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Foster + Partners embodies "creative spirit of Mumbai" with first Apple Store in India
According to the studio, the store's interior was designed as "a symbiosis of Apple's unique design approach with finely crafted elements and locally sourced materials".
The walls of the store, which were made from stone sourced from Rajasthan, have a fine grain that is intended to evoke the texture of luxurious Georgette fabric.
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The design incorporates finely crafted elements, locally sourced materials and lush greenery – to stimulate the senses and lift the spirits."
Home sweet home
Arquitecturia designs Catalan house as cluster of pavilions around garden
Externally, the pale, board-marked concrete base of each block has been left exposed, contrasted by dark wooden frames for windows and doors and topped by a roofline finished in white timber batons.
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"The house offers three ways to look at and relate to the outside: an intimate one into an inner courtyard...a horizontal one with framed views to different pieces of garden...[and] and open and wide view of the sky," explained the practice.