{"id":8058,"date":"2026-05-14T08:00:57","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T08:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/angesfinanciers.org\/?p=8058"},"modified":"2026-05-15T15:11:23","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T15:11:23","slug":"design-ni-dukaan-references-corbusier-and-doshi-for-geometric-gujarat-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/angesfinanciers.org\/index.php\/2026\/05\/14\/design-ni-dukaan-references-corbusier-and-doshi-for-geometric-gujarat-house\/","title":{"rendered":"Design ni Dukaan references Corbusier and Doshi for geometric Gujarat house"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The works of architects Le Corbusier<\/a> and Balkrishna Doshi<\/a> influenced Amaltash, a residence<\/a> in Gujarat<\/a>, India, designed by multidisciplinary studio Design ni Dukaan<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

The 12,000-square-foot (1,115-square-metre) house is located in the town of Navsari, which experiences extreme heat in the summer.<\/p>\n

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Design ni Dukaan has completed a geometric house<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

To help combat this, Design ni Dukaan<\/a> planned a landscaped courtyard on the south-west corner of the plot to protect the interiors from the harsh south sun.<\/p>\n

The three-storey house’s living spaces are located in beige-coloured geometric blocks that hug the courtyard.<\/p>\n

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A void tops the entrance to the home<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This aspect of the design was informed by Design ni Dukaan founder Veeram Shah’s interest in modernist architecture.<\/p>\n

“The geometric form of the residence comes from [Shah’s] strong foundation in modernist architecture, a design approach shaped by influences like Le Corbusier, Balkrishna Doshi and through his mentor Girish Doshi,” Design ni Dukaan explained.<\/p>\n

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Design ni Dukaan covered the house with a bespoke exterior finish<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It was also important to the client that the design complied with the traditional Indian spatial planning principles of Vastu Shastra<\/a>, which aims to integrate architecture with nature.<\/p>\n

“We approach [Vastu Shastra] as a spatial and environmental logic, but often encounter highly specific, sometimes rigid client expectations at a granular level,” Shah told Dezeen.<\/p>\n

“Rather than treating these constraints as limitations, we see them as opportunities to push the design further,” he added.<\/p>\n

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The house was influenced by the works of Le Corbusier and Balkrishna Doshi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Amaltash’s facade was clad in Dholpuri, a bespoke exterior finish devised on-site by the studio.<\/p>\n

“We felt the exterior needed a texture that was more tactile, something that embraced a sense of controlled imperfection,” Shah commented.<\/p>\n

“Through a series of hands-on experiments with our polishing team, this led to the development of a bespoke, in-house finish that we now refer to as Dholpuri,” he continued.<\/p>\n