The Architects revived a 30 yr old row house for a young urban couple by opening up the narrow, linear space. Unnecessary walls were removed, the existing duct redesigned to create an open-to-sky court & walls finished in earth colors to compliment the tropical climate & design character. The ground floor has a living room opening into a landscaped garden with plants, a wooden pergola & a dining space & kitchen with a central court that lets in light & livens up the space with a frangipani tree.

Lovekar Design Associates believes that every project has to be masterminded carefully taking into account the client brief, fidelity to site conditions & the time & economic frame for the same. It believes in teamwork, ably supported by the team members & co-workers. A keen sense of aesthetics & visual appeal along with discipline in the design is the underlined character of their work. They believe in creating spaces that the owner is comfortable with & relates to as his own. Enjoying the process of designing to obtain a creative & feasible solution is their goal towards each project they undertake. Lovekar Design Associates has worked through different strata of society by working on residential, commercial and educational projects and strives to take design to the masses through its work. They have been awarded many times in the course of their practice for their projects and were recently chosen amongst the 50 architects in India who were poised to make a difference to design. They are also involved in the academic field and contribute by being motivational and design speakers in institutions pan India.

Team Lovekar Design Associates: Principal Designers: Ashwin Lovekar Anjali Lovekar Ashwin Lovekar and Anjali Lovekar have graduated in Architecture from the Sir J.J.College of Architecture, Mumbai, India in 1991. After having worked with reputed architectural firms for about 2 years in Mumbai and Pune, the design firm of Lovekar Design Associates was formed in 1993. Lovekar Design Associates believes that every project has to be master minded carefully taking into account the client brief, fidelity to site conditions & the time & economic frame for the same. The firm believes in creating spaces that the owner is comfortable with & relates to as his own. It believes in enjoying the process of designing to obtain a creative & feasible solution towards each project undertaken. The firm has had its projects published in various professional periodicals, digests and reference books at local national and international level. The principal partners have been guest speakers at various academic institutes at national level and have also been involved in cultural and academic forums for exchange of ideas towards the profession. Core Specialization: Architectural design and Interior Design of Residential, Corporate and Commercial projects. Address: ’Atharva’ 11,BhagyaChintamani Nagar, Paud road, Pune 411038. Phone: +91-8149110100 Email: lovekardesign@gmail.com Website:www.lovekardesign.com