Interview with Architect Sumeet Saxena,Ahmedabad
Interview with Architect Sumeet Saxena,Ahmedabad what’s your favourite design? I am in love with interior designing and architecture both, there is nothing specific. The field is vast and we basically like to do good design- that’s the main aim of our practice. Even we prefer doing environment sustainable buildings and this is very important aspect; I would say. You keep on building up structures; you go on eating up the earth, so at least those structures need to be sensitive to the environment and to the culture you are building wherein. Besides these we also see whether they are sensitive to the climate and are compatible with it. What is that major aspect you look into before taking up any project? When a project comes up, there are a couple of things which we try to keep in mind. First comes the context where we are building and then we decide to use the inspirations from the ancient cultures- historical buildings like palaces, havelis, monuments etc. They used to have robust ventilations, better shading devices; however, in modern times you need to incorporate old elements in the modern buildings. It’s more like a blend of new with the old. For instance, Hawa Mahal used to have jaalis to protect you from the harsh sun and at the same time it also provided good ventilation; this type of research study will help you in determining the climatic aspects of your project. Which project is close to your heart? There is nothing specific here. Every project that we undertake is close to my heart. It takes time in development and building up a complete structure is not easy. Even an interior project varies from 6 months to a year. But still there’s this project- a cottage at Kosambi, which have come out very well and yes, not to mention, there are a lot of things which you want to do but the clients won’t let you. It was challenging, yet exciting. What drives you to continue in this field and taking up challenges? I always want to design something nice, something different all the time which is usually appreciated and keeping all those things in mind, I keep looking forward. I try to learn from the mistakes and try to achieve better next time. Source: Zingy Homes
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