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tHE gRID
ARCHITECTS & INTERIOR DESIGNERS and LANDSCAPE DESIGNERS
C - 1008 Ganesh Meridian opp high court. S.G. Highway. Ahmedabad - 380060

SOCIAL MEDIA : Website: www.thegrid-arch.com, https://www.facebook.com/thegridarchitects/
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FIRM: 2002
CORE TEAM: PRAFULCHANDRA SUTHAR – Principal Architect
SNEHAL SUTHAR – Architect. co - founder
BHADRI SUTHAR – Interior designer. Co-founder

tHE gRID office profile
tHE gRID is an architecture firm based in the bustling city of Ahmedabad Gujarat India.
tHE gRID Architects is a multidisciplinary design firm which incorporates an array of design combinations and experiences, qualification and skills and deeply committed to excellence. The firm aims at providing complete and high-level design services for the full range of projects. We have created a team of passionate professionals under this firm and we currently employ from various respected design schools across the country. We comprise of civil engineers and architects and Interior designers who are dedicated to the satisfaction of the client and design philosophy.
The team works towards design strategies and awards client interaction and satisfaction. We interact with vendors and constantly upgrade ourselves with the latest technology and latest materials. We have a team of 7 Architects and 5 civil engineers 3 draftsmen and 3 interior designers.
Our endeavour has always been to craft a unique plan that meets all of the client’s requirements and to satisfy the environmental and aesthetic needs simultaneously.
We are very versatile in our portfolio from architecture to landscape to interior to specialized furniture design, all incorporated by sustainable and environmental friendly designs.

IDEOLOGY AND WORK TYPOLOGIES

For us, designing is a spiritual journey. One in which energies of the universe and the spirits of the elements are as much a part of what we work with, as wood, stone, metal and greenery. With a cumulative experience of 15 years in architecture and interior architecture, our founders, Snehal Suthar and Bhadri Suthar, have set a mandate for contextual design, something that is timeless. Therefore, our designs are founded in simplicity and clarity, and create structures that are closely connected to the earth. While we strive towards compelling and dynamic spaces, we do so by combining clarity with quiet and thoughtful innovation; we endeavour to achieve the delicate balance of order and invention followed by integrity in work.

While our work may straddle a variety of scales and typologies — corporate houses, residential communities, commercial complexes, educational institutes, hospitality spaces and private villas — it is unified by the common thread of sustainability. This respect for the environment informs and influences how we work, and what we work with — which is perhaps why we are recognized, and have received several awards, for energy-saving, sustainable work. Our architecture and interiors are mindful of international standards of designs, including those for the physically-challenged.

Our approach and work processes are inclusive: we believe in working with the client, rather than for the client. Central to our thoughts and discussions, is constantly the idea of saving time, effort, expense for the client, giving them a seamless and smooth project experience.

While the practice, which is empaneled with several government organization, believes in keeping abreast of technological and material updates, it equally recognizes the importance of research and development, both of which are undertaken in-house. Our need to give back to the architectural community is evidenced in the principals’ engagement with academia and fraternity activities: both our founders are visiting faculty at prestigious institutes such as NID and NIFT and have also participated as jury for architectural colleges and fraternity awards.
A cumulative work experience of 15 years in the field of Architecture design, which incorporates designing building for corporate houses, apartments, Malls, schools and colleges, bungalow. And interior related furniture, colours, fabrics, art, painting, graphic and logo designing etc.
Typologies of work Architecture and landscape
1. Residential apartment, high rise and low rise
2. Individual bungalows, row houses, Villas.
3. Multifaceted and mix use commercial buildings, with theatre.
4. Office commercial buildings
5. 5-star resort
6. Restaurants
7. Schools and colleges, academic buildings.
8. Urban development

Typologies of work interior

1. Residences, villas, apartments, banglows
2. Restaurants
3. Office
4. Hotels
5. Banquets
6. Ball rooms
7. Resorts
8. BPO
9. Schools/ colleges
10. Industrial units and factory
Philosophy
We must work with client in such a way, saving them time, effort and expense as well as assuring them seamless integration. Researching and developing is a very important phase. Architecture is a very people-oriented field.

