Design of a Collapsible Enclosure for Birds to Nest Small birds – sparrows, robins, sunbirds and a few urban species nest in architectural pockets within buildings. We are all familiar with nests tucked between rafters, found on utility shelves and between the outdoor units of ACs. Designed for a Bengaluru-based NGO, the Bird House is […]
Private Residence with Borrowed Garden The Kokum House is programmatically designed as a private residence situated in a village called Quitla, near Aldona. Half of the site belongs to an orchard zone, and the house thus is contained on a small footprint of 9m x 12m with five bedrooms, one kitchen, toilets and living spaces. […]
A Courtyard House The site in Moira, Goa was a large site divided in three, leaving the client with a corner plot facing two roads. The brief was to design a yoga studio for the client who is an instructor along with a private residence for the family. Using a grid as a base, the […]
Upcycled Vehicle for Collecting Waste Goa plays a host to many national and international events. Many of these events occupy temporary pop-up venues where managing waste is a challenge. Moreover, it is very difficult for the authorities to enforce on-site segregation in event venues and small, remote settlements that do not have a facility to […]
Refurbishment of a Small House on a Quaint Site with Panoramic Views Designed as a retirement cottage, the client found a small house perched on a beautiful hill overlooking the backwaters and the fertile agrarian plains in Kashid. This particular cottage – one of many – perched on this small development was […]
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) […]
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 […]
