This survey of over twenty examples of India's finest contemporary residential architecture gives exclusive, and often unprecedented, insight into private houses across the country built by an array of leading and up-and-coming architects, including Architecture Brio, Matharoo Associates, Abraham John Architects, Khosla Associates, the Pritzker Prize-winning B. V. Doshi and more. Revealing India's thriving architectural scene, the featured projects span the country, from the western coasts of Goa and Maharashtra and the inland waters of the Western Ghats, to inner-city havens in Ahmedabad and Mumbai and the banks of the river Ganges in the north. Illustrated with photography by Edmund Sumner, and including architectural plans, the book also features introductory essays that explore India's residential architecture in the context of the country's varied landscapes and climates and historical influences.
With over 360 illustrations
By:
Rob Gregory
Photographs by:
Edmund Sumner
Imprint: Thames & Hudson Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 290mm,
Width: 230mm,
Weight: 1.600kg
ISBN: 9780500021330
ISBN 10: 0500021333
Pages: 272
Publication Date: 21 October 2021
Audience:
General/trade
,
ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Introduction – A conversation with B.V. Doshi; Reflections of today’s practitioners • Chapter One: Urban Living – Radhika Villa, Vastushilpa Consultants; Jenga House, Matra Architects; Kaleka Residence & Studios, Matra Architects; Brick House, Romi Khosla Design Studios; Collage House, S&PS Architects; Lattice House, Sameep Padora & Associates; House of Secret Gardens, Spasm Design • Chapter Two: Remote Villas – Belavali House, Studio Mumbai; Wood House, Matra Architects; Flying House, Romi Khosla Design Studios; House Cast in Liquid Stone, Spasm Design; Retreat in Sahyadris, Khosla Associates; Tala Treehouse Villa, Architecture Brio • Chapter Three: New Settlements – Broacha House, Samira Rathod Design Associates; Villa in the Palms, Abraham John Architects; House on a Stream, Architecture Brio; Shadow House, Samira Rathod Design Associates; House at Alibag, Malik Architecture; Lagoon Residence, Malik Architecture; House of Three Streams, Malik Architecture • Chapter Four: Improvisation – House of Balls, Matharoo Associates; Fissured Living, Matharoo Associates; Stripped Mobius, Matharoo Associates; Moving Landscapes, Matharoo Associates • Architects’ biographies • Project credits • Directory
Rob Gregory is senior campus architect at the University of Bristol and Lecturer at the University of Bath. He was previously senior editor of Architectural Review magazine and programme manager at The Architecture Centre. He has worked as a consultant critic and curator for RIBA, the Royal Academy and the British Council. Edmund Sumner is a London-based architectural photographer, who has collaborated with leading architects from around the world since 1998. He has served as guest editor for both Wallpaper and Architectural Review magazines for their respective India issues, and focuses particularly on the work of emerging young architects in Japan, India and Mexico. Notable clients include Tadao Ando, RSHP and John McAslan + Partners.
Reviews for Contemporary House India
'[A] stunning portrait of the country's new modernism ... much more than a glossy picture book - even though the glossy pictures are exceptional' - Wallpaper*
