STUDIO ARDETE

धर्मक्षेत्रे कुरुक्षेत्रे…
“On the field of dharma, at Kurukshetra.” — Bhagavad Gita

6 acres · 2,00,000 sq ft
Haryana

Where the Gita was first spoken, we are raising a chariot in stone.

Some sites you design. Others ask you to bow first.

This is Kurukshetra — the dharmabhumi of Haryana, where Krishna, as Arjuna’s sarathi, turned despair into the eternal song of the Gita.

It is our deepest honour to share an ongoing project we hold closest — a new ISKCON temple complex, conceived as the divine rath of Krishna.

The whole composition is built to move. White marble horses rise mid-gallop at the threshold, faceted in a contemporary, almost parametric geometry — ancient power, new hands. Behind them, the great chariot wheels are carved into the plinth itself, so the temple does not sit on the ground so much as ride it. Above, a triple shikhara crests into the gold of dawn.

At the centre of all that motion, a single marble lotus opens from a still reflecting pool — the breath before the word.

We designed it for sunrise — when mist hangs in the trees, the wet plaza mirrors the sky, and the true scale reveals itself only through the devotees standing small beneath the horses.

Not merely a temple. A chariot remembered in marble — and the song that still moves through it.

— Studio Ardete

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25 Bigha Housing in Himalayas
A feel of European Alps modern housing in india
Unleashing - There is a rare kind of magic that happens when human ingenuity refuses to compete with nature, and instead, chooses to dance with it. 🏔️✨
Perched where the earth meets the sky, this architectural sanctuary by Studio Ardete is a masterpiece in contextual luxury. Every line is a deliberate stroke, designed to frame the shifting shadows of the mountains and invite the mist inside. It is not merely a building; it is a sensory experience—a place where the stillness of the peaks is mirrored by the strength of the structure. Here, the architecture doesn't just sit on the land; it breathes with it, offering a quiet, sophisticated refuge for the soul.
#StudioArdete #MountainManifesto #ArchitecturalElegance #ContextualDesign #LuxuryRetreat NatureInteriors

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2,00,000 Sqft Retail & Cinema Destination | Parametric Architecture | Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh
This isn't just a building. It's a catalyst. 🌊
We're introducing a landmark mixed-use destination — 2,00,000 sqft of retail and cinema rising across 2.5 acres in the heart of Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh. A project designed not just to serve a city — but to redefine its commercial gravity.

What makes this project unlike anything built here before:
🌀 The Facade — A fluid white mass with parametric curved geometry. The roofline sweeps like a continuous wave, frozen in concrete. Not a straight line in sight.
🟤 The Cinema Volume — Wrapped in a perforated bronze-gold screen panel that glows from within at dusk — a lantern set against the Chhatarpur skyline.
🪟 Street-Level Glazing — Full-height glass dissolves the boundary between inside and outside. Retail doesn't just happen here — it becomes spectacle.
🏛️ The Arched Underbelly — A covered civic threshold connecting both volumes. An invitation, not just an entrance.

Project Specs:

📐 Built-up Area: 2,00,000 sft

🏙️ Plot Area: 2.5 Acres

🎬 Programme: Retail + Cinema | Mixed Use

📍 Location: Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh

Chhatarpur has never seen this scale of architectural ambition. This project is poised to draw national and international brands to a market long waiting to be unlocked.
A new centre. A new energy. 🖤

💬 What do you think about parametric architecture coming to Tier 2 cities in India? Let us know below.
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The Brick House — Where Light, Courtyards & Brick Tell a Story | Studio Ardete | Panchkula
What does a home truly like? 🧱🌿
This is The Brick House — a 239.50 sqm residence in Sector 20, Panchkula, Haryana, designed by Ar. Badrinath Kaleru and Ar. Prerna Kaleru of Studio Ardete. A house that doesn't announce itself loudly — it draws you in, slowly, warmly, like the smell of evening tea on a verandah.

The Experience, As You Walk Through:
🌿 The Approach — A short traverse along the lawn leads you to a generous verandah pushed into the building line. Flowery planter pots — insisted upon by the owner's wife — and a swing set waiting for evening teas. Before you've even stepped inside, the house has already welcomed you.
☀️ The Living Space — Voluminous, sun-drenched, and disorienting in the best way. Cradled between two courtyards that flood it with light, you'll stop and wonder — am I really indoors? The living area is tucked deep into the house, shielded from the harsh south-west sun, yet never starved of it.
🏛️ The Courtyards — The heart of this home. Rising to double-storey height, masoned in pigmented wire-cut brick, they wrap you in the warmth of soil and earth. A quarter of each courtyard wall is lined with brick jaali — during noon, only reflected light filters in; at dawn and twilight, diffused light breathes through the lattice. The rhythm of light dances to the music of brick, all day long.

The plot itself works in the home's favour — overlooking a woody park to the South and South-East, with a lawn boundary to the South-West, nature frames this house along two major frontages. The design doesn't fight its surroundings. It listens to them.

Project Details:

🏠 Project: The Brick House

📐 Gross Built Area: 239.50 SQM

📍 Location: Panchkula, Haryana, India

✏️ Lead Architects: Ar. Badrinath Kaleru & Ar. Prerna Kaleru — Studio Ardete

📸 Photography: Ar. Purnesh Dev Nikhanj

🎨 Interior Styling: Rahul Kukreja

💬 What's your favourite detail in this house — the courtyards, the jaali, or that verandah swing? Tell us in the comments.
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2,00,000 Sqft Retail & Cinema Destination | Parametric Architecture | Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh
This isn't just a building. It's a catalyst. 🌊
We're introducing a landmark mixed-use destination — 2,00,000 sqft of retail and cinema rising across 2.5 acres in the heart of Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh. A project designed not just to serve a city — but to redefine its commercial gravity.

