Ruchika Kaushal

Jung-e-Azadi Memorial Complex: Overview -Kartarpur-2014- Ongoing – Raj Rewal Associates

Description:The concept of the Jang-e-Azadi memorial and museum is based on a circular enclosure which houses the focal centre of the memorial and integrates it with a harmonious ensemble of galleries amplifying the struggle and sacrifice for freedom around a ceremonial path. However the institutions representing auditorium, library and restaurant can function as autonomous units in independent buildings. The aim is to design a lively museum which involves not only the surrounding community but...

New park spaces in Northdale

The Site is hosted by Social PinPoint. (“Social PinPoint”, “us”, “we”, “our”) ) on behalf of The Regional Municipality of Waterloo (“Region”) , The Corporation of the City of Cambridge, The Corporation of the City of Kitchener and The Corporation of the City of Waterloo, (each a “City” and collectively “Cities”) Township of Wellesley, Township of Wilmot, Township of Woolwich (each a “Township” and collectively “Townships”).Social PinPoint, the Region, the Cities and the Townships take your priv...

LCBO Headquarters - B+H Architects

The interiors for the new Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO) headquarters located at 100 Queens Quay East span seven floors and reinforce the LCBO’s distinct culture and brand through a mixture light woods, textured cork, and distinctive graphics.  The open, flexible office workspace capitalizes upon the stunning views of the Toronto waterfront and downtown. The interior workplace environment successfully balances group collaboration with individual focus, critical to support hybrid work mod...

Union Station Enhancement Project

The Union Station Enhancement Project (USEP) is part of the GO Expansion program, which aims to transform the transportation network in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area over the next decade. The project will contribute to increasing Ontario’s capacity and help Metrolinx advance its pursuit to redefining the GO Transit rail network into a system that delivers two-way, all-day service every 15 minutes. The system-wide infrastructure upgrades will include additional tracks, expanded stations,...

Union Station Enhancement Project

Union Station Enhancement Project We’re upgrading Union Station to support the creation of a network that has the capacity to deliver two-way, all-day service every 15 minutes or better along core segments of the GO rail network.New reconfigured platforms and more convenient access to and from the concourse levels below, as well as increased service levels across the network as trains move through the station faster and more efficiently. Improvements to Union Station are being completed in phases...

Residence 91 / Charged Voids

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Patterned brick walls create an inward-looking oasis for a multigenerational family at this Chandigarh residence. Located in Chandigarh, on a site facing a busy sector road on one side and an arterial road on another, Residence 91 by Charged Voids houses a nine-member family spanning three generations. The client desired a humble, meditative sanctuary—a sacred space that prioritizes wellness and tranquility and sparks joy. The architecture responds to this brief by celebrating nature and t...

Garnet A. Williams Community Centre Renovation - +VG Architects

The facility was in need of a significant refresh as well as improvements to address major accessibly challenges. The split-level nature of the circulation created barriers for many users.
+VG Architects developed a design that proposed two new entrances: one for the community centre at the west end of the complex and a separate arena entrance at the east of the complex providing direct access to ice level. The project fully renovated the change room areas to provide gender neutral/family change...

Lake House, Udaipur, by Matra architects and rurban planners - ArchiSHOTS - ArchitectureLive!

What started as a possible restoration of a tumbledown stone dwelling on a three-quarter acre plot in 2013, is today a 12,000 square-foot set of three interlinked blocks, with an imposing collonaded façade of slender pillars in textured precast white concrete. The Lake House is an interpretation, or “abstraction” of the chhatris and baradaris, elegant pavilions, supported by fluted columns that are a recurring leitmotif of Rajput-Mughal architecture.


Spaces within the five-bedroom constructio...

Plans for Innisfil’s new Catholic elementary school unveiled

Plans for the new Catholic elementary school in Innisfil were revealed at the Simcoe Muskoka District Catholic School Board (SMCDSB) Meeting Wednesday night. 

The school is slated to open in fall 2023 as part of the new subdivision community in Lefroy on McMaster Avenue, at the southeast corner of 20th Sideroad and Killarney Beach Road. The site acquisition process is currently underway. 

The Innisfil Catholic Elementary school was ranked second on the list of the Board's Capital Plan of p...

H-House / Co.lab Design Studio

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Text description provided by the architects. The house being sited in between a busy neighborhood, the owners of this home felt the common dilemma of a requirement of private living spaces surrounded by gardens. In order to create a luxurious and spacious home where the owner feels constantly connected to the outdoors, the design inverts the concept of a bungalow set in a garden by infusing gardens into the bungalow and encapsulating the natural green space within the house.

The private r...

STORY Club and Lounge at The Westin Gurgaon

By: Lavina Kharkwal
Who doesn’t like to hear a good story! Especially when the story teller weaves a little magic, creates a special kind of energy while narrating , grabs the attention of the listeners and leaves the interpretation of the story solely on the audience . Such a story is being unfolded at the newly launched Story Club and Lounge at The Westin Gurgaon.
Another nightclub? What is so novel about that you will ask? Delhi is a city which is notorious for the short life span of nightclu...