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1. Name of page

Modo Designs

2. Concept / About Us

Modo Designs' is an architecture firm initiated by Architect Arpan Shah. The firm derives its name from a Latin word 'MODO' which means 'of its time'. At Modo designs, designing is considered as a participatory and an exploratory process, a process inclusive of research, exploration and refinement. The design philosophy is about being inclusive, interpreting and responding to the characteristic of the purpose, place and people.

3. History

Modo Designs’ was set up in the year 2002 in Ahmedabad,  operating from a small residential premise.

4. Awards / Achievements

Modo Designs’ has been the recipient of below awards & recognition,

· Awarded ICI Ultratech outstanding structure 2020 in ‘Mass Housing’ category

· Nominated in Forbes India Design Awards 2019 in ‘Architecture - House’ category

· Awarded ID Honours (India Design 2019) in Holiday Homes category

· Modo Designs was one of the 6 Shortlisted firms  by selection committee of CEPT, Ahmedabad in 2018 for the new FT building in CEPT campus

· Felicitated by 'Divya Bhaskar' group as one of the Luminaries in the field of Architecture, Gujarat, 2018.

· AD100 (Architectural Digest, India)- The most influential designers in the subcontinent', 2018

· Best of Houzz 2018 award in 'design category'

· Trends Awards 2016 (category - commendation award for best residential project)

· NDTV Design and Architecture Award 2016 ( category - house award for hot and dry climatic zone)

· Kohler Bold Design Award 2016 ( category - Bold Luxury)

· Quality Brands Award (2012-2014)

· Indian Achievers Award in Construction and Design (2012)

· Rashriya Udyog Ratna Award (2012)

5. External Links (website, online articles, online work portfolio)

http://www.estrade.in/minimum-matter-maximum-content/

https://inhabitat.com/modo-designs-airy-building-in-india/

http://www.home-review.com/tag/serendeep-clubhouse/

https://www.designboom.com/architecture/modo-designs-aranya-house-india/

https://www.archdaily.com/376830/aranya-house-modo-designs/

https://www.architecturaldigest.in/content/weekend-home-outskirts-of-ahmedabad-reinterprets-openness/#s-cust0

https://www.designboom.com/architecture/modo-designs-house-by-the-trees-india-06-19-2017/

https://www.designboom.com/architecture/modo-designs-the-open-house-06-22-2017/

https://www.archdaily.com/873896/the-open-house-modo-designs

http://www.architectmagazine.com/project-gallery/the-open-house_o

https://www.architecturaldigest.in/content/top-10-weekend-homes-2017-india-review-architecture/#s-cust0

https://www.designboom.com/architecture/modo-designs-verandah-house-indian-wilderness-04-29-2018/

https://www.dwell.com/home/the-open-house-05148014

http://www.contemporist.com/verandah-house-by-modo-designs/

https://www.archdaily.com/894857/the-verandah-house-modo-design

https://inhabitat.com/breezy-verandah-house-embraces-indoor-outdoor-living-in-india/the-verandah-house-by-modo-designs-4/

https://www.e-architect.co.uk/india/the-verandah-house-in-ahmedabad

http://www.home-review.com/2017/05/in-and-around-the-trees/

https://www.designpataki.com/verandah-house-nature-dwells-ancestral-legacy/

http://www.berlogos.ru/work/dom-s-verandoj/

https://www.re-thinkingthefuture.com/architecture/housing/2298-house-by-the-trees-by-modo-designs/

https://www.architecturaldigest.in/content/ahmedabad-contemporary-design-vernacular-traditional-architecture-courtyard-home-gujarat/#s-cust0

6. References (on wiki page or any other platform if any)

http://elledecor.in/get-inspired/people/arpan-shah-kohler-bold-design-award-winner-bold-luxury-people

https://cept.ac.in/news/alumni-shortlisted-for-the-new-proposed-ft-building-at-cept-university

http://www.kbda.asia/over-the-year

http://www.prnewswire.co.in/news-releases/kohler-announces-the-winners-of-kohler-bold-design-awards-604232106.html

http://www.faaa.org.in/162/alumni-news/recognition---arpan-shah-&-saptak-patel

7. Personal info about the key architects / owner of company

Architect Arpan Shah is the principal architect of Modo Designs. Having brought up in Ahmedabad, a city rich in heritage and art, Architect Arpan Shah, (the visionary man behind the Modo Design studio) developed an interest since childhood in drawing and craft and this was further enhanced through his schooling in St Xavier’s Loyola. He grew up in Ahmedabad and its architectural history and planning culture have influenced and informed his work. His father sensed his interest in art and suggested him to join Architecture. His early days at CEPT were a rigorous training understanding architecture under some of the finest teachers like B V Doshi, Anant Raje, Kurula Varkey, which groomed his skills and enabled a better focus to his craft. He studied in School of Architecture,CEPT from 1992 to 1999 and then worked in architect B V Doshi’s firm ‘Vastu Shilp Consultants’ before starting his own firm in 2002. His duration at CEPT also lead him to study different historical places in India and observe and assimilate lessons through sketches.

8. Foundation date and location

Modo Designs was founded on October 2002 in Ahmedabad, India

9. Branches if any

Modo Designs does not have branches.

10. Projects executed.

Modo Designs has executed  houses, apartments, institutional and corporate projects. Some of the projects are:

- Interpretation Center, Taranga

- MMV Highschool, Koba

- Bodyshine Essentials Unit for Abhay Mangaldas, Sanand

- Serendeep Community Place, Outskirts of Ahmedabad (refer ‘publication’ page in website)

- Aranya house, Pallodia (refer ‘publication’ page in website)

- Symphony Corporate House for Achal Bakeri, Ahmedabad(refer ‘publication’ page in website)

- The open house, Ahmedabad (refer ‘publication’ page in website)

- Shah outhouse for Dr Vikram Shah, Ahmedabad

- The house by the Trees, Pallodia (refer ‘publication’ page in website)

- The Verandah house for Munshaw family, Ranchodpura (refer ‘publication’ page in website)

- Sun Evoq apartment, Ahmedabad

- Corporate office for Marutinandan group, Ahmedabad

-The house of Courtyards, Ahmedabad