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Architecture and Designer Events Forum. A Thorny Path To A Beautiful Destination Is Worth Trudging. Nothing worthwhile ever comes easy.
The road to any goal goes through action and experiences. Embarking on a roller coaster ride becomes bearable if you are clear about your goal. And do not hesitate to keep a Plan-B ready. For many reasons, I was desperate to start working while in class XI. I was in science stream. I started to visualize about working while studying, that too on something creative which can immerse me into deep ocean of dreams, quite unlike school.
While returning, didi warned me not to even think of getting into such things and to tear off the address. Next day right after school, I ran to the UPS office. "I can catch up sleep tomorrow," I said to myself and worked for the whole night. Back home, I started waiting for the call and dreaming of myfirst project. "I started waiting for the call and dreaming of my first project. One evening as I got down from school bus, a guy in a motorbike stopped by and informed that Mr. I smiled at the receptionist. Zaha Hadids Last Project Uses Gfrc. Every week, a ship leaves Dubai loaded with an entire floor's worth of structural pieces bound for One Thousand Museum, one of the last designs from the late superstar architect Zaha Hadid.
The pieces, made of a lightweight concrete reinforced with glass fiber, form the sinuous skeleton that coils up along the exterior of the tower like the bones of an alien life form. The assembly of the bones is an intricately choreographed operation of daunting precision, using a construction technique that’s not been tried before. Once it’s finished, sometime in 2018, One Thousand Museum will be, to the best of anyone’s knowledge, only the second exoskeleton tower in Miami — that is, one in which structural support lie outside of the building’s skin, like the skeleton of an insect or a crustacean. The key to its construction lies in the use of the prefabricated pieces made from a material known as glass fiber-reinforced concrete, which is typically used as decorative facing.
Building Kingdom Of Dreams With Gfrc. Kingdom of Dreams located in Gurgaon exhibits an architecture using GFRC that captures the cultural milieu of a diverse and vibrant land at a single venue.
Kingdom of Dreams in Gurgaon houses two major zones - Nautanki Mahal - an 850-seat auditorium designed like an Indian palace; and Culture Gully – a lavish air conditioned boulevard. Apart from this is an upbeat IFFA Buzz Lounge & Theme Restaurant along with the Showshaa Theatre. 2018 Will Be The Year Of Consolidation For India. For the Indian businesses and Indian real estate in particular, 2016 was a turbulent year, 2017 was the year of landmark reforms and implementation, while 2018 is expected to be the year of consolidation.
As India launched the GST (Goods and Service Tax), its biggest tax reform since independence in 1947, businesses and citizens across the country went through a period of economic chaos. GST as a reform is a way of formalising the economy and ensuring tax compliance, making it harder to earn black money. The earlier system was a myriad of central and state taxes where the movement of goods was slowed down by products being taxed multiple times and at different rates. The new indirect tax regime unifying the Indian market has four tax slabs of 5, 12, 18 and 28 per cent. 2018 Will Be The Year Of Consolidation For India. Vitofloor Floors For Life. The flooring market is indeed growing in India, but there are only few brands which deliver as they promise.
Vitofloor is one such brand. Surfaces Reporter roped in Avtar Bhat, MD, Vitofloor, to spill some beans about the brand’s emerging success. An Eclectic Adaptable Home For Actor Kushal Tandon. Demand for an open living room keeping the area spacious, to allow room for dancing and moving around, meant keeping the furniture to a minimum and chose light furniture that is easily moveable.
The living room is all about experimenting with eclectic styles and creating an environment that is adaptable to all activities. Due to space constraints, the bar and crockery unit were combined to create a statement piece of furniture. The mirror-finished top half of the unit houses the bar, while the bottom is for crockery. An Eclectic Adaptable Home For Actor Kushal Tandon. A Blend Of Modern With Old World Charm For Actress Monica Bedi. This project allowed creative freedom to flow since the client let them experiment with several materials, colours and textures.
The idea revolved around marrying modern pieces with antique and vintage. The brief was an apartment with European aesthetic, as Monica has fond memories of her childhood in Europe.Thus, using a lot of fabrics which were realised in India but spoke an international language. A Blend Of Modern With Old World Charm For Actress Monica Bedi. Winner Infrastructure Future Project The Bridge By Sanjay Puri Architects.
Friday, 12 January, 2018 SURFACES REPORTER 5 Min Read Judges were impressed with the approach to local tradition of brick making, expressed in this project in a very contemporary way.
On the northwest periphery of a 100 acre residential projects a natural linear pond with water collection all year is augmented in size to create a water reservoir for the development. The entire water catchment area is designed imbibing the architectural charatcteristic of centuries old stepped wells that have existed and are now heritage sites in Rajasthan where this site is located. Capitalising on the natural contours the lowest contours running along the western boundary are connected to create this linear water reservoir and a small bridge connects the higher level contours on either side for vehicular access. Rasha Dakkak. Hani Mahfouz. Dubai, a modern cosmopolitan, has the entire world enthralled with its city structure’s design and beauty.