What makes this project unlike anything built here before:
🌀 The Facade — A fluid white mass with parametric curved geometry. The roofline sweeps like a continuous wave, frozen in concrete. Not a straight line in sight.
🟤 The Cinema Volume — Wrapped in a perforated bronze-gold screen panel that glows from within at dusk — a lantern set against the Chhatarpur skyline.
🪟 Street-Level Glazing — Full-height glass dissolves the boundary between inside and outside. Retail doesn't just happen here — it becomes spectacle.
🏛️ The Arched Underbelly — A covered civic threshold connecting both volumes. An invitation, not just an entrance.

Project Specs:

📐 Built-up Area: 2,00,000 sft

🏙️ Plot Area: 2.5 Acres

🎬 Programme: Retail + Cinema | Mixed Use

📍 Location: Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh

Chhatarpur has never seen this scale of architectural ambition. This project is poised to draw national and international brands to a market long waiting to be unlocked.
A new centre. A new energy. 🖤

💬 What do you think about parametric architecture coming to Tier 2 cities in India? Let us know below.
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Studio Ardete Named in Architecture+Design's Top 50 | India's Most Compelling Design Practices
Honoured. Humbled. And deeply grateful. ✨
Studio Ardete has been featured in Architecture+Design's Top 50 — a celebration of the minds reshaping architecture, interiors, and the way we live — published in A+D's 43rd Anniversary Special.
For Prerna Kaleru and Badrinath Kaleru, design has always been a conversation — between space and story, material and memory, the built and the felt. This recognition isn't just a milestone for the studio — it's a reflection of every person who has been part of the Ardete journey.
To every client who trusted us with their vision.

To every collaborator who brought ideas to life.

To every craftsperson whose hands shaped what we imagined.
This one is for all of you. 🖤
📖 Architecture+Design is one of India's most respected design publications — and being counted among the Top 50 practices in their anniversary edition means the world to us.
💬 We'd love to hear from you — what does meaningful design mean to you? Drop it in the comments.
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Unveiling a Memorial That Speaks — 220 ft Parametric Tower | 10 Acres | Ludhiana
Some leaders don't just serve their time — they define it.
This memorial is a tribute to a visionary statesman whose contributions shaped the very foundation of modern Punjab. A jurist. A statesman. A servant of this soil. We didn't want a monument that merely stands. We wanted one that speaks — and every design decision reflects that intent.
What you'll see in this video:
🔥 The Flame Shell — A 220 ft double-curvature NURBS surface, two sweeping forms bowing outward at mid-height and tapering to a knife edge at crown and base. Pure geometry. Pure emotion.
🔩 The Interior Diagrid — A stress-traced lattice where every member is positioned by algorithmic load mapping. Structure and ornament became the same thing.
🌿 The Flanking Pergolas — Lofted spline paths with rib spacing modulated by a sine wave, creating a rhythm that breathes as you walk through.
🌊 The 10-Acre Landscape — Sculpted berms, reflective pools, and fountain axes make the ground as intentional as the tower above it. The landscape isn't backdrop — it's architecture.
This is what happens when computation, structure, and meaning converge.

📌 If you're into parametric design, computational architecture, or large-scale civic memorials — this one's for you. Drop your thoughts in the comments below.
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A seamless dialogue between the indoors and the outdoors. 🤎

Explore 'The Brick House' by Studio Ardete, where tactile richness meets biophilic design. From the intricate brick jaalis that filter soft sunlight to the double-height courtyards that anchor the living space, every element is meticulously crafted to reflect the beauty of its natural surroundings.

Swipe left to step inside a home built on the brilliant philosophy of 'borrowing from nature.'

📖 Discover the full feature in the April 2026 issue of Society Interiors & Design.

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A hospital shouldn't feel like a sentence. It should feel like a beginning.

We're thrilled to share renders of Oxford Hospital — our upcoming 150-bed healthcare facility in Punjab, currently in design development at Studio Ardete.

Every decision in this building comes back to one question: what does a patient need to feel safe, seen, and hopeful?

The answer shaped everything — the undulating stone façade that softens an institutional typology, the Corten-framed entrance arch that reads as shelter rather than threshold, the ribbon windows that bring in sky from every ward floor, and the rooftop healing garden with winding paths and water.

Inside, a living atrium tree anchors the soul of the building. We call it the "tree that holds the building up" — not structurally, but emotionally.

150 beds. One belief: that great architecture heals.

More to follow. 🌿

#StudioArdete #OxfordHospital #HealthcareDesign #PunjabArchitecture #HospitalDesign BiophilicDesign

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Unveiling a project close to my heart.

220 ft tall. 10 Acres. A tribute to a visionary statesman.
Memorial ludhiana

Some leaders don’t just serve their time — they define it. This memorial honours a man whose contribution shaped the very foundation of modern Punjab. A jurist. A statesman. A servant of this soil.

We didn’t want a monument that merely stands. We wanted one that speaks.

The Parametric Form:
The 220 ft flame-like shell is a double-curvature NURBS surface — two sweeping forms bowing outward at mid-height, tapering to a knife edge at crown and base. The interior lattice is a stress-traced diagrid, every member positioned by algorithmic load mapping. Structure and ornament became the same thing.

The flanking pergolas follow lofted spline paths, rib spacing modulated by a sine wave — a rhythm that breathes as you walk through.

The 10-acre landscape is not backdrop — sculpted berms, reflective pools and fountain axes make the ground as intentional as the tower above it.#parametricdesign #memorialstructure #architecture #archdaily #archvision

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