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M:OFA Studios’ Golden Tusk Resort offers urban travelers an authentic countryside experience, emphasizing sustainable living and a connection with nature. The resort features contemporary cottages built with local materials, an animal farm with poultry, cattle, goats, fish, and even elephant rides. Guests engage with the farm, organic gardens, and the surrounding forest, promoting resource efficiency, minimal waste, and an immersive, eco-friendly retreat in harmony with the natural environment.

Manish Gulati defines design as any creation made with consciousness, awareness, and purpose, while architecture is the manifestation of this confluence within a space. He views an architect as a fusion of artist, scientist, and philosopher—each challenging norms and shaping society. Gulati chose architecture in high school, drawn to creative activities like city modeling, clay work, soap carving, and painting, which naturally led him to pursue the profession.

M:OFA Studios’ winning design for the National Institute of Fashion Design (NIFT) campus in Kangra integrates sustainability with creative pedagogy. Set on steep terrain amidst banyan, mango, and silver oak trees, the campus uses a cellular growth of cubes to form academic blocks, girls’ hostels, and faculty residences, interspersed with light courts. Designed for 200 rooms, the project emphasizes self-sufficiency and zero discharge, reusing solid waste, stormwater, and sewage within the campus ecosystem.

Manish Gulati of M:OFA Studios notes that sports architecture in India has progressed beyond basic functionality to include recreation, sustainability, and user-centric design. Projects like the MP State Multi-Sports Stadium in Dewas showcase multifunctional, eco-conscious infrastructure, supported by M:OFA’s diverse portfolio—from indoor arenas to shooting, equestrian, and water sports facilities.

M:OFA Studios’ Golden Tusk Resort offers urban travelers a true countryside experience, emphasizing sustainable living and harmony with nature. Located near Jim Corbett National Park, the resort features cottages, villas, luxury tents, an animal farm, and organic gardens supplying a gourmet restaurant. Built with local materials, the design integrates seasonal changes, natural light, and a central water rivulet, creating serene, restorative spaces that connect guests intimately with the environment.

The National Institute of Fashion Design, Kangra, Himachal Pradesh, is a 2009 competition-winning project envisioned as a zero-discharge green campus on a steep, tree-covered terrain. Inspired by fashion’s textural nature, the design weaves architecture with its agricultural and Himalayan context. The girls’ hostel, built without cutting a single tree, integrates rooms and light courts around natural growth. Sustainable features include solar energy, water recycling, and on-site waste management, ensuring harmony between architecture and nature.

The ITM School of Business campus reflects India’s blend of tradition and global outlook. Facing the Aravalli Ranges, its solid stone mass and lightweight parasol roof reduce heat gain, while natural ventilation, convection currents, and lush greens create a sustainable, comfortable academic environment.

The NIFT Kangra campus is a zero-discharge green design that follows the hilly terrain while preserving existing trees. Inspired by agricultural textures and Himalayan forms, it blends built and natural environments through organic circulation, with rainwater harvesting, solar power, and on-site waste treatment supporting an immersive, sustainable learning experience.

The ITM School of Business, Gwalior reflects India’s identity—traditional yet globally aspirational. Designed by M:OFA Studio on NH-75, the campus harmonizes with the Aravalli ranges through a bold stone form and eco-luxury design that embodies sustainability, innovation, artistry, and world-class academic standards.

The ITM School of Business, Gwalior, embodies India’s new generation of entrepreneurs—grounded in tradition yet globally aware. Designed by M:OFA Studio, the campus harmonizes with the Aravalli ranges. Its solid stone mass with a lightweight parasol roof ensures sustainability, natural ventilation, reduced heat gain, and integrated greenery, creating an energy-efficient, environmentally responsive learning environment.

M:OFA’s Agro Resort is designed to immerse urban travelers in authentic countryside living while promoting harmony with nature. Using locally sourced materials in a contemporary style, the resort includes cottages, an animal farm with poultry, cattle, goats, fish, and even an elephant for forest rides. Guests experience daily farm life and enjoy meals prepared from the resort’s own organic vegetable, fruit, and herbal gardens, emphasizing sustainability and self-sufficiency.

