Project Details
- Location
- Madurai, Tamil Nadu
- Year
- 2024
- Category
- Commercial
- Area
- 3,200 m²
- Status
- Completed
Services
“Where craft finds its contemporary form”
Atelier Nova is a multi-tenant commercial complex in the heart of Madurai that bridges the city's deep craft heritage with the needs of a modern creative economy. The building creates a fluid, light-filled workspace for design studios, boutique retail, and collaborative professionals — rooted in place, open to possibility.
Concept
The Architectural Idea
Madurai is a city of layered histories. We did not want to ignore this — we wanted to make a building that belongs here, in this specific place, in this specific time. The brickwork references the city's temple architecture without mimicking it. The shaded internal street draws from the logic of the traditional agraharam. The result is a contemporary building with a deep sense of origin.
Photography
Materials
Material
Palette
Madurai Brick
Hand-laid exposed brick from local kilns
Polished Concrete
In-situ cast floors with a honed finish throughout
Kadappa Stone
Dark limestone for pathways and water features
Mild Steel
Fabricated screens, staircases, and canopy frames
Interior Photography
Drawings & Floor Plans
Ground Floor — Public & Studio
Open-plan studio space with collaborative zones and a shaded internal street.
Floor plan illustration — replace with technical drawing
Project Team
Principal Architect
Yazhini
Project Lead
Design Team
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