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How tyre baron Raunaq Singh lost his empire—but cemented his legacy

The partition of India in 1947 upended millions of lives on both sides of the newly drawn border. Yet, amid the devastation, it gave rise to a generation of Indian entrepreneurs whose stories stand as enduring testaments to human resilience and grit. They embodied the very spirit of “rugged individualism” that Ralph Waldo Emerson once celebrated. Among them were Brijmohan Lall Munjal, the…

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 Awakening, by the pool-Residential Multi Dwelling Interiors | The Crossboundaries <a href="https://www.savidevelopers.com">Savi Developers</a>

 Awakening, by the pool-Residential Multi Dwelling Interiors | The Crossboundaries

Project Brief:

Animate pads are fun to design. They demand eclecticism and imagination, in exchange for an often less-than-generous offer of space. The space was substantial and had to accommodate the stylish living demands of a young industrialist who came back from the States and wanted a New York style Exposed design. The habitats of this space were a Dog, a couple in early 30’s and an infant.

With sustainable design approach, we worked with exposed brick work and polished concrete flooring. We integrated all these elements in a language that uplifts the natural quality of each material, giving the residence a natural, earthy feel.The exposed brick walls which envelopes the space from inside, the natural wood furniture revealing its natural form of veins and texture, made it a unique experience to be in the space at different times of the day and finally, the pinch of Greens and blues of the pool surrounding the space.

Another focal point is electrical grid designed with MS conduit system which we customized on site. Each and every member had been cut explicitly as per measurements and layered. The G.I. piping system was used for the electrical grid layout where the 12mm M.S. Conduit pipe is suspended from the ceiling though ceiling clamps layed at proper distance. The tee joint binds pipes on both the sides and a 4 way junction box holds the light below. This mechanism was derived while playing around with the assembly. The air conditioning system used here is VRV centralized system where the piping hides away resting on an exposed GI Matt black cable trays. The perforated Matt black trays runs parallel to the beams adding linearity to the space.

As you enter this plush apartment, the first visual clue in the Foyer is a free standing display unit that is paired up with metal and wood which acts as a partition as well as display shelves. The exposed ceiling with 10’6” floor height welcomes the guests with a display of colorful furniture in living room. The Tan leather sofa, a very outdoorsy and modern country style piece was custom designed, introduces a pop of color into the living room. A few splashes of other colors also creep into the design in the form of Pale avocado Lounge chair and large sized checkered Rug in the shades on green is spread across on the concrete floor.

The Kitchen area and dining area coupling is a minimal and smart addition that speaks the highly nuanced approach to space-division. A kitchen runs along one side of the space with white cabinets, Wooden counter Top and smart appliances, surround the exposed red brickwork, while a contrasting white Island counter is positioned in front. The open kitchen is the focal point of the space; it unfolds on the dining area along with outdoor lounge / bar area. The dining space consists of an elegant wooden table along with multi colored chairs and contemporary white metal hanging lights over it.

To add some more drama, a customized human sculpture was designed that stands by the edge of the pool. The Awakening, by the pool is a human sculpture conceptualized with a thought to receive positive vibes. As the dusk appears, the human sculpture reflects itself in the pool multiplying the height. The 6′ high sculpture has been sculpted in clay and casted in fiber and painted rustic blue wash finish. The pool ledge has been specifically designed for the dog who now uses and sun bathes for the same. The polished grey concrete floor merges well with the blue china mosaics in the pool.

The masculine master suite flaunts a wooden king size bed in the center, that has been set against a leather headboard, which in turn is backed by a wooden louvered wall paneling and mirrors, which engulfed an entire wall. It also opens out to the attached bathroom which consists of a couple wardrobes, Bathtub and an elegant counter which is casted in concrete with his and her basin layered on the top. Another bedroom is robust, with a vast view of the city behind the bed back and a pool view from the side.

One can spot a brilliance of space division here that is the extremely thoughtful detailing. This was achieved by bringing in a magical rhythm by connecting spaces through the repetitive use of few materials and wall treatments making it more Brawny. Every inch of space was thoughtfully designed and executed on site.

Firm Profile:

The Crossboundaries is a young firm founded in Vadodara, positioning itself at the intersections of interior design, architecture, graphics and product design. Harsh Boghani, founder and principal architect-designer sees these cross-connections as opportunities for constant innovation and as the studio’s name suggests, a relentless pursuit for “pushing the boundaries”. Apart from engaging with architecture and design, The Crossboundaries seeks to provide a viable platform to artists, visual designers, sculptors and varied creatives to work and grow together.

