At the AD PRO Directory Bengaluru brunch, Naresh V Narasimhan and Deeptashree Saha joined Mrinalini Ghadiok to unpack the realities of building, sustaining, and scaling a creative practice.

When a neighbouring plot came up for sale in Bengaluru, a request for a garage quickly turned into the perfect starting point for a garden cottage built by Tessera Architects for friendship, family, and the joy of having people over.

For Insight Academy, Megha Dugar Designs transforms the familiar grammar of a school’s administrative office into a dialogue between design and emotion. Here, formality gives way to fluidity, and colour and craft come together to express the school’s evolving identity.

Designed by 4Brick Studio, this 7,800-square-foot Bengaluru home merges majestic sandstone, hand-finished surfaces, and deeply personal objects into a singular statement.

Iesha Parekh Shellugar relies on layering, permeability and a restrained material palette to turn an unused terrace into a light-driven workspace.

A restaurant in Bengaluru designed in bold flourishes by Studio Camarada is a memorable space. Lavish surface treatments offer a complex, layered visual treat.

Step inside seven of India’s most beautiful heritage homes where timeless architecture, rich history, and modern design come together in perfect harmony.

Studio Camarada reimagined a former Jayanagar residence, opening it to the outdoors with coffee and canopy in quiet balance.

These green homes, across Thrissur, Bengaluru, Bharuch and Shoolagiri, have full-grown trees growing within their interiors.

A bar that celebrates restriction, an ode to nostalgic night markets and a pizzeria that doubles as a workshop, culinary delight meets craft in this selection.

Moving seamlessly between Indian classical elements and Europe’s minimalism, the home becomes a sanctuary of ease, of familiar things, without trying too hard.

Find out how Mediterranean charm lands in these Bengaluru homes, bringing a hint of coastal ease to city life.

Defined by curved forms and moonlit textures, Nila brings a rare hush to the city’s dining scene.

Thoughtfully created by Sneha Ostawal of Source Architecture for a family of six, this Bengaluru villa marries a Mediterranean aesthetic with Indian living.

A modern, almost minimalist tone defines the ethos of this very organic Bengaluru apartment, home to a young doctor couple. Designed by Priyanka Khandekar and Shubham Shingate of Studio SP_ACE, brass, glass and hints of black meet limestone, wood and marble to create a mindful balance.