Goa, 2014
Architecture | Publishing Studio
Their work as a practice in Architecture and Curation is committed to addressing the pluralistic context of Indian landscapes
Matter is an architecture, design, and publishing studio, based out of Goa. Our work and initiatives involved, architecture and urban design consultancy, curatorial expertise, and editorial services to private clients, civic organizations, corporate clients, and institutions.
Studio
Matter
Page Author:
Gazal Nanwani
PARTNERS
Manasi Hattangadi
Partner, Co-founder
The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda
Bachelor of Architecture -2004 - 2009
She worked as an architect at UCJ Architecture and Planning (2009-2010), Mumbai, India. She was an Assistant Editor for Indian Architect and Editor( 2010-2014) after which she want to establish Studio Matter with a partner.
She pursued her M.Arch in History, Theory, Criticism (2017-2019) from CEPT University and was also a Visiting Faculty- Department of Architecture, NITTE University, Mangalore in 2017
All information (text/ image) is sourced from the practice.
Ruturaj Parikh
Partner, Co-founder
Institute of Environmental Design, APIED
B.Arch Architecture, Design, Construction.
He was a Freelance Consultant for INTACH in Jaisalmer, and as an Architects at Rathin Goghari Architects, Ahmedabad from
2008-2009.
Also, after working as an Assistant Editor for India Architect and Builder( 2010-2014) and later at the Charles Correa Foundation (2014-2016) alongside working for Brinda Somaya and Kalappa Consultants, he went forward to establish Studio Matter as a Publishing Studio with the partner.
IDEOLOGY
Studio Matter believes that the practice is a 'negotiated' space that cannot be held by a tightly defined manifesto but is rooted in some core values that become the governing principles for all decisions. These foundational core values that include- The Essential Idea, Conservation and Context, Making, Drawing, Endurance and many more help strengthen the systems of Practice in Place and reinforce them.
Studio matter was born as a Architecture and Curation practice committed to address pluralistic contexts in India and provide consultancy services, curatorial expertise, and editorial services to private clients, civic organizations, educational societies and corporate clients.
KEY PROJECTS
Residential | Institutional | Adaptive Reuse | Publishing
SPACE OF PRACTICE
Studio
The Studio is situated in Goa in The Blue House, on Monte Villa Road. It is a small space that houses both STUDIOMATTER AND THINKMATTER.
The team comprises 12 members, where the principal architects, associates, architects, and interns all share the same space.
The space is jam-packed with books, documents, walls are filled with drawings and tagboards.
It's like living together in a house. The meetings happen commonly, conversations are overheard and transparency that helps in collaborations pervades.