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Aarambh, B-5, Sonal residency, Ideal colony, Kothrud, Pune (2026)

Name: Aarambh
Address: B-5, Sonal residency, Ideal colony, Kothrud, Pune, IN
Telephone: +918411952828

01/09/2022

As architect B.V. Doshi said, a good building should narrate a story. May be in a way that it holds a truth that is culturally embedded in the people of its context. One such example is the Bhuleshwar temple In Yawat, Pune. It has many such stories backed up with brilliant geometry and proportion.
But one such story that makes the experience of Bhuleshwar timeless is the story of Ganpati being the start of every journey. So as a kid we were all told about how shiv ji had chopped off Ganu ji’s head and as a result joint it back and gave him a grant of being worshiped at the start of every ritual so that there is no vighna (hence given the name of vighna hartha). How can a building narrate this story?
Let me take you on a journey through Bhulleshwar. You enter in a mandapam and you can’t really see where the deity is. You go through the small narrow door to this other mandappa where you see a deity of Ganu ji. But unless you go really close to Ganpati that you see there is a passage (stairs with a narrow beam of light to go up till the shiv temple). The skylight above the staircase is the only light source in the pitch dark space…..hence guiding you towards enlightenment
This entire experience resonates with the users to an ultimate level. Hence making it so precious and relevant. There is a significance of every element being placed at a certain point. It comes from years of stories being passed on from generation to generation. We as designers aim to create such spaces which have a similar impact on every user
P. S - this place has a sculpture of a female ganpati.

04/08/2022

The Kokan region experiencs flood nearly every rainy season, despite that localites there do not leave their land. They belive that these floods nourish and fertilize their land and prepare it for the next crop cycle. In response to this phenomenon people modify their houses to be flood resistant. The ground floor consists of detachable weaved walls. Whenever it floods they simply remove these walls on the ground floor & shift to the upper floor which is built with solid permanent walls. Also, for roofs they use slopping roof system because of heavy rains. So altogether these elements go well together and create a structure which reciprocates according to the regional climate throughout the year.
Talking about the regional Kokan houses where locals prefer to build with the materials with which are familiar and close to them. Familiar material means their soil which is very close to them. They know which type of soil is good for construction and how to build with it. They use soil which doesn’t have moisture as their construction material.
Concrete and iron are two very commonly used materials for construction but with time these two materials don’t support each other and start weakening due to their contradictory natures. But with the local soil of kokan it is very different case. This region has laterite in the soil, which imparts a different chemical composition than concrete. So mud walls act differently with time because of the soils chemical composition, the wall starts getting stronger.

18/06/2022

Maxxi museum is a cultural center where art and architecture come together to celebrate future. And the building does just that, it explores parametric architecture in an comparatively orthodox background.
It uses the strongest materials in the world and manipulates them to form objects that appear soft and sturdy at the same time. This creates a fluidity in structure which promotes fluidity in the art exhibited here and results in fluidity of thought.

24/05/2022

In today's day and age we have everything at the click of our fingers. But in this process what we miss out on are the small joys of life.

Water has been compared to "life" in indian culture. Because villages grew in and around water sources. It's where all the women and children would meet on daily basis. This place literally became the life of every village.
And the tiny gesture of collecting water was converted into a grand gesture of celebrating life by creating step wells. It could have simply been a hole on earth but instead it was converted into this magnificent public space where all women and children would gather for their daily chores and inturn socialize. These step wells were well design, thoughtful and gave a break from the harsh heat.

In today's day and age where development is increasing at such high pace. We are loosing on thoughtful public spaces. Today development takes place around economic zones rather than availablity of resources. Due to the huge demand in usable practical spaces we loose on such traditional spaces and thus on we loose on such social aspects of life.

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