Architecture Brio is engaged in the creation of contextually appropriate solutions being conscious of the ever-changing environment it is building in.
Set up in Mumbai in April 2006, it is a design-based practice focusing primarily on the fields of architecture, interior and sustainable design. Its principals are Robert Verrijt (TUDelft, the Netherlands) and Shefali Balwani (C.E.P.T, India).

It is a small selective firm, which has established for itself a reputation of being design oriented. It works together with consultants from related fields right from an early stage of design and appreciates greatly their insights that could lead to innovative solutions. Its uniqueness lies in the diverse backgrounds and cultures that its principals are rooted in. Combining exposure and knowledge in European forte of detailing with the richness of Asian tradition and culture it has developed a design philosophy that goes beyond the norm.

Aesthetics, technological innovation and sustainability are the corner stones of its guiding philosophy. Using not only standard building materials such as concrete and steel it experiments also with unconventional building materials such as bamboo for construction. It uses modern vocabulary with customized detailing in its designs.

Regardless of a projects scale Architecture Brio is committed to the creation of outstanding design and its execution. It approaches a design brief in an open and explorative manner before arriving at a common standpoint. This then acts as a clear concept, which guides the design process.

The firm believes strongly in design as a process. It uses models, both physical and virtual, as tools for communication between clients, engineers and architects. This allows for programmatic and engineering concepts to be fully integrated into the design right from the conception.

Architecture Brio is the recipient of several prestigious awards. Robert Verrijt was awarded the first prize in the Europan 8 competition and second prize in the Dutch Archiprix 2004. Besides this he has been awarded thrice a grant from The Netherlands Foundation for Visual Arts, Design and Architecture.