The firm in its second year itself won the National Award for Excellence in Retail Interior Design by IIID, Nominated as one of the top 50 Generation next designers to look at in 2017 and won the FOAID (Future of Architecture and Interior Designers) Gold Award the same year.

FACT FILE:

Project Name: Awakening, by the pool.

Project Architect: The Crossboundaries

Size: 3200 sq.ft

Location: Vadodara, Gujarat, India

Design Team: Lala Mistry,Sanket Prajapati, Vijay Dhabi, Priyank Mistry, Hardik Dholu, Urvi Velani, Shailesh Boghani & Harsh Boghani

Client: Mr.Amit Sanghvi

Photography: Sebastian Zachariah & Ira Gosalia ( Photographix)

Text: Bushra Khan

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11 important modernist buildings in Columbus, Indiana

The architecture of Columbus, Indiana, has made the city an unlikely modernist mecca and is used as the setting for a new feature film. We've rounded up 11 of the best examples, which include a house by Eero Saarinen, a fire station by Robert Venturi and a library by IM Pei.

First Christian Church by Eliel Saarinen, 1942

The First Christian Church was one of the first modernist religious buildings in the US, and – like many subsequent projects in Columbus – was proposed in the style by local industrialist J Irwin Miller.

Saarinen's brick structure comprises cuboid volumes, including a tall tower with a perforated top that allows sounds from the organ to proliferate.

Irwin Conference Centre (formerly Irwin Union Bank) by Eero Saarinen, 1954

Designed as a counterpoint to neoclassical bank architecture, this single-storey building eschewed brick and stone for glass walls.

A grid of large domes forms the roof, which locals joked made it look like a brassiere factory, while the interior was kept open by clustering all the filing spaces at the centre. The structure was renovated and turned into a conference centre in 2014.

Miller House and Garden by Eero Saarinen, 1957

The younger Saarinen designed this mid-century home for J Irwin Miller and his wife Xenia, who owned the home until her death in 2008, when acquired by the Indianapolis Museum of Art and made accessible to the public.

The 6,838-square-foot (635-square-metre) building – one of the architect's few private houses – is typical of modernist residences with its horizontal emphasis, abundance of glass, and open layout, which was furnished by Alexander Girard.

North Christian Church by Eero Saarinen, 1964

A slender, tapered metal spire rises 192 feet (59 metres) above the centre of this hexagonal church, while an oculus at its base lets in light.

The interior is organised around the central communion table, with seating stepped up each side apart from the one occupied by the organ.

Fire Station Number Four by Robert Venturi, 1966

Venturi designed the front facade of the red-brick fire station to be symmetrical, even though the truck garage on one side is much taller than the office spaces on the other

In the middle sits a tower shaped like a cylinder with a vertical section sliced away, and a large portion of the wall is painted white.

First Baptist Church by Harry Weese, 1965

Two triangular-sectioned brick buildings house the principle spaces for this church complex, located in a suburban neighbourhood at the base of a gentle hill.

Brick walls and slate roofs were used for the exterior, while wood panelling and furniture create a contrasting aesthetic inside.

Cleo Rogers Memorial Library by IM Pei, 1969

This red-brick building with concrete details presents an austere facade to the public plaza it abuts.

Light is brought in through a large canted skylight that runs down the middle of the structure, which has been added to and renovated several times during its lifetime.

The Republic Newspaper Building by Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, 1971

Faced almost entirely in huge glass panels, stacked two high within aluminium frames, this office and plant for The Republic newspaper was the first project to complete as part of SOM's masterplan for revitalising Columbus in 1960.

The printing press was housed within an acoustically insulated, yellow pavilion that was anchored separately from the building's foundations.

Clifty Creek Elementary School by Richard Meier & Partners, 1982

This 72,000-square-foot (6,690-square-metre) school for children from kindergarten to grade six comprises two wings: one for teaching spaces, and the other housing the library, cafeteria, gymnasium, and art and music rooms.

Teaching spaces are partitioned with moveable walls, and a ramp through the double-height library connects the two sides of the building at various levels.

Columbus City Hall by Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, 1981

Another piece of SOM's city masterplan, this 60,000-square-foot (5,574-square-metre) civic centre houses the Columbus municipal government and police department.

Its most prominent architectural feature is the forecourt in front of the curved glazed entrance, which is accessed under deep brick beams that extend from either side by don't meet in the middle.