Designed by Manish Gulati of M:OFA Studios, the ITM School of Business in Gwalior exemplifies sustainable architecture that harmonizes with its natural surroundings near the Aravalli Ranges. A large parasol roof supported by slender columns reduces heat gain and energy use, while natural ventilation and greenery promote thermal comfort. The Dholpur stone-clad structure encloses fluid, courtyard-inspired interiors that encourage reflection, openness, and creativity

Manish Gulati, CEPT alumnus with ETH Zurich training, founded M:OFA Studios in 2002 to pursue design-centric, innovative, and sustainable architecture. Alongside Tanushree Gulati, CEPT-trained Civil Engineer and Urban Infrastructure Planner, the firm blends research with contextual design. Their ITM School of Business, Gwalior, exemplifies this approach through passive cooling, courtyards, and harmony with the Aravalli landscape.

Manish Gulati, Principal Architect of M:OFA Studios, demonstrated his creativity beyond architecture in ELLE Décor’s culinary challenge with his signature dessert — Floating Mango Ravioli in Coconut Custard Foam and Chocolate Soil. Using molecular gastronomy, he crafted layered textures and flavours, reflecting his philosophy of innovation, precision, structure, and sensory experience across design and cuisine.

Set on a 125-acre site along NH-75, the ITM School of Business by M:OFA Studio blends bold contemporary design with regional sensitivity. Designed as an interactive, low-cost, and green institution, it uses local materials like Dholpur sandstone and a prefabricated steel parasol roof for sustainability. The structure’s courtyards and bridges foster openness and collaboration, reflecting M:OFA’s philosophy of fluid, soul-elevating architecture.

Designed by M:OFA, The Golden Tusk Resort near Jim Corbett National Park blends nature, sustainability, and rural living into an immersive eco-retreat. Built with local materials, it reconnects visitors with nature through organic gardens, animal farms, and cottages inspired by local craftsmanship. A water rivulet forms the resort’s central spine, linking villas, a spa, and recreational spaces, while workshops promote self-sufficiency and sustainable living for urban travelers.

Designed by M:OFA, the ITM School of Business in Gwalior (completed in 2012) sits gracefully against the Aravalli ranges on a 125-acre site. The structure combines traditional Indian courtyard principles with sustainable modern design, using a lightweight parasol roof and Dholpur sandstone jaalis for natural cooling and shading. Its fluid interiors encourage openness and creativity, while the courtyards and screens celebrate Gwalior’s architectural heritage and eco-conscious design.

The ITM School of Business, Gwalior by M:OFA reflects India’s evolving business spirit—balancing global outlook with traditional roots. Situated along NH-75, the design harmonizes with the Aravalli ranges, featuring a stone-clad mass under a light industrial roof that enhances ventilation and reduces carbon footprint. Inspired by courtyard planning and Gwalior’s jaali tradition, the building promotes sustainability, natural cooling, and creativity—symbolizing a fusion of modern innovation and cultural continuity.

Designed by M:OFA, the ITM School of Business, Gwalior embodies India’s evolving business ethos—traditional yet globally progressive. Along NH-75, its solid stone mass and lightweight parasol roof blend with the Aravalli ranges while enabling passive cooling. Courtyard planning, natural ventilation, and dholpur sandstone jaalis merge sustainability with cultural identity, fostering reflection, openness, and innovative learning.

The ITM School of Business, Gwalior by M:OFA reflects India’s evolving business ethos—balancing tradition and modernity. Along NH-75, the solid stone mass capped by a lightweight parasol roof harmonizes with the Aravalli ranges while enhancing natural ventilation and thermal comfort. Courtyard planning, fluid interiors, and dholpur sandstone jaalis unite sustainability, cultural roots, and progressive education.

Over the past decade, India’s business culture has fused heritage with global exposure—reflected in the ITM School of Business, Gwalior. Located on NH-75, the campus integrates seamlessly with the Aravalli Ranges, expressing an architectural balance of ambition, stability, and contextual harmony.

As Philip Johnson said, “All architecture is shelter… great architecture stimulates those within it.” The ITM School of Business, Gwalior, designed by Manish Gulati of M:OFA, embodies this belief. Located along National Highway 75, the campus harmoniously blends with its natural surroundings and the Aravalli Ranges. Its bold yet humble design integrates structure and landscape, creating an inspiring environment that connects deeply with its users and context.