Tag Archives: Alibaug

Dramatic within the idyllic

Posted on May 29, 2014 by amusingelephant

A weekend house is where inhabitants retreat; to disconnect from everyday life and to connect with nature. The synthesis of nature and architecture is vital – whereby our natural environment’s complexity is injected into a man made sense of order … Continue reading →

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Poetic link, tectonic integrity

Posted on November 4, 2013 by amusingelephant

Since earliest times mankind has sought inspiration from nature for our builtĀ structures. However, until the dawn of the modern era in architecture and design, the true structural character of a building was invariably fully or partially encased in an ornamented … Continue reading →

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