St Peter's Lutheran Church by Gunnar Birkerts, 1988

Similar to Eero Saarinen's church, St Peter's is topped by a tall, slender spire, but Birkerts clad his in copper that has patinated to green.

The heavy-looking building's circular interior is washed in light from strips of windows sandwiched between sets of layered walls on both sides.

Photography is courtesy of Columbus Indiana Visitor Centre.

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Meet the fixer: This entrepreneur helps the solar industry compete.

At the back of the commercial enterprise of power production, there are a whole lot of numbers. Usage facts are vital to sun businesses who are seeking to figure out the way to work in a given region — but it’s regularly hidden away within the outmoded databases of person application groups who aren’t inside the enterprise of on hand data garage. Less than a year after kicking off her easy power profession as a low-stage analyst at PG&E, Elena Lucas decided she desired to tackle that trouble head-on. She cofounded the Bay region–startup UtilityAPI in 2014.

UtilityAPI wrangles the information and offers to the businesses who need it

And in doing so, it has introduced the cost of putting in solar panels down with the aid of five to ten percent.

Lucas is also running to make her agency — and tech way of life at large — greater welcoming to girls. Almost half of-ofilityAPI’s personnel are girls, most in government positions. “I think it’s surely one of a kind than lots of different businesses within the Bay vicinity,” Lucas says, “and that I’m so proud of that.”

Entrepreneur 101: I Got an Idea, Now What

And so the adventure starts; you get this concept to create a one of a kind product, you persuade yourself that this product will clear up a whole lot of problems, and make you clearly wealthy. Sounds familiar? An idea is one factor, however embarking on the journey of making your concept take flight is a whole exclusive ball game. For many humans, the notion of leaving consistent profits to start a new enterprise can be frightening and agreeably so, however, humans have gone through the entrepreneurial enjoy, and they say it’s far worth it.Forbes finance

There are a lot of motives why human beings cross into entrepreneurship. If you do no longer like the normal 9-5 lifestyle and need to work on their very own terms, then perhaps entrepreneurship is for you. humans get fired from their jobs or have an awful experience within the conventional administrative center and this offers them the push to parent out their desires and strive to pursue it, while others ought to stay home with own family. No matter the motive why decide to emerge as an entrepreneur, you have to set desired, write them down and overview them every now and then to maintain yourself grounded.

Entrepreneurship isn’t always bliss, it’s far a journey of America and downs,

And it does now not count number what precipitated you to select this lifestyle, starting up on the proper foot can actually assist you to keep the momentum going in the course of the whole journey. Right here is what you may do to start off on the proper foot.

Have fun. All of us love an excellent party don’t we, there’s by no means a terrific time or better way to start your entrepreneurship journey than with a celebration. An extraordinary idea is a great aspect and is well worth celebrating, no longer everybody has the heart or opportunity to do what you want to do. Celebrating your concept does not must be complicated, it can be a party of three, four, 5 whatever you may do, make it memorable, ensure it’s miles something you would don’t forget, due to the fact consider me, it can be a while until you do discover a reason to try this again.

Write a Marketing strategy. The following issue to do is to plot your commercial enterprise,

There’s a saying that If you fail to plan, you intend to fail. Get your pen and paper, pill or PC and start writing, write down everything you need your business to appear to be, your product(s), product names, the character you would really like your business to encompass, what you need to accomplish, how you would really like to shape the world, how you’ll manage to advertise and how much could you want to make. there’s nothing that too inconsequential to include, and you ought to evaluation and make changes to your Business plan while necessary.

Get to work. Ever listen the time period wantrepreneur

They’re folks that inform the complete global about this incredible concept however by no means take a seat all the way down to convey these thoughts to life. Entrepreneurs are not like that, so get working, start creating your service or product, while you create the product, check it, make sure that the product works exactly the way it has been designed to paintings.

Grow your Network. One excellent way to promote your product is by means of speaking approximately it, supply human beings snippets of what your product can do and get their opinion. Spend time to interact with those who you watched will be the great customers to your products. Social media is a splendid region to do this. You need to begin to create demand for your product early inside the product introduction system.

Are You Buying A Chiller For Your Industry

Imparting safe and wholesome operating environment is the first considered necessary for every enterprise to keep in a problem for increasing its productiveness. Studies have proved that at the side of task protection if industrialists also offer a comfortable working atmosphere to their personