Firm/Studio Name
Architecte Urbain
How did you come up with the name of your studio?
Inspired by French design style I am very fascinated with the french design style of the perfect balance between comfort and beauty, what an urban architect do hence translation of the same architecture Urbain.
What determined your passion for design? Tell us about the moment when you decided this is the way to go.
Love for art and structure, At a very young age while I came across a designer catalogue book
What kind of projects were you doing when you first started as a designer?
Interior Designing
What field of design are you most interested in?
When you are a young firm there is not really as such as interest base at the start, but also having to deal with the uncertainty of the new coming projects of different styles is quite exciting
What is your favourite book/magazine on design? How about your favourite site?
Timesaver, Low-cost housing by RK Lal, Great ages of World Architecture
for the magazine – decor, Elle home decor, and inside out
What is your Signature Style?
Contemporary
What inspires you to thrive in this industry? Which piece of architecture inspires you the most.
Kanchanjunga apartments by Charles Correa, Aranya housing – BV Doshi, Lotus Temple – the reason behind them is really very simple these buildings were major play while studying different aspects of building construction and design for interior designing art deco was my major influence the building of Casa Mila by Antonio Gaudi
From your point of view, is design an art or a science?
The mixture of both science to bring the design to reality as I said earlier mixture of art and structure
If you had no limits (money, resources), what would you create?
Taj Mahal probably
What advice do you have for young designers or architects reading this interview?
I am a Young Architect new in the field I think I should take senior designer architects advice but if I have to for young architecture students I would say that just investing your time in studio work and the sheets you must invest your time in visiting sites of different types this will surely build confidence later when you would want to start working on your own