Smit Vyas
Established in 2008, STUDIO 4000 is an architectural firm headed by
architects Khushboo Vyas & Smit Vyas. It provides comprehensive
design services for a wide range of building types. The practice’s
approach is stimulated by unique conditions of Indian contexts, in
response to which, key design ideas are elicited. Work undertaken
by Studio 4000 thus seeks to learn from & give back to their
contextual relationships by clarifying and reimagining them. Find
openings in set or hardened positions & anchor projects into them
through interpretation & dialogue. This connects the practice’s
interest in exploring possibilities for spatial & organizational play
with careful attention to programmatic needs. Attempt is made to
use resources judiciously, optimize usable space & plan efficiently.
To produce work that is effective across levels & happy to involve
multiple viewpoints, energies & resources.
Working at different scales, with diverse programs and clientele
is enjoyed equally in the studio. Infrastructural works, service
buildings, labs, clinics, etc. are seen beyond their typical image
of aseptic areas for mechanical transactions. In these projects,
placeness is sought by opening emotional & symbolic fronts for
dialogue and by emphasizing the scope of human involvement in
making them.
Conversely, furniture design & small renovation works undertaken
by us are valued as opportunities to study construction detail,
finishes, local craftsmanship & are dealt with wholesomeness and
architectural integrity.
In 2011, as part of the Moreorless Design team, Khushboo and
Smit Vyas won 1st prize for the Spiretec International competition.
Since 2015, the firm been collaborating with Deendayal Port Trust
to execute a range of infrastructural buildings.
Currently, the firm is also engaged with Varmora Granito Pvt. Ltd.
as principal design consultants. Annually, more than one lakh
square feet of showrooms and workspaces across various cities in
India & Nepal are designed by it as part of this association.
In March 2018, STUDIO 4000 was awarded the Young Designer’s
Prize by the Indian Architect & Builder.
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