Since its inception in 1993 by the dynamic duo Ashwin and Anjali Lovekar, alumni of the prestigious Sir J.J. College of Architecture, Mumbai, Lovekar Design Associates has consistently demonstrated an unwavering commitment to creating spaces that are both artistically inspiring and practically rooted in their context. The Lovekars, alongside their dedicated team, embrace a design philosophy that harmonizes the distinct elements of client aspirations, site conditions, and practical constraints into a singular, cohesive narrative of space. The work of LDA invites us to reimagine our understanding of architecture—not as a static entity, but as a dynamic interplay of ideas, emotions, and tangible realities.

Vishal Chordia – the spiritually-inclined dynamic entrepreneur who believes in transformational ideas took the reins of the family’s small regional brand of spices and pickled foods and made it a premium global brand. A proud Indian, an active hands-on investor and mentor to many, Vishal needed a home that was modern yet rooted in Indian spiritualism. The design developed by Sunil Gambani and his team matched with Vishal’s vision. The result is ‘Arihant Krupa’…

Co-founded by architects Vipuja and Krushnakant Parmar, UA Lab (Urban Architecture Collaborative) is an Ahmedabad-based multidisciplinary design studio, offering design consultancy in architecture, landscaping, and interior design. With a design process focused on the basic parameters of scale, proportions, daylight, ventilation and climatic comfort in the built environment, their design ideology aims to facilitate a synchronisation between innovation, humane spaces, and ambitious aspirations. In this 9,500 sq.ft. bungalow for a family on a massive plot, the designers have created a house that satisfies the clients’ specific needs and expectations.

Ar. Sanjay Patil established his practice Environ Planners in Nashik in 1981. Wholeheartedly supporting the 3R maxim of ‘Reduce, Recycle, Reuse’ – Environ Planners is firmly rooted in the ideology of sustainable design. The story started with a large barren plot on which Patil built a small farmhouse for his own family, and seized the opportunity to use a series of arches that he had procured from an old wada. To go with the farmhouse feel, lots of plants were planted all around. Twenty years and two hundred other wada-retrieved elements later, the story evolved; the plants grew taller, the flowers blossomed, the family needs changed… and the little weekend dig became a 5500 sq ft vibrant, engaging, and contemporary home with all the features of an old wada!

For the design of ‘Aquatic Gallery’ – India’s largest inland aquarium – INI Design Studio has crafted a 5th generation edutainment facility. A part of the Ahmedabad Science City complex, the aquarium reveals itself as a choreographed narrative of spaces giving visitors an engaging sensory experience, enhanced by well-integrated lighting, AV technology, projections, interactive features and environmental graphics.