The feature brings to the fore the philosophy and practise of MOFA Studios as a multidisciplinary architectural practise. Two of our retail projects, Toni & Guy Salon, Gurugram and Delhi ..

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The Annual design event organised by Pearl Academy brings architecture and design stalwarts to come together and discuss issues and ideate solutions pertaining to the interdisciplinary fields, and to ..

Urbanscapes, a series of art installations exhibited at the India Design ID ..

"We need to revert to our roots in order to generate sustainable and eco-friendly structures rather than just striving for green certifications from the west", says Manish Gulati in an ..

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iDecorama/ February 2017: " Ar. Manish Gulati of M:OFA Studios, creates a warm and contemporary ambience for a New Delhi based Gastro Pub whose interiors brings alive the charm of vintage Irish ..

The temporary installation served as an urban playground and public gathering space that inspired people to contemplate their ..

"Conceptualised around the charm of vintage Irish pubs, The Chatter House in Delhi is not so much as a 'gastropub' as a time capsule, buried sometime in the late 1900's and dug open ..

The Ingenuity of fusing traditional with the contemporary in facade and fenestration designing. The article highlighted this fusion by taking reference from the design of one of MOFA's ..

Built to Disappear-  7 temporary pavilions made out of recycled materials one of which is ..

"One of the primary reasons for the change in kitchen designs is a major cultural shift influenced by the west. The space which once used to be tucked in the back, divorced from all social ..

Kohler organised the Delhi leg of the fourth edition of Kohler: Bold Art evening powered by Pecha Kucha. Manish Gulati along with his contemporaries indulged in a free-wheeling conversation on ..

Space Innovention: The Evolution of shared and cvollaborative spaces. A Design Talk organised by Surfaces Reporter Magazine in collaboration with OBL ..

The feature highlights the design ideation and architectural features of National Institute of Water Sports, Goa as shared by our Principal Architect, Manish Gulati, in an interview with ..

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Taking the courtyard concept of Light and Ventilation, House B123  is a contemporary take on the functioning of a joint family system unique to the asian culture. An inward looking house, its ..

Wade India and Surfaces Reporter in association with Orient Bell Tiles organised a Design Talk entitled 'Space Innovation' where Manish Gulati among his contemporaries spoke on architecture ..

Interconnected Spaces, House B123: Home & Design Trends in its September Anniversary Issue uncovers House B123 in the list of India's Top 10 ..

The Anniversary Issue of Home & Design Trends uncovers an exclusive feature of The Chatter House, the gastro pub ideated about the charm of vintage irish pubs of ..

 Project feature: Monsoon Salon, Gurgaon featured in Decorama Design Show held at the Sahara Star Hotel, ..

Steel Structures & Metal Buildings (July 2016) featured a detailed story of Aearth Resort. An artistic intervention in the beautiful hills of Naggar, Aearth is an examplary example of nature ..

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The June edition of Mondo revolved around the works of architects who are bringing a revolution by creating architecture that is no longer defined by generic lines and forms. Here the built form is ..

The June Edition of Home & Design Trends uncovers India's Best Commercial Spaces revealed by top Architects & Designers. Manish Gulati suggested Hall of Nations, designed by Raj ..

The Sixth Anniversary of the Steel Construction and Metal Buildings Magazine highlighted notable works of the industry stalwarts who crafted their built forms, having steel as a major building ..

Retaining the Identity of a brand through unique design parti that upholds the crux of its inception comes as a great challenge to the designers. Monsoon Ambience in Gurgaon exemplifies its character ..

Conceived like a fold of paper, the Aearth Resort is built in the idyllic context of Naggar, Manali in Himachal Pradesh where its every facet harmonises with the sound of nature. It draws its ..

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Manish Gulati,Principal Architect and Founding Partner,M:OFA Studio, says spas date back to historical times."If we look back at the Great Bath from the Harappan Civilization and in recent ..

'To sustain an Intuitive, fluid design subjected with an array of eclectic hues and forms or simply a reckless work of art, a strong foundation of the structural thinking is Indispensable' is ..

