hanmugam Associates: “School is an enjoyable and enriching part of life where students can safely explore their True North” - reads the vision of The Northstar School, a progressive institution established to transform the educational ecosystem.
Project name
The Northstar School
Architecture firm
Shanmugam Associates
Location
Rajkot, Gujarat, India
Photography
Ishita Sitwala / The Fishy Project www.thefishyproject.com
Principal architect
Raja Krishnan, Santhosh Shanmugam, Shanmugam A
Design team
Raja Krishnan, Santhosh Shanmugam, Balasubramanian, Manish Bokdia, Vimala
Collaborators
Gudgudee- Playground Design
Landscape
Sandip Patil, Tapan Modi, Earthscapes Consultancy Private Ltd
Structural engineer
Jayant Laklani, Laklani Associates
Tools used
Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Lightroom
Typology
Educational › School
Hive is conceived and designed as an intelligent, adaptable and sustainable family home at Surat, Gujarat. The form of the house is seeded in the profession of the client Kamalbhai Mistry — who is part of an extremely successful company engaged in making machines for the diamond industry.
Architecture firm
OpenIdeas
Location
Surat, Gujarat, India
Photography
Fabien Charuau & Panchkon
Principal architect
Monarch Champaneri, Nilesh Gajera, Niralee Champaneri
Design team
Monarch Champaneri, Nilesh Gajera, Niralee Champaneri, Vishal Patel, Sahil Soni, Nishant Chauhan, Jainika Patel, Manasi Hathiwala, Kashyap Parshala, Zeb Saiyed
Environmental & MEP
Ensemble (Mechanical Engineers), WNeuron (Electronics Engineers)
Material
metal, wood, concrete, glass
Typology
Residential › House
