Studio Nave

Project Case Study

Artist Live-Work Loft & Material Palette

LocationMumbai, India
Year2021
Area290 m²
TypologyInteriors / Adaptive Reuse
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Found Space

An abandoned textile mill warehouse became a live-work studio for a ceramicist. The intervention was deliberately minimal: removing false ceilings to reveal original timber roof trusses, sandblasting brick, and inserting a steel mezzanine that barely touches its host.

Found Space
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The Material Palette

The material choices are a direct response to the client's craft: kiln-fired brick, raw steel, aged teak, and Kadappa stone. Every surface has weight and history — the architecture is itself a study in material honesty.

The Material Palette

— BIM Coordination & Performance

Technical Core

Technical Blueprint
Load-Bearing Core
Thermal Envelope System
Blueprint Visualization / v2.1.0-EB

Structural Intervention

Minimal / Reversible

Heritage Retention

94%

Adaptive Reuse

Full Shell

Natural Ventilation

Cross-Flow

Efficiency Report

The structure employs a monolithic core system that reduces material waste by 18% while enhancing the thermal mass performance of the interior spaces.

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