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Over 15 years Manish Gulati took roards that le din different directions, but the journeys helped him eventually become an architect. As founder of M:OFA Studios, he runs a multi- ..

Kitchen is not an accessory rather as important as the house, asserts Manish Gulati ,the founder of M:OFA Studio. Here we have complete coverage of the exclusive interview of Manish Gulati with ..

M:OFA gave its Delhi design studio the most talked about identity. It depicts designing as an attitude. The main theme running across its varied projects is 'sustainable responsible ..

An reinterpretation of Indian traditional architecture in a contemporary tone to suit the lifestyle of its residents, Delhi based M:OFA studios, headed by principal architects Manish and Tanushree ..

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An interactive panel discussion on Design Strategies for Eco-sensitive Environment with Manish Gulati and his contemporaries. Each speaker presented a segment of their project where environment was ..

Pecha Kucha is a unique style of presentation which makes it concise and fast paced giving a fresh perspective to peep into the world of Innovation.  At Manifestation: Of Fluid Architecture ..

Manish Gulati, enchanted the audience leaving them yearn for more, when he spoke at the Pecha Kucha 20-20 on the topic 'Molecular ..

The project with an area of 15,000 sq ft - like a clear tessellation with multiple systems of light, air, view, circulation, proportions, material to give us open and close spaces in form of ..

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Today, steel is being used extensively by designers, albeit in more contemporary form and aesthetics There is a need of the hour for the industry to work in close proximity with structural designers, ..

The  outside walls of the main building of the Business School's campus reflects traditional sihoutte with generous doses of modernity.Being an institutional project, budget ..

If you thought contemporary architecture and traditional Indian lifestyle doesn’t go together, THINK AGAIN. House B123 designed by M:OFA Studio aptly defines merging of the two. In the show, ..

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The Golden Tusk Resort by M:OFA Studio is an agro-resort, in its truest sense. The aim of the design is to give a firsthand experience of country life to urban travelers. Apart from living next to ..

Tanushree Gulati, the chief planner at M:OFA Studio shares her views about the designer who is pushing the boundaries of good design. "For me a passion towards innovation really sets a ..

"India is predominately a country of a capriciously extreme climate. Here, the buildings not only provide habitats but a much needed respite from the extreme temperatures, dust and ..

Talking about ITM School of Business and the external façade cladded with textured Dholapur sandstone. These white Dholpur sandstone screens are not just an aesthetic treat that cast ..

Bars are no longer tucked away in a corner, they are emerging as a centerstage element with plenty of experimentation in design and lighting in contemporary residences. Manish Gualti on the show ..

Being a developing country apart from infrastructural issues one needs to address the cultural growth - more so in the public realm, and not just in art galleries where it can be admired by a select ..

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Talking about the philosophy of M:OFA, Architect Manish Gulati provides insight and discuss green aspect of the project at Kangra Valley, Himachal Pradesh - NIFT. The concept for the NIFT Kangra ..

A firm that provides sustainable architecture and urban design solutions, M:OFA studio (Manifestation of Fluid Architecture) was established in 2007, a new incarnation of Studio GSA (2002 - 2006). ..

The new flamboyant office space for Delhi Daredevils, one of the Indian Premium Cricket league (IPL) teams, designed by M:OFA at  Delhi, reflects not just the brand identity of the team, but ..

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A beauty salon which reminds of monsoon but in a rustic architectural metaphors. The design uses natural materials such as exposed concrete, brickwork and rough cut wood planks reclaimed from ..

Manish Gulati and his team at M:OFA Studio articulate the design of a home in Delhi to take on the rigours of a complex joint family arrangement. At the heart of the scheme is an open core that links ..

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Thats how we think...sharp and ..

Established the firm in 2002 to realise a design theory, Architect Manish Gulati and Planner Tanushree works align with design where architectural realms are redefined beyond the rules of ..

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Capturing the essence of Delhi Daredevil, inspired by the fluid curves of the team's logo M:OFA, has infused the office space with the high energy pulse of a jam-packed stadium. Conceptualised in ..

