Sobre Studio Lotus
Profile
Studio Lotus is a multi-disciplinary design practice that believes in delivering enriching design solutions through a value-driven process empowering all stakeholders and the environment. The practice was founded in 2002 by Ambrish Arora, Ankur Choksi and Sidhartha Talwar.
The firm takes a deeply contextual approach to its work and combines this with a strong focus on the tactile and sensory qualities of the space. The design process looks at sustainability through the multiple lenses of cultural, social and environmental impact. There is an active engagement in integrating localized skills and resources with state-of-the art materials and technologies.
Currently marking its sixteenth year, Studio Lotus has close to a 100 awards in India and internationally. Some of its key recognitions include World Holiday Building of the Year at World Architecture Festival Barcelona and World Architecture News Awards, INSIDE Award Creative Re-use Category Winner at World Festival of Interiors Berlin and a nomination in the Aga Khan Global Architectural Awards 2013 cycle.
They have also been part of the Architectural Digest India list of the 50 most Influential names in Architecture & Design for 4 consecutive years and received the Grand Jury Prize at Design For Asia Awards, an Honorable Mention at Fast Company Innovation by Design Awards New York, a Special Mention at the DOMUS International Restoration Awards Italy and Silver at the Asia Pacific Interior Design Awards.
Studio Lotus has also won awards in Hospitality Design and Commercial Architecture at Perspective Global Awards and been recognized as the IIID Design Practice of the Year for 3 years and Inside Outside Designer of the Year amongst several other achievements. The practice has been covered extensively in leading publications across the world including Architectural Review, Domus India, Architectural Digest India, Wallpaper, Elle Décor and the Forbes India Annual Issue.
The successfully executed projects of Studio Lotus include the internationally-acclaimed hotel RAAS Jodhpur. Other projects in the Hospitality domain include a revamp of all lobby and restaurant spaces for the stunning Raas Devigarh hotel in Udaipur, the edgy interiors for the new Aloft Hotel in Aerocity Gurgaon and a luxurious understated design for the interiors of the public spaces of the new Taj Hotel opening soon in Theog near Simla. One of the feathers in their cap includes the design of the entire Clubhouse facilities at Max Group’s Antara Senior Living project in Dehradun. In Retail, Studio Lotus has rolled out the Global Retail Identity for Royal Enfield and recently revamped the Retail Design Identity for Godrej Nature’s Basket with a spanking new store in Worli, Mumbai.
They are also responsible for the design of the new state-of-the art Kohler Experience Center in New Delhi. Studio Lotus’ past work includes stores for Good Earth, Rohit Bal, Rajesh Pratap Singh, Ekaya and Gaurav Gupta among others. In Adaptive Re-use, the practice has designed award-winning projects Baradari at City Palace Jaipur and Godrej Imagine Studio at The Trees in Vikhroli, Mumbai and multiple projects at the Mehrangarh Fort in Jodhpur.
In F&B, Studio Lotus has designed the identity for an upcoming brand in Dubai, the first restaurant for celebrity chef Jamie Oliver in India and prominent brands such as Hard Rock, Diva & Independent Brewing Co. Their work also includes art spaces such as the Devi Arts Foundation Gurugram and Khoj International Artists Foundation Delhi.
Currently, Studio Lotus is working on projects of various scales and typologies in multiple cities. These include an all-suite boutique hotel near Dharamshala, an institutional building for the Government of Odisha, the new 40,000-sqm Tech Center & Corporate office for Royal Enfield in Chennai, a clubhouse for the flagship Godrej The Trees development in Mumbai, master plan and architecture for Devanya - a fantastic new 88-acre Eco-development in Kumaon, a new Vilas hotel in a wildlife sanctuary for Oberoi Hotels, a boutique hotel in Lavasa, Retail Brand Identity development for multiple brands such as Cottonworld, Coverstory, Tribe by Amrapali besides several residential projects in different parts of the country.
