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25/05/2026

Form follows climate here.

Pahari climatic logic translated into a contemporary high-rise language of slabs, recesses, and fins.
We kept the massing controlled and vertical so performance and expression stay aligned within the same structure. Horizontal slab bands organize the elevation, breaking height into measured layers and avoiding a monolithic reading. Between them, recessed glazing and deep openings pull the façade into shadow, shifting it away from the surface and into depth.
Vertical fins respond to sun angles, cutting glare while introducing a secondary rhythm over the primary horizontal order. Textured cladding adds weight and slows visual perception across each layer. The raised ground condition establishes a clear transition between movement and pause.

By day, the building is defined through calibrated shadow and proportion. At night, linear lighting traces the slab logic and reinterprets the same order as a continuous vertical glow.


[Vernacular heritage, sun shading strategies, cultural expression, facade articulation, contemporary vernacular, Pahari motifs, climate-adaptive facade, rain protection, timber-inspired panels, artisanal detailing]

Can architecture make learning feel more open, even on a tight urban site?The compact urban site led us to think vertica...
21/05/2026

Can architecture make learning feel more open, even on a tight urban site?

The compact urban site led us to think vertically, creating stronger spatial connections across the campus.

Instead of filling the tight footprint entirely with built mass, terraces, recessed volumes, and interconnected circulation spaces were carved out. This helps reduce the effective FAR while allowing daylight, ventilation, and indoor-outdoor connectivity to reach deeper into the building.

Shaped through climate-responsive planning, the project has achieved LEED Gold Precertification, proving that performance and sustainability can define contemporary learning spaces.

Design Head: Arun Bij, Abhishek Bij ( )
Project Architect: Asvin Tandon ()
MEP Consultant: Prashant Kaushik, MCK MEP CONSULTANTS
Structural Consultant: Vaibhav Goyal Abstruse Consulting Engineering Services

Architecture shaped by connection, rhythm, and experience.For NDIM School, we explored a contemporary architectural lang...
20/05/2026

Architecture shaped by connection, rhythm, and experience.

For NDIM School, we explored a contemporary architectural language through layered brick facades, recessed glazing, terraces, and sculpted volumes that bring depth, texture, and a dynamic play of light and shadow.

Defined by a modular grid, the facade creates a balanced rhythm, while voids and cantilevered forms introduce breakout terraces and informal gathering spaces across the campus.

Responding closely to the site’s irregular geometry, the building preserves open space and places the existing banyan tree at the center of campus life, shaping movement and shared experiences around it.

Public functions activate the lower levels, while academic spaces rise above in a clear spatial hierarchy connected through open circulation, terraces, and collaborative zones designed for everyday engagement.

Formed by context, lived through connection

Design Head: Arun Bij, Abhishek Bij ( )
Project Architect: Asvin Tandon ()
MEP Consultant: Prashant kaushik, MCK MEP CONSULTANTS
Structural Consultant: Vaibhav Goyal Abstruse Consulting Engineering Services

The most challenging sites often shape the strongest ideas.For NDIM School, we approached the constrained site as an opp...
19/05/2026

The most challenging sites often shape the strongest ideas.

For NDIM School, we approached the constrained site as an opportunity rather than a restriction. The vertical campus balances density with openness through climate-responsive planning, layered circulation, and interconnected learning spaces. The existing banyan tree became a defining element within the campus, grounding the built environment with shade, scale, and a strong connection to nature. Around it, transitional spaces and open courts encourage gathering, pause, and everyday interaction beyond the classroom.

A campus designed to grow with its students and the city around it.

Design Head: Arun Bij, Abhishek Bij ( )
Project Architect: Asvin Tandon ()
MEP Consultant: Prashant kaushik, MCK MEP CONSULTANTS
Structural Consultant: Vaibhav Goyal Abstruse Consulting Engineering Services

11/05/2026

What if a campus did not separate activity from experience, but blended them into one journey?

We designed it as a place where daily life moves fluidly between sport, learning, rest, and gathering. A double height reception sets the first threshold, defining scale, light, and transition before the building unfolds inward. From there, the experience moves through entertainment zones, library, gym, conference rooms, cafeteria, and hostel spaces, finally opening into a terrace cafe that shifts the mood into quieter pauses above the activity below.
The architecture draws from Uttarakhand’s built logic through sloped roofs, deep shaded edges, and layered massing. Recessed fenestrations and shadow-rich surfaces were used to avoid flatness, creating a calm contemporary expression that responds to climate while staying rooted in context.
Architecture that listens to place first.


[Vernacular heritage, sun shading strategies, cultural expression,Pahari motifs, climate-adaptive facade, rain protection, timber-inspired panels, artisanal detailing]
Trial reel for today

07/05/2026

Welcome to the Design Plus Architects studio in Gurgaon.

Our studio is designed as an extension of our architectural language, where materials, textures, and detailing come together to shape the way we work and collaborate.

From herringbone flooring and exposed brick detailing to layered material palettes and handcrafted elements, every corner of the studio is designed to feel honest. One of the most personal elements in the studio is the handcrafted table built by our founder, bringing together wood, brick, steel, and concrete into a single piece that reflects the material language of our practice.

Hear our partner Ar. Abhishek Bij () talk about the journey of Design Plus and the collaborative culture that shapes the way we work.

Special thanks to IIAD () for featuring our studio tour.

What if your home was designed to host, not just to live in?Bricks@47 is planned for a young family that moves between d...
05/05/2026

What if your home was designed to host, not just to live in?

Bricks@47 is planned for a young family that moves between daily life and hosting with ease. A double-height dining space sits at the core, creating volume and natural focus for shared moments, where light and conversation gather in one place.The upper floor extends the experience with a bar and terraces, shifting the home into a more social rhythm when needed, from quiet evenings to larger gatherings. An expandable kitchen supports a chef-led lifestyle, adapting without breaking flow. Terrazzo flooring and ancestral material references bring warmth and memory into a clean contemporary framework, keeping the home grounded while still expressive.

A home shaped for movement, memory, and everyday celebration.

Project: Bricks@47 House, Noida
Design team: Arun K Bij, Abhishek Bij ( ), Aakanksha Khatri, Harjyot Singh ()

04/05/2026

The concern around labour in India is not just an industry issue, it is a deeper social question.

Construction is often seen as a technical or real estate challenge, but it is shaped just as much by social and cultural systems. The way we value skills, the way labour is perceived, and the hierarchy of professions all influence how the built environment actually comes together.

Standardisation has its place, but so does context, craft, and local knowledge. In a country like India, construction often depends on this layered human intelligence that cannot always be reduced to process alone.

Watch Ar. Abhishek Bij ( ) reflect on how these intersections shape the way we think about building.



[construction labour, construction industry India, real estate construction, architectural process, architecture practice, craftsmanship]

28/04/2026

Not a brief. A life translated into space.

Bricks@47 began with a brief defined by trust, not direction. A family, a budget, and openness to interpretation. We turned conversation into architecture, shaping structure, movement, and spatial flow. A chef’s daily rhythm, an entertainer’s instinct for gathering, and a shared history rooted in Kolkata informed planning and program. Our work in vernacular logic, contemporary form-making, and sustainability was continuously calibrated against scale, budget, and use.

As Ar. Abhishek Bij () reflects that the project is grounded in everyday life, where space is shaped more by lived patterns.

Thanks to .india for documenting our work

Project: Bricks@47 House, Noida
Design team: Arun K Bij, Abhishek Bij ( ), Aakanksha Khatri, Harjyot Singh ()

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