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Architecture Journal, Mumbai

Thinking on materials, sustainable design, and the ideas that shape architecture in Mumbai and across India.

AI concept of an architect's desk with a blank drawing sheet, a tape measure and a small white site model, with a Mumbai sea view in warm light beyond the window.

Residential8 October 20268 min read

What Does It Really Cost to Renovate or Build a Home in Mumbai?

Why renovation and building quotes in Mumbai differ so much, what a quote should include, and the costs owners most often leave out of the budget.

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AI concept of an older Mumbai apartment mid-renovation: high ceiling, original teak shuttered windows, dust sheets over furniture and soft sunlight across the floor.

Residential8 October 20268 min read

Renovating an Older Mumbai Flat: What to Check and What Needs Approval

A guide for owners of older Mumbai flats: three priority inspection areas, the society and municipal permissions that may apply, and the extra checks for heritage and cessed buildings in the island city.

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AI concept of the same room finished: terrazzo floor, a cane sofa, built-in timber joinery with cane shutters, linen curtains, plants and a view of palm trees through the window.

Residential1 October 20267 min read

Architect or Interior Designer: Who Do You Need First?

What an architect does, what an interior designer does, and who you need for a new home, a renovation or a refresh. A guide to deciding before you hire.

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AI concept of a living room with a ceiling fan, a cane sofa, sheer curtains and open doors to a shaded verandah overlooking frangipani and palms.

Residential1 October 202610 min read

Before the Air Conditioner: Designing for Comfort in Indian Homes

Shade, insulate, move the air, then size the air conditioner. A guide to passive comfort in Mumbai and across India, with the numbers and where they stop.

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AI concept of a bright hallway in a modern Indian home with a level stone floor, a continuous timber handrail, a window seat overlooking a garden and an open living space at the end.

Residential1 October 20268 min read

The Indian Home in 2035: What Might Actually Change?

Five measurable forces (heat, ageing, cities, energy and rain) and what they mean for a home built today. A guide that separates projections from fashion.

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AI concept of a white corridor with a terracotta jaali screen on the left and a lattice of sunlight falling across the floor and the opposite wall, with an arched doorway and a tree at the end.

Residential1 October 20266 min read

The Jaali, Reconsidered

A jaali is a device for managing light, air and sight, not a pattern to copy. What decides whether one works, the family of screens, and where they go wrong.

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AI concept of a mid-century Mumbai apartment block with curved Art Deco balconies, weathered lime-washed walls, window grilles and a banyan root on the wall, after rain.

Residential1 October 20267 min read

Renovate, Adapt, or Rebuild? Asking Better Questions About Existing Buildings

Renovate, adapt or rebuild? The questions that should come before the decision: condition, rules, purpose, cost and carbon. A guide for owners of older buildings in Mumbai.

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AI concept of a white glass-walled house with a pool on a slab cantilevered over a rocky sea cliff at sunset.

Residential1 October 20267 min read

AI Can Draw a Beautiful House. What Makes It Architecture?

AI can draw a beautiful house in a minute. What it leaves out is structure, water, services, the site and the law, and someone to answer for them. A guide for anyone starting with an image.

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AI concept of a modern two-storey house with white lime-plaster walls, teak glazing and terracotta jaali panels among palms and frangipani.

Residential1 October 202610 min read

Can a Modern Home Feel Indian Without Looking Traditional?

What makes a modern home feel Indian is climate, thresholds, light, material and ritual, not ornament. A guide for people planning a home in Mumbai, with questions to ask your architect.

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AI concept of a tiled-roof coastal house around a garden during rain.

Residential1 October 20269 min read

A House for the Monsoon

A guide for people planning a home on the Konkan coast: how monsoon rain moves around a house, and what to ask your architect about roofs, drainage and upkeep.

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