about | banduksmithstudio

about

BandukSmith Studio is an award winning architecture, urban design, and research practice founded in 2011 by Sachin Bandukwala and Melissa Smith, based in Ahmedabad, India.

Our work engages processes of making through research on unique construction methods, both institutionalized and inventive, and built projects that explore the boundaries of material and craft in the context of contemporary Indian construction.

We take on projects at any scale, and the practice shifts from furniture and interior, to architecture and the design public space. We believe that exploring the intricacies of the detail and strategizing the impact of design in urbanism are two modes of working that operate in tandem, and by engaging each project through both these lenses, we are able to interrogate the relationship between person and city.

The office combines a materially sensitive approach to design with respect for the context into which each project is placed. Each celebrates its context through a considered relationship with the physical and social condition of its surroundings. Design is explored as a series of systems; of pieces working together whose addition and combination adds to a whole that works in conjunction with human created urban and rural networks, and with the natural systems that grow, weather and decay.

people

melissa smith partner, principal architect m.arch, m.c.p, university of california, berkeley

sachin bandukwala partner, principal architect b.arch, cept university, ahmedabad

hiral kandoi project architect

harshal purohit project engineer

somesh nadkarni junior architect

ayush lohia junior architect

vishant solanki junior architect

jhanvi oza junior architect

haripriya dalal senior architect

bhavin parmar junior engineer

nishit patel junior engineer

swaraj dhuri architectural research, publication & communication coordinator

contact

address navrangpura, ahmedabad, gujarat, INDIA
phone + 9 1 7 9 4 0 0 8 8 8 1 1
general email [email protected]
job email [email protected]

current openings:

APRIL 2023
Intern Architect
We are looking for interns with a keen interest in the design, detailing and making of built projects. They should be well versed in architectural software, interested in design and construction processes, and ready to learn quickly. Interns will work on all phases of projects.

If you are interested in joining our team, please write only to [email protected] (no phone calls please) with your resume or cv, concise portfolio of academic and professional work, and a cover letter with reasons for why you would like to join us. file size should not exceed 5MB. emails to the general address will not be considered.

press

“The 100 Most Influential Names in Architecture and Design, 2023” Architectural Digest India.

“Exhibitor at Ahmedabad Collective, 2023” IIA Ahmedabad.

“Swadhyay Reading Room, Shoonya House, Chidambarum Incremental House - Building of the Year 2023 Nominee” Archdaily.

“Cover Feature, 2022” Architect and Interiors India.

“India’s HOT 100 List of Architects and Designers 2022” Architect and Interiors India

“Urban House: Shoonya House” Dezeen Long List.

“Arthshila, Chidambarum Incremental House, Regenerate Haveli, Row Office, Shoonya House, Swadhyay Reading Room, Verandah House, 2022” cultureNOW.

“Arthshila, 2022” Surfaces Reporter.

“Shoonya House , 2022 ” VolumeZero.

“Verandah House , 2022 ” VolumeZero.

“Chidambarum House , 2022 ” VolumeZero.