SNEHAL SUTHAR:
Deeply interested in developing sustainable designs that are hallmarked by creativity and minimalism, Snehal has always focused on natural materials, creating schemes that are rooted to the earth and pay homage to the sky and water. A firm believer in being part of the change one would like to see in the society, he strives to create designs founded in simplicity and clarity, manifested through recycled, sustainable and natural substances. His inclusive approach invites all stakeholders to contribute in whatever measure possible towards the final outcome. For him, design is a collaborative process that includes a cross-section of disciplines; an emotional journey undertaken along with a client; and a universal entity. Which explains his sensitivity to designing public spaces keeping in mind human psychological behaviour as well as difficulties faced by the physically challenged. He is a member of the IIID body.

BHADRI SUTHAR:
Bhadri is also part of an access group which undertakes the design of Barrier Free interiors and buildings according to international standards. The concept of design being universal also sees Bhadri being involved in allied creative pursuits such as furniture design, graphic design. A belief and commitment to her chosen career has seen her extending herself to activities involving the professional community and academia. She is an active member of fraternity bodies such as IIID and has helmed IIID’s SPARC magazine for the Ahmedabad Chapter. Her engagement with the academia takes her to reputed institutes such as NID and NIFT. In the former, she is helps undergraduates to understand the built environment and instructs them in construction and documentation, besides being involved with design workshops on both, undergraduate and postgraduate levels. In NIFT, Bhadri was instrumental in breaking the mould of home textiles as being restricted to home linen and opened her student’s perspective to include other elements such as panelling and other interior products as canvasses for textile application. As part of her contribution towards her profession, Bhadri has also participated as jury for architectural colleges and fraternity awards.
Several themes underlie much of our work:
• The specifics of place always inform our designs. The location of a building or object will suggest ideas about its size and shape, its materials, and its relationship to the environment.
We carefully detail design and interiors to imbue them with a sense of quality and workmanship.
• We seek to incorporate light and lighting within the interiors and Architecture to accentuate the qualities of the spaces
• Landscape invites nature and thus it completes our philosophy that we strive to bring in biodiversity
We aspire to make architecture that is timeless. We strive to create designs founded in simplicity and clarity.
We also design buildings- architecture and interior keeping in mind the international standards of designs for physically impaired known as Barrier free spaces and Green and sustainable buildings and spaces.
Our experience and education equip us to respond to both new and familiar challenges with energy and intelligence. Our philosophy is to provide our clients with meaningful and creative solutions to their design needs. We are deeply committed to working. Architecture and Interior is a result of human desire. The simple truth is at the core of all our work. It is our job to come up with a unique plan that meets all of the client’s requirements and to satisfy the environmental and aesthetic and functional needs simultaneously.
• While we strive to create compelling and dynamic spaces, we do so by combining clarity with quiet and thoughtful innovation; we strive for the delicate balance of order and invention followed by work integrity.
The firm’s endeavour for compelling and dynamic spaces has been validated by the recognition garnered by their work.
1. GIHED Best residential building award
2. Gujarat’s first residential Green building platinum award and gold and silver building award.
3. Trends Architecture excellence awards 2017
4. CWAB best interior designer west zone INDIA 2018
5. CWAB winner for villa design 2018.
6. Glitz design honour winner in 4 categories in 2019.
7. IIID excellence award in 2 categories 2019.
8. CWAB winner for hospitality 2019.
9. Wade Asia winner 2019 in 2 categories – residential and commercial and nominated for 7 categories.
10. Our project has been published on buildofy U tube along with our interview.
11. The Duo was listed in the HOT 100 architects of India 2018 in Architects and Interiors India and FAB 50 2018 in architectural builder’s mag.
12. We have been nominated in the dezeen long list on 12th July 2019.
13. Our work has been published in Forbes, AD, Trends, Better Interiors, IFJ journal etc.
14. Our work has been published on ARCHDAILY and several Nationally acclaimed magazines and coffee table books.

https://youtu.be/nvAuZMdlS7Y
The interview on utube channel tHE gRID ARCHITECTS..snehal bhadri interview .Please view it friends