Architecture Designing Inside-Out Spaces
We explore the boundary where indoors meets the landscape. Through light, bamboo, and steel, we design structures that breathe and evolve with their surroundings.
The Artist Residency at Farm8, nestled in a lush green landscape. The structure's facade is a screen of woven bamboo set within a steel frame, creating a porous skin that breathes and allows the building to merge with its organic surroundings.
An interior corridor at the Artist Residency, where the bamboo screen facade filters sunlight into the space. This transitional area is neither fully inside nor out, creating a sheltered walkway that remains connected to the natural environment.
Pivoting bamboo-clad doors at the Artist Residency open up to the garden. These custom fixtures allow the inhabitants to control the level of openness and porosity, transforming the boundary between the interior studio and the exterior landscape.
A view of the modular units at the Artist Residency during construction. The lightweight steel frame and bamboo exoskeleton are clearly visible, showcasing the core components of this design that prioritizes natural materials and inside-out living.
An architect on-site at the Artist Residency, inspecting the woven bamboo screens. This image captures the hands-on process of realizing our vision for a structure that is deeply connected to its materials and natural setting.
The rooftop terrace of Studio Tarai, where brick volumes are interwoven with light steel pergolas. The slatted screens and open courts create a series of outdoor rooms that are defined by the interplay of solid mass and lightweight structure.
A courtyard at Studio Tarai, where a tree grows through an opening in the structure. The design uses layers of brick, steel, and slatted screens to create a rich texture and a seamless flow between built and unbuilt spaces.
About this collection
We do not just build walls. Our projects prioritize porosity, using screens, lattices, and courtyards to dissolve the transition between indoor living and the landscape. Whether it is an artist residency or a private farmhouse, the design aims to capture the play of light throughout the day, ensuring the space feels different at every hour.
Architecture is a conversation between solid form and light. In our work, we often employ porous exoskeletons—using woven bamboo, steel grids, or slatted timber—to filter light into the interior. This transforms the static nature of a room into a dynamic experience where shadows shift and lengthen as the sun moves.
Our Approach to Porous Design
We focus on the transition zones. By designing corridors that function as semi-open walkways, we ensure the landscape is not just a view through a window but a part of the house. In projects like our artist residency, we utilized bamboo screens within a modular steel frame. This does not just provide shade; it allows the building to 'breathe,' maintaining airflow while offering visual privacy.
Material Honesty
We believe in showing how a building is made. You will notice exposed steel joinery, raw brick volumes, and the distinct grain of timber. There is no hiding the mechanics of the structure behind false ceilings or veneers. For instance, in our recent work, the structural skeleton is often the defining aesthetic feature, holding the glass or mesh infill panels securely in place. This results in an industrial yet organic silhouette that feels grounded in its environment, whether in an urban plot in South Delhi or a farmhouse in the NCR region. Our design process starts with an understanding of the site's orientation, ensuring that every courtyard and screen serves a purpose in climate control and atmospheric depth.
Studio Array
I am Rachit Srivastava. At Studio Array, we believe a building should be a living, breathing surface. We look for the in-between spaces—not quite inside, not quite outside—where the atmosphere changes with the sun. It is a process of assembling forms in light, using materials like raw steel and bamboo to tell the story of a space.
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