Habitat Architects features in Architecture+Design’s Top 50 list for its 43rd Anniversary Special, published in 2026.
The editorial recognises Indian practices shaping contemporary architecture, interiors, and the ways people experience space.
For Habitat Architects, the feature reflects three decades of architectural judgment, technical discipline, and long-term relationships.
Habitat Architects began its practice in 1994 and works across architecture, interior design, master planning, and urban design.
Moreover, the practice approaches every project through its specific site, climate, context, users, operations, materials, and construction realities.
Architecture as Judgment, Not Style
Habitat Architects does not begin with a predetermined style.
Instead, the team studies what each project asks of the land, its users, and its future life.
This method supports work across private residences, hospitality, civic, commercial, aviation, mixed-use, and master-planning commissions.
However, the practice maintains one consistent discipline across these typologies.
Proportion, performance, context, and clarity guide every decision.
The Frame House: Climate, Privacy and the Horizon
The A+D feature presents The Frame House, which Habitat Architects completed in North India in 2025.
The house uses offset concrete frames to organise views, shade, privacy, and its relationship with the surrounding landscape.
In addition, deep overhangs, recessed glazing, verandahs, and shaded thresholds help temper heat throughout the day.
The ground floor keeps living spaces connected to the lawn and water.
Meanwhile, private areas step back above, creating terraces and selective views while preserving seclusion.
Exposed concrete gives the house weight and permanence.
By contrast, glass draws daylight, reflection, and visual depth into the interiors.
Therefore, the architecture relies on alignment, proportion, and climate-responsive planning rather than decorative excess.
Project Highlights
- Project: The Frame House
- Location: North India
- Typology: Private residence
- Completion: 2025
- Material focus: Concrete and glass
- Design priorities: Climate response, privacy, landscape, shade, and linear planning
An Evolving Indian Practice
The A+D recognition strengthens Habitat Architects’ place within India’s contemporary design discourse.
More importantly, it records how the practice connects creative ambition with technical resolution and long-term use.
In addition, the feature introduces Habitat’s climate-responsive residential thinking to editors, clients, collaborators, and future project partners.
Explore The Frame House and discover more Habitat Architects projects across architecture, interiors, master planning, and urban design.
Read the original A+D Top 50 feature.