The story is snippets on three main projects - National Institute of Water Sports, Pensieve and Delhi Daredevil. The concept articulates the design, form and context of each architectural work. ..

Speaking about the young and energetic brand, Vinod  Bisht, Associate Vice President - Events, Delhi Daredevils, GMR Sports Pvt. Ltd., says, "We wanted a space that is young and lively ..

HOW CAN A MODERN OCCUPIER IMPLEMENT SUSTAINABlLE STANDARDS FOR ECO - FRIENDLY WAY OF LIVING? Sustainability is a way of life and thinking which begins with taking in less and giving out more. It ..

It is a new wine in a new bottle as the Delhi Daredevil's office spruces up to match their spiffy new team and identity under the vision of Architect Manish Gulati who has imbued vibrancy and ..

Manish Gulati, principal architect of the New Delhi based practise M:OFA Studios says, " The space for this Indian Premier League team's office has been designed to exude the same energy, ..

Office space for Indian Premium Cricket league has been designed to infuse the same energy dynamism and passion into an office space as one feels on a cricket pitch, field and stadium. Keeping the ..

The story talks about two of the major projects in  hospitality designed by MOFA STUDIO - The Golden Tusk, Resort abutting Jim Corbett National Park, Uttarkhand and the OMAXE club house in ..

A beautiful fusion of cricket and design, the office is sure to get a thumbs up from the umpires of design. Conceptualised in collaboration with Steelcase, the workspaces were designed to encourage ..

In order to ensure that the client saw things from their perspective, the designer made detailed 3D experiential wak throughs for easy visualtaion so that nothing was left to the imagination. At ..

Inspired by the cleansing process of the season, this space imbibes nature's rejuvenating and sparkling spirit. To emphasise on the post downpour idea, natural materials such as exposed concrete, ..

Manish Gulati, Principal Architect at M:OFA is certainly going places. Recently selected to exhibit at the Venice Biennale, his belief of not treading the beaten path is evident in the creation of a ..

The architects designed the resort with the intent give a firsthand experience of countryside living to the urban travellers and sensitise them to the idea of living with nature, effectively ..

National Institute of Fashion Design was located at Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The campus building with the surrounding context; a visual graphic of agricultural fields rich in textual depth and ..

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Built out of recycled wood, this pavilion was based on the idea of unobstructed thoughts children usually have. It served as a reminder of simpler times, when kids looked at the world beyond ..

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According to MOFA, the language will remain broadly modern, minimalistic and contemporary but will be enhanced by classical detailing to emphasise the human touch.  " We'll be seeing a ..

Design is never ever static and yes from the drawing board to execution multiple changes happen for multitude of reasons. We aim for perfection in our concepts and drawings so that the changes are as ..

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Utilitarian designs have long defined sports architecture in India. But winds of change have been blowing in recent years, with the newer sports facilities opting for sophisticated designs, ..

Indian architectural practice MOFA is set to realise its proposal of the new campus of National Institute of Fashion Design (NIFT), which won a national design competition in 2009. Located at Kangra, ..

M:OFA designs a true Agro Resort, the design intent was to give a first hand experience of country-side living to the urban travellers and sensitive them to the idea of living with nature, ..

Adaptive response is of prime importance in any project. Factors like 'where ', 'for whom' and 'for what' in the construction of a project completely changes its ..

Having its only campus in India, the National Institute of Water Sports( NIWS) is designed as a dynamic space with crest and trough symbolic of the sea waves that twist and knot every surfer in to ..

Built with locally available materials, the design emphasis was in developing a rich experience through a cosmological relationship between the user and the pure surrounding nature. The chnages in ..

Accessed through a prominent and dominating site on National Highway 75, the campus merges with the surrounding and compliments the neighbouring majestic Aravalli Ranges. Behind the solid mass ..

The ITM School of Business is an example of M:OFA's mission to provide the subcontinent's urban landscapes with sustainable architectural and design solutions. 'The studio aims and ..

