The Plan – Mumbai Artist Retreat

The theme of this issue of the Plan Magazine is “designer homes”.

With a design inspired by sustainability, Architecture BRIO explores the dialogue with the environment in its Mumbai Artist Retreat. Guillermo Acuña from Arquitectos Asociados shows us how a stilt house can be transformed into a community space, while SO – IL and Shenton Architects create complex relationships between a home and its surroundings on the North Fork of Long Island. Christoff : Finio has designed a timber family home that’s fully immersed in nature, while Plasma Studio has embraced the idea of designing an innovative, hi-tech family home. Damilanostudio Architects and Villa IE investigate the connections between Asia and the Alps of Italy’s Piedmont region, while Robert Konieczny of KWK Promes has designed a home from the garden up. Finally, in this edition’s editorial, Larry Scarpa discusses how the concept of the dense city can be used to promote quality of life and social change.