everyday life. Conventionally, the opportunity index of play limits one to playgrounds and isolated initiatives intended for children. The Play Pocket is a ‘pocket’ that can find its new relations and a […]
Vertical Garden and Adaptive Reuse of an Old Sea-facing Structure The redevelopment and renovation of the Marina Villa’s riverfront facing façade was taken up after it suffered heavy damage from a cyclone in 2021. A simple idea to convert the side of the residence which faced the river into a green […]