Architecture Brio

Architecture BRIO
Architecture BRIO
Practice information
Key architects	;
Founded	2006
Location	Mumbai, India
Significant works and honors
Projects	House on a Stream, Alibag; Himalayan Biodiversity Training Institute, Sikkim; Sikkim Butterfly Reserve; Laureus Learning Pavilion; the Riparian House, Karjat; Etania Green School, Malaysia
Awards	Archiprix 2004; for House on a Stream:; NDTV Design and Architecture of the Year Awards – 2013; Trends Excellence Awards – 2014; 24th Architecture of the Year Award – 2014; for Casa BRIO; NDTV Design and Architecture of the Year Awards – 2015; AD50 Most influential names in Indian Architecture and Design 2014; AD50 Most influential names in Indian Architecture and Design 2016;
Website
	www.architecturebrio.com

Architecture Brio is an international architecture firm based in Rotterdam and Mumbai founded in 2006. The team of architects is led by Shefali Balwani (Center for Environmental Planning and Technology, India) and Robert Verrijt (Technical University Delft, the Netherlands).

History[]

Architecture BRIO is a design studio focusing primarily on the fields of architecture, interior and sustainable design. The work of Architecture BRIO is characterized by a conceptual approach towards understanding and reinterpreting the specific context in which it is located. One of their first projects, a design proposal for a Dormitory at the Magic Bus Campus, received critically acclaim^[1] and was featured in the publication Architecture of Change 2^[2] Ten years later, Architecture BRIO's work field spans the vast variety of cultures, climates and landscapes across the Indian Subcontinent and South East Asia. Each project is seen as a challenge and opportunity to uncover the unique characteristics of these specific conditions, investigating which intervention has a potential for positive change and impact in the way we deal with our natural and built world. Simultaneously the studio believes that architecture should remain a backdrop to life rather than taking centre stage. In order for Architecture is to have a long lasting sensory impact it needs to evoke the urge to be discovered. Their portfolio is significantly diverse, "with common themes that concern tectonics of site, formal and spatial explorations of architecture, critical reading of the programme, systems thinking, and clarity of material and detail that have characterised their work."^[3] The work of Architecture BRIO has since been published widely in national and international media. The Riparian House was featured in the BBC documentary series The World's Most Extraordinary Homes.

Awards[]

Architecture Brio has been the recipient of several prestigious awards. was awarded the second prize in the Dutch Archiprix 2004 ^[4] for his design of an Asylum Seekers Centre in Maastricht. Together with he won the first prize for the entry Triade in the Europan 8 Competition 2005. Besides this he has been awarded thrice a grant from The Netherlands Foundation for Visual Arts, Design and Architecture.^[5] The project House on a Stream which was completed in 2013 won the award for the best residential design at the NDTV Design and Architecture of the Year Awards 2013, the Trends Excellence Awards 2014, and the JKC Architecture of the Year Award 2014. The studio was selected amongst the AD50, the Architectural Digest India list of the most influential designers in India in 2014, 2016, 2017 and 2018. In 2014 the practice won the award for Best Practice in India at the Trends Excellence Awards 2014.

References[]

^ Inhabitat Article on Architecture BRIO's sustainable design
^ Architecture of Change 2, Sustainability and Humanity in the Built Environment [1]
^ Parikh, Ruturaj (2018). "[In]side". Inside. 1 (2): 50–65. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
^ Dutch Archiprix 2004
^ The Netherlands Foundation for Visual Arts, Design and Architecture, FBKVB "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 9 March 2010. Retrieved 13 December 2008.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

External links[]

[1] Inhabitat Article on Architecture BRIO's sustainable design

[2] Architecture of Change 2, Sustainability and Humanity in the Built Environment [1]

[3] Parikh, Ruturaj (2018). "[In]side". Inside. 1 (2): 50–65. Retrieved 2 April 2019.

[4] Dutch Archiprix 2004

[5] The Netherlands Foundation for Visual Arts, Design and Architecture, FBKVB "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 9 March 2010. Retrieved 13 December 2008.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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