Bengaluru · India
Climate-responsive homes, institutions and interiors shaped by land, light and life.
Explore selected work01 / Practice
Land before lines. Shade before walls. At HabitArt, architecture emerges through a close reading of climate, material and lived experience—strengthening the quiet character of a place instead of competing with it.
02 / Residential
A selection of homes shaped by their landscapes, materials and everyday rituals.
A weekend home woven between mature mango trees, preserving the orchard as the site’s defining presence. Earthen walls, deep verandahs and a tiled roof temper the climate, while a courtyard, double-height living space and timber bridge connect everyday life to the canopy.
Set among mango trees, Svatman follows the natural terrain through a sunken living room, a tall entrance court and a bridge above a koi pond. Earth, brick, quarry stone and deep tiled roofs create a retreat shaped by shade, ventilation and quiet changes in level.
Within the rolling terrain of Sanctity Ferme, Kripanilay responds to Shoolagiri’s hot, dry climate. The design begins with the relationship between heat, daylight and moving air, allowing the farmhouse to take its cues from the contours and vegetation of its setting.
A hilltop retreat opening towards the forested landscape of Denkanikotai. Connected living, dining and kitchen spaces overlook the pool, while a sunken living room, koi pond and double-height volume bring water, changing light and long views into the heart of the home.
Placed between existing granite boulders, this farmhouse opens east towards a fruit plantation. Its form and material palette draw on regional building traditions, using earth, stone, timber and clay to create a retreat that belongs to the rocky landscape around it.
A modest farmhouse organised around an open courtyard that also serves as the dining space. Living areas and bedrooms open towards the surrounding crop fields, while deep roof projections provide shade. Locally sourced timber and colourful Mediterranean-inspired finishes lend the retreat a relaxed character.
An asymmetric tiled roof gives this Hosur home its distinctive silhouette. Exposed brick, warm floors and timber details bring continuity indoors, while tall windows and a light-filled staircase connect the living spaces to changing daylight and the greenery outside.
03 / Institutional
Campuses, shared spaces and new programmes that bring people together.
Academic and faculty wings are arranged around an open circulation spine that doubles as a place to gather. Local wire-cut brick, shaded walkways and naturally lit teaching spaces give the campus a distinct identity while responding to a constrained site and demanding programme.
A prefabricated steel extension adds lecture halls and shared facilities above the existing academic block. An open sky court brings daylight and ventilation into circulation spaces, while the lightweight roof and retained structural grid support a coherent campus expansion delivered within a 100-day construction programme.
Work / Interiors
Homes and workspaces shaped through light, material and craft.
A contemporary home grounded in Indian craft and a sense of stillness. An open arrangement connects living and dining, while timber, cane, brass and textured stone bring warmth and continuity. Bespoke furniture and carefully detailed joinery give each room its own quiet character.
Framed by mature trees, this apartment is reworked around light, calm and everyday movement. Opening the kitchen to the dining area connects previously fragmented spaces, while warm wood, cane, brass details and a restrained palette create a home that feels gentle and lived in.
Workspace
The studio’s own workspace brings the practice together around drawing, discussion and making. Daylight, timber surfaces and open work areas form the setting for the collaborations that shape HabitArt’s architecture, interiors and material explorations.
04 / Pipeline 2026
New explorations in living, learning and the spaces between.
Coming Soon
A weekend estate conceived around long landscape views and sheltered outdoor spaces. Brick screens, stone bases and generous roof overhangs frame a sequence of courtyards, verandahs and planted terraces, opening the house to the surrounding greenery and mountain setting.
16 curated views · Exteriors & interiors · Design visualisations
Design proposal
A home set between a rocky ridge and the forest below. Double-height shared spaces lead to quieter bedrooms and sheltered decks, while angular openings frame the landscape. Earth, lime, brick and terracotta shape a sequence of spaces that moves between enclosure and openness.
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Design proposal
A compact mixed use building for the National School of Business. Tall vertical screens give the facade depth and shade, while planting and a generous forecourt connect its stacked spaces to everyday campus life.
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Design proposal
A cafeteria and mixed use proposal for Sharon Group of Institutions. A curved brick frontage and broad glazed openings bring dining and campus activity together, with planted edges that soften the building’s meeting with the landscape.
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Institutional · Coming Soon
A cafeteria redevelopment for the National School of Business campus, focused on dining and shared student life.
Institutional · Coming Soon
A youth center and student housing proposal for Sharon Group of Institutions in Salem, bringing campus life and accommodation into a shared institutional setting.
05 / Approach
A practice of restraint
Every square foot left untouched preserves shade, keeps the ground permeable and makes room for life beyond walls. Passive comfort, local craft, reclaimed material and honest construction are not additions to our architecture—they are how it begins.
“Perhaps the first act of sustainable architecture is deciding what to leave untouched.”
Topography, trees, wind and the rituals of everyday life become the first drawing.
Shade, thermal mass, courtyards and stack ventilation shape comfort before systems do.
Earth, stone, timber, brick and tile are allowed to weather, reveal craft and carry memory.
Design is carried from concept to site through rigorous drawings and consultant coordination.
Aditya Venkat · Principal Architect & Creative Director
06 / Studio
HabitArt Architecture Studio is a Bengaluru-based design practice led by Principal Architect Aditya Venkat. Our work moves between intimate homes, rural retreats, institutions and interiors, united by a belief that architecture should feel inevitable to its setting.
The studio’s own workspace brings the practice together around drawing, discussion and making. Daylight, timber surfaces and open work areas form the setting for the collaborations that shape HabitArt’s architecture, interiors and material explorations.
6projects published on ArchDaily
2×iGen 50 Under 40 · Studio team · 2024 & 2025
BLRworking across southern India and beyond
About
More about our practice, soon.
07 / Films
Explore our work through six films from the HabitArt YouTube channel.
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Watch on YouTube08 / Publications
Selected features from ArchDaily and BAMPR.
09 / Awards
Selected honours for the practice and the work that shapes it.
2024 · Mumbai
VOX Architecture Ideas
Public & Institutional Building
National School of Business, Bengaluru
Award announcementArchitect and Interiors India
India’s top 50 architects and designers under 40.
Aditya Venkat · HabitArt Architecture Studio
View recognitionArchitect and Interiors India
Recognition among India’s emerging architects and designers.
Rochana Ramakrishna & Thejas KS · HabitArt Architecture Studio
iGen 2025 Design Forum10 / Contact
Tell us about the land, the people and the life you imagine there.
habitart30@gmail.comVisit
115, East End ‘A’ Main Road
