Bringing Nature Into Your Built Spaces
I design landscapes where nature is not just an addition, but the foundation. My approach blends architecture with the wild to create breathing, living environments that shift beautifully with the seasons.
For the Greenlab diamond factory in Surat, I designed a landscape that completely transforms the building's brick facade. The cascading greenery and lush entrance create a welcoming environment, proving that industrial spaces can be green and vibrant.
This is the Avasara Academy campus after a few monsoon seasons. It is wonderful to see how the native plants have matured, creating a dense, green sanctuary that envelops the architecture and provides a rich learning environment for the students.
I love to blur the line between indoors and outdoors. This office at the Greenlab factory features floor to ceiling windows that open onto a private terrace, making the surrounding landscape an integral part of the workspace.
Even the narrowest urban plots can become a green escape. In this Mumbai project, I used vertical climbers and a carefully planned layout to transform a tight alleyway into a lush, functional courtyard space.
This video shows the dynamic, cascading landscapes at the Greenlab factory. You can see how the layers of hanging plants and ground-level gardens soften the architecture and create a sense of movement throughout the site.
An aerial view of the Greenlab project highlights the textures and patterns of the planting design. This perspective shows how I use different plant species to create natural contours that complement the architectural forms.
A landscape is truly successful when people use and enjoy it. Here, students at Avasara Academy walk along a stone pathway shaded by bamboo, fully immersed in the natural environment we created for their campus.
About this collection
My work often begins by studying the architecture itself. Whether it is a large corporate campus or a small urban plot, I do not just plant trees; I find ways to integrate your building with the landscape. I collaborate closely with architects and your team from the very start to ensure the green elements, like cascading creepers or native grass beds, soften the concrete and create a seamless transition between your indoor and outdoor areas.
Every project I take on starts with a simple observation: how does this building interact with the land? My process relies on using native species and local materials like Jodhpur stone, which not only look authentic to the region but also require less maintenance as they mature.
I believe a landscape should not remain static. At the Greenlab diamond factory in Surat, for instance, the goal was to wrap a massive industrial structure in a living facade. By using cascading greenery and beds of native grasses, we turned a harsh brick exterior into a soft, welcoming environment that actually breathes.
Similarly, at the Avasara Academy in Pune, we worked with local farmers to select plant species that would thrive on their own. This 'grow over time' philosophy means that with every monsoon, the campus becomes lusher. We used permeable gravel paths and earth berms to help the land naturally harvest rainwater, creating a self-sustaining ecosystem rather than a high-maintenance garden.
If you have a space that feels disconnected from the outdoors, we should talk. My studio focuses on creating these links, whether through vertical green walls in cramped city alleys or large-scale institutional campuses. We plan for the long term, ensuring the hardscaping materials and irrigation systems we install support the plants as they grow into a sanctuary.
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I started this studio to sketch the way buildings and nature could melt together. Seeing a space transform and grow greener with every passing monsoon is exactly why I do this.
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