This fascination with the design of the city is the inspiration behind Hani Mahfouz’s installation which will be on display d3, titled ‘The Skyline’. ‘The Skyline’ celebrates the detailed hidden master-plan behind the jagged, geometrically planned structure of Dubai, with its buildings, skyscrapers, and roads coming together in a beautiful harmony. The modern city holds a blend of cultures, with a variety of contrasts, features, and ethnicity, which the artist reflects in a widely unrealistic, yet perfectly coordinated color scheme. The Journey of Hani’s Eventful Life Hani Mahfouz was born in Cairo in 1965, graduated from the Faculty of Fine Arts at Alexandria University in 1988.
It happened almost overnight that Hani Mahfouz became a household name, but since then Hani Mahfouz Designs (HMD) has become one of the most recognisable Egyptian brands on the market. Mehdi Khessouane. Tuesday, 16 January, 2018 SURFACES REPORTER 3 Min Read Mehdi Khessouane is a designer who experiments with different fields of interior, product and fashion design.
Khessouane returns home to create a platform for the underground creation. Born of an interior designer father and a mother passionate about art, Mehdi Khessouane has always been attracted by drawing and science. Ranim Orouk. Tuesday, 16 January, 2018 SURFACES REPORTER 2 Min Read Ranim Orouk is an architect who has a passion for art & design. Ranim received her Bachelor’s degree in Architecture from the American University of Sharjah in 2015.
Born in Syria and raised in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Ranim has had the privilege of experiencing differed cultures. An Owl In Exposed Concrete. South Korean architect Moon Hoon - commonly known with his irregular but personalised forms and architecture created a unique building in Busan, South Korea with a structure that resembles an owl. The building is made of exposed concrete which defines the form of the building very clearly and expressively. His owl shaped structure doesn’t give the impression of an owl at first sight, but when you look at it closer or from the roadside, you may associate the shape formed by the angles of the setback regulation that has been abolished with big head and two eyes, giving it a formation of owl. The multifaceted housing is intentionally associated with the client’s personality and job - “my client is really a night owl and his job makes him stay up all night with glaring eyes, so the house really looks like an owl,” said Moon Hoon.
Farmanieh The Geometrical Integration. Tuesday, 16 January, 2018 SURFACES REPORTER 3 Min Read The radical geometric design displays the Tehran and Iranian architectural concept. The ‘Farmanieh’ residential tower is a living concept created in collaboration by ZAAD studio and Marz design. Farmanieh’s radial geometry offers panoramic views, with horizontal discs that form exterior spaces at each level with geometric amalgamation. The building site is located in Tehran in a region formerly populated with private gardens and orchards which has with time changed into a commercial and residential space with high rise buildings. The resulting cylinder was further contoured to generate horizontal discs which encompass a collection of predefined modular units which are distributed in a given area. Contact: www.zaadstudio.comwww.marzdesigns.com.
House Of Cylinders Amid The Woods. Wednesday, 17 January, 2018 SURFACES REPORTER 2 Min Read Ar. A Sotally Tober Facade In Bangalore. Wednesday, 17 January, 2018 SURFACES REPORTER 3 Min Read Client: Karthik, Prathna & NidhiDesigner: FADD Studio, BangaloreStatus: CompletedArea: 5000 sqftLocation: Koramangla, Bangalore If the studio were to be inspired by a name, then “Sotally Tober” would have had to be the first! The facade with its gravity defying chairs will make anyone, inebriated or not, stop in their tracks.
The feeling of surprise is only elevated after entering the space, which is completely covered in Jackson Pollok style drips, sprays and splashes. Each seating cluster is unique with it’s own colour and its very own suspended lights. Te Oro Music Arts Center. Ar Shirish Beri Founder Shirish Beri And Associates Kolhapur. Shirish Beri is the founder of Shirish Beri and Associates, Kolhapur. His works are intensely responsive to the site and socio-cultural behavior & values, while deeply inspired by life and his experiences in life. Surfaces Reporters Rising Star Divyang A Mevada Formwerkz Design Team Surat. Shukla Residence Special Bath Design Ar Yatin Pandya. Shukla residence, about an hour’s drive from Ahmedabad city, is one such paradoxical programmatic combination to design a living environment where fancies of land based living are to be met with daily conveniences and yet within compact built form.
Ar Nishita Kamdar Abstractness Of Tiles. Saturday, 26 August, 2017 SURFACES REPORTER AR. Nishita Kamdar Studio Nishita Kamdar, Mumbai. Stosa Cucine Kitchen By Shantanu Garg Design. A Stylish Kitchen By Sanjay Punjabi Surat. Where art meets grandeur - Ar. Sanjay Punjabi, Image N Shape, Surat. Bath Space Of Ahuja Residence Palawat Residence Ar Ritu Khandlwal. Peninsula Kitchen By Facilis Mumbai. Monday, 28 August, 2017 SURFACES REPORTER. Fucina Collection By Tagina Tiles. Monday, 28 August, 2017 SURFACES REPORTER. Design By Meta Creates Rule The Rolls. Bathroom Of A Luxurious Residence By Manishi Apoorv Aggarwal. Surfaces Reporters Rising Star Ar Sushant Verma New Delhi. Surfaces Reporters Rising Star Ar Sushant Verma New Delhi. Architectural Concrete By Nuance Studio Bangalore. 10 On 10 Pratap Jadhav National President Institute Of India Interior Designers Iiid. Aludecor Launches Systems A Technology That Redefines Acp Facades.
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