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Deshpande

Situated right in the dense urban fabric of the Pune city, with Lush greens surrounding the Building, The 3-BHK Apartment in Karve nagar offers serene views of the Taljai hills and the sinhgad fort. A young family owns this apartment in Karve Nagar, Pune. This is a 3-bed apartment and is in a redeveloped building. The overall interiors were designed for work-from-home situations considering the Covid-19 pandemic. Also, the family was welcoming their new-born first child into the home, so that was one of their primary concerns.

Team: Amruta Deshpande, Akshay Pipada,
Neha Purandare, Saish Dhimate

Sohala

Sohala is ‘Celebration’. The home for four is a celebration of life with nature. Big, red sashed windows and high ceilings bring in abundant views, light and winds into this house nestled at the foothills of Ajinkyatara fort, Satara. Exposed laterite stone walls, blue painted walls, red windows and Corten steel clad jut-out staircase add splashes of color to the house.

Team: Amruta Deshpande, Deven Gijare, Sanjay Sankpal

Conduits are cast-in-RCC slabs to avoid dropped ceilings. Steel meshes installed on slab soffits for green climbers and lights installed on the same

Strip garden around the house is used by the home dwellers to plant their kitchen garden and the toddlers to run around the house. Mezzanines are created above walk-in wardrobes, to be used as dens by kids of the house. Natural stone flooring has been used on terrace that looks up at the Shivaji-era Fort!

We have created seven of Aajol’s childcare centers in Pune. We designed the base scheme for Aajol. This scheme of design was customized for the various centers based on location, sizing and demographics. Our scope of work included zoning and layouts, spatial designing, civil changes as needed, furniture, lighting designing and beautification of spaces.
The design scheme is based on ‘child-led learning’ principles. Every element has been designed keeping the child’s intuitive learning and growth as the main goal. Biophilic elements are part of the design, nurturing bond of the child with nature. The color palette is neutral, to allow an un-distracting environment for the child’s growth.

Team: Amruta Deshpande, Medinee Oak-Vyavahare,
Akshay Pipada, Saish Dhimate

Riva is ‘flow’. This Gourmet vegetarian restaurant is located on Sinhagad Road, which flanks the Mutha River in Pune. The road by its side is forever bustling. Riva brings in a sense of tranquility and cuts-off-from the hustle of the city.

Team: Amruta Deshpande, Ketaki Kadam, Partha Dash, Medinee Oak-Vyavahare

Interior seating has pine wood benches and a geo-cell mesh-ceiling. The ceiling mesh and pine benches drape the interiors in yellows, making the space warm and chirpy for a lovely dinner.

The outdoor seating area has palette wood decks and islands designed to allow a spacious and well-served seating arrangement. The decks are covered using retractable awnings. The outer boundary is designed on wheels, to be pulled away if needed. The boundary is made of waves of sheet metal, creating pockets for greens. Polycarbonate sheeting is used to create a translucent mural above the waves.

The Ex-Tata Motors man and Physiotherapist/Author/Professor woman make a couple that appreciates attention to detail in their life. Their apartment in Kothrud, Pune was an opportunity for our team to continuously carry a measuring tape and to engage in seemingly endless discussions with the contracting team. Wall colors/claddings, fabrics and lights add the nuances needed to define the spaces, teamed up with carpentered furniture. Reconfiguring a few spaces has added usable areas to the house, which is a boon in the city.
We’ve done our best and delivered a minimal classic décor for the home
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Team: Amruta Deshpande, Akshay Pipada, Saish Dhimate

The french door opens up to the most coziest space to have a cup of tea, while enjoying a book.

Brick Cladding is done with up-down lighters to create a warm ambaince.

This house was refurbished for a family of four, living at Sus Gaon, Pune. The house is a G +1 structure
with an accessible roof terrace. The family lives revolve around work, music and exercise. Each of the
family’s members has their own set of musical instruments that they play and hobbies that they pursue.
We designed the house to create spaces for each of these activities, to create harmony for the residents
of the house. This project was done during the Covid-19 pandemic. Work was done in phases to
facilitate the living-from-home. Selections and site visits were done online. Quite a feat achieved!
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Team: Amruta Deshpande, Akshay Pipada, Saish Dhimate

House for the Vaidya family of five, located at Clover Windermere, Shirwal. 8000 sf is the plot size and is part of the Clover Windermere layout. DnC was appointed as the Project manager for the project. We value engineered, kept the communication loop efficient, all communications were recorded, scheduling was done and followed, estimated the costs, checked the bills, followed up with consultants, vendors and agencies, quality control in the site works and site work management. We did the Project in collaboration with Gangotree Architects, Pune.

House for the Joshi family of four, including their dog. This project is located in Sahakarnagar, Pune. Total built size of the house is 5000 sf and is a G+2 house, with a terrace garden. DnC was appointed as the Project manager for the project and the scope was well-delivered. We were dealing with 48 agencies on this project. The skeletal structure of the original house was retained and we built the new house with it. Material and market research was thoroughly done to deliver the house on time and within budget. The project was done in collaboration with Gangotree Architects, Pune.

This 2,00,000 sf warehouse is located in Silvassa, Dadra & Nagar Haveli. We’ve designed the warehouse for Hamilton group of industries and planned it as a warehouse, with inbuilt logistics like bridge cranes, conveyor belts, material elevators and loading docks. 2 slabs are RCC and until the 2nd slab is built in conventional construction. The 2nd floor and roofing is done in PEB (Pre-engineered building). Vaastu principles and lean manufacturing principles have been followed in this Project.

Team: Amruta Deshpande, Rajnikant Manovruti, Delcons Structural consultants.

A beautiful G+1 house located in Satara. Currently the upper floor is being refurbished for the family. The structure was built in the 1980s and has been refurbished, added onto since then. The current addition of spaces includes a Cabana on the terrace, a studio, kitchen with utility and an external staircase. All rooms are being refurbished.
Team: Amruta Deshpande, Medinee Oak-Vyavahare, Saish Dhimate

The refurbishing included creating a link between the lower floor where the parents live and the upper floor where the young family of three lives. This is a very beautiful solution to the evolving Indian joint family. The existing internal staircase was introduced with a glass sashed door and an enclosure, as a delicate separation between the two floors.

The family needed their own entry to the upper floor, hence an external staircase was provided. It was fabricated white and with perforated sheet metal, to create a transparent, light connection that didn’t disturb the existing swing with the tree at the ground floor entry and doesn’t block light to the ground floor living area.

The nook created here serves as an additional seating element for the living area upstairs.

existing slab was converted to a studio space for the graphic designer Client. Existing office space that didn’t work as per the home’s zoning was repurposed as a guest bedroom.

A fabricated, minimal stairway connects the cabana terrace to the enclosed dining area.

The existing terrace was converted to a dining space, the existing pantry was converted to a full-fledged kitchen with utility

The upper terrace was unused. We created decking on the inverted beams and fabricated a Cabana on the terrace. This is more like a semi-open relaxing space for the family