HUNDREDHANDS

Profile of HUNDREDHANDS

Business Name

HUNDREDHANDS

Location

India

Services

Architecture, Urban Design, Graphic Design

Website

http://www.hundredhands.com

[L-R] Sunitha Kondur Ramachandran and Bijoy Ramachandran

Principal(s)

Bijoy Ramachandran (born 1971)

• B.Arch / BMS College of Engineering / 1994
• S.M.Arch.S. / Massachusetts Institute of Technology / 1998

Sunitha Kondur Ramachandran (born 1973)

• B.Arch / BMS College of Engineering / 1996
• S.M.Arch.S. / Massachusetts Institute of Technology / 2000

Philosophy

The studio's approach is grounded in the search for contextually appropriate solutions. Special emphasis is given to the program, response to climate, the existing scale and character of the context, appropriate use of materials and construction techniques, and the development of the project aesthetic as a result of these specific conditions.

Background

• Founded: 2003
• Offices: 1
• Design team: 10

Key projects

• Hope Orphanage, Trichy, India, 2004-2005, Institution
• Community Hall, Tharangambadi, India, 2006, Institution
• Ukn, Bangalore, India, 2006, Corporate Interiors
• Sabre, Bangalore, India, 2007, Corporate Interiors
• Seven Hotel, Bangalore, India, 2006-2007, Hotel
• Banyan Tree, Bangalore, India, 2007-2008, Residential/Hotel (With Allies & Morrison, UK)
• Architecture & The City, Bangalore, India, 2005, Film

Key publications

• Interior Design, Better Interiors, September 2006
• Competition Entry, Catalogue-Venice Biennale, 2006
• Film Transcript (Architecture & The City), Architexturez.Net, January 2007

Key awards

• 2006, Official Selection - Citta Di Pietra, Venice Biennale, Venice, Italy
• 2006, IIID-AVE Awards, Indian Institute Of Interior Designers, Bangalore, India
• 2005, Cityscape-Architecture Review Awards, Cityscape & Architecture Review Magazine, Dubai, UAE