At first glance, the building sits like a solid stone block with a lightweight industrial roof hovering over it supported by thin surrealistic legs. This image does two things; creates a mystery of ..

This public space is an example of providing the urban landscapes with sustainable architectural and design solutions. The idea is always to fulfill the function yet keeping the architectural ..

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Inspired by the traditonal Jaali works of Gwalior, the building uses this element as modern screens on the south western side, which also happens to be the double height entrance space. The screens ..

Alumnus of the CEPT School of Architecture, Ahmedabad, he has been running his New Delhi based practice since 2002, which is renowned for its contemporary , global language in architecture. ..

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The educational institution, built on the principles of the indian Courtyard, provides students with a large open space in the centre that allows self -internalisation, introspection, self discovery ..

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The Toni & Guy salon in Gurgaon designed by Manish Gulati of Manifestation of Fluid Architecture (M:OFA) has a fluid design evocative of tresses, while it combines the right quotient of ..

A clear understanding of the functional and physical requirements of an auditorium space is essential to ensuring the ultimate success of the space. Any space that functions as it is intended is the ..

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Bold, experimental and progressive, the architecture of M:OFA is informed by contemporary contexts of technology, material innovations, formal tools of exploration and progressive ideas. As a ..

This stunning duplex apartment in Noida has a décor scheme, where contemporary styling gets redefined. Interwoven into the fluidity in the space, the décor elements merge seamlessly ..

Design is a spontaneous creation for the M:OFA team who compare the design process to Lord Nataraja's divine dance of the cosmos, which sparked the beginning of creativity. Likening the pure ..

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Suspended, laser cut MDF panels held together by thin, closely fitted wooden louvres demarcate the various spaces within and depicted both, the drama created by flowing tresses and the interaction ..

The idea of design is to blend in with natural topography without intruding into ongoing ecological micro-systems. A geomorphic design, every cottage unit within the resort is conceived as a cocoon ..

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The exhibition component of Design X Design involves showcasing the work of Delhi based designers to facilitate the reading of prevailing trends across various design based creative industries. Never ..

A visual treat with a hint of surprise. After all, this is going to wow the guests as much as it is going to differentiate you from Jones. You can make a bold statement with an ..

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Having moved to Noida from Mumbai about 10 years ago, the family initially stayed in a rented home. When the Forest complex by Omaxe was launched, these Mumbaikars were thrilled with an idea of ..

Located on the outskirts of Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh; the project involves the creation of a world class shooting academy for the Ministry of Sports & Youth Welfare. The academy comprises of three ..

Sometimes you design and sometimes you become the spectator of other's design. Being a part of a gathering to appreciate design and architecture, M:OFA's principal Manish Gulati was seen ..

Bathrooms should be treated beyond functional and mundane spaces. This can be done by bringing them closest to the individual personalities of the user as this is one space where one is alone and can ..

Gwal Pahari is not a piece of land to be worked on but a land to be in love with. The most fascinating aspect of designing a house in this milieu was the multi-layered dimension it entailed - ..

Delhi-based architectural team M:OFA created a four bedroom penthouse for Noida based builder Aman Mehra. Spread across two levels including a terrace pool to boot, the residence was expected to ..

To be able to design a house where the walls not only appear to be floating over the floors but, they, also twist, turn and reshape to suit the functional requirements of the inmates is no ..

When the city of Bhopal decided to facelift their 25 years old Aishbagh Stadium, they appointed Manish and Tanushree Gulati with Rahul Sen to renovate and redesign this heritage ..

A young team of Architects from Delhi - Manish and Tanushree Gulati with Rahul Sen are appointed for renovating the Aishbagh Stadium under the Jawarharlal Nehru Urban Annual Mission Scheme. While ..

The process of designing is invoking, self cleansing and rewarding in many ways - is what we learned while conceiving the duplex apartment for Sabari and Probal Ghosal. In between the innumerable ..

Architects from CEPT, Ahmedabad started their architectural and interior design studio in New Delhi three years ago. With their lateral thinking, their designs reflect an attitude that's born out ..