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Sandeep Raj V
Sandeep is a graduate of BMS College of Engineering, Bangalore, and a Registered Architect with the Council of Architecture.
Having completed his training under architect Sujit Nair of SDEG at Bangalore and thereafter worked with Peddle Thorp Nadig Architects, Bangalore, for several years on various typologies and scales of projects through which he has gained valuable exposure and proficiency in his domain. He has lived in diverse countries, such as India, South Africa, and Indonesia, allowing him to explore extrinsic lifestyles and fully immerse himself in other languages and cultures. He strongly believes through experience that every place has something unique to offer and that we can learn or inspire from it. In totality, it has helped him to look at things from a global perspective and share a commonality in diversity. He firmly believes that architecture involves carefully designing spaces to ensure maximum comfort to the user and the environment, combining hands-on design knowledge and construction techniques to create spaces with a sense of place and comfort.
Karthica Kalyanasundaram
Karthica Kalyanasundaram is a Registered Architect with the Council of Architecture-India and a Sustainable Design Consultant. She graduated from the Architectural Association School of Architecture, London (M.Arch) course, where she specialized in Sustainable Environmental Design. Before that, she was awarded (B.Arch) in Architecture from the National Institute of Technology-Trichy, Tamil Nadu, India.
She has a strong belief in Architectural design with its contextual climate. She has actively participated in independent projects driven by climate-responsive adaptations throughout her career. Her Master Degree Thesis focuses on “Passive Design Strategies of Housing Clusters in the Tropics.” She has been involved with Academics as a Guest Lecturer and Visiting Faculty with prestigious institutions in India such as Dayanandasagar University-Bengaluru, Vellore Institute of Technology-Vellore TN, and SAN Academy –Coimbatore, TN. Her professional experiences are from SUNDAR SUNDARAM ARCHITECTS, Coimbatore, and KGD-Architecture, Bengaluru. She has been actively involved in PASSIVE and CLIMATE RESPONSIVE projects under Commercial, Institutional, Industrial, Residential, and Interior projects.
PUBLICATIONS
2018 Passive Design Strategies of Housing clusters in the Tropics ┃AA ┃London, UK
Practice Ideology
Studio Biomorph stands by the intent of crafting spaces that are well morphed with the environment and client’s aspirations. Essentially, we deliver sustainable architectural solutions on the lines of “Designing with Climate, Time & place.”
Ever since its conception, Studio Biomorph has strived to make a significant impact through simple Architectural Adaptations and methodologies.
Architecture is much more than designing fancy facades. We believe that it is possible to make man-made ecosystems through Climate Responsive Architectural approach. Our programmatic process involves engaging climate simulation tools and computational strategies, which helps us provide optimal outputs for our clients.