Ecological Retreats
Rajkot, Gujarat 2022
Raga Svara
Stepped subterranean kund water reservoir landscape architecture integrated with arid Western Indian flora.
Archive Monograph Vol. IX
Ahmedabad Mumbai • Thane Surat
Atelier Field Monograph • 2026
Earthscapes — Geographies shaped by light, mass, and living systems.
"Landscape architecture, context-driven master planning & regenerative flora cultivation across Western India"
HECTARES RESTORED
420+
Western arid & alluvial basins
ENDEMIC TAXA
310
Propagated in living nurseries
MONSOON CAPACITY
8.4M
Liters groundwater recharge
LOCATIONS
03
Ahmedabad · Mumbai · Surat
Atelier Manifesto
Grounding contemporary dwellings within authentic geological time.
"We do not decorate architecture with nature; we uncover the terrain’s latent hydrology, topography, and biotic logic to which the building must defer."
01 / Tectonic Groundwork
Topography as Structural Framework
Landscape design begins with deep cut-and-fill balance. Rather than enforcing alien grading, mastersheets synthesize existing drainage swales and rocky escarpments into passive hydrological channels.
02 / Floristic Authenticity
Arid & Littoral Plant Archetypes
We prioritize climax ecologies suited to regional soil chemistry and extreme seasonal desiccation, creating resilient habitats that mature without high-maintenance artificial life support.
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Urban Podiums
Mumbai, Maharashtra 2024
One Mahalaxmi
High-rise podium terrace landscape in Mahalaxmi Mumbai with wind-tolerant botanical gardens overlooking the racecourse.
Ecological Retreats
Udaipur, Rajasthan 2021
Aravalli Terraces
Arid Stone & Water Sanctuary · Udaipur. Dry-stack slate and quartzite stone retaining walls stepping down a harsh arid hillscape.
Botanical Research
Surat, Gujarat 2024
Surat Living Nursery
Ethnobotanical Research Lab · Surat, Gujarat. Modernist steel and ribbed translucent glass research conservatory pavilion located inside an ethnobotanical trial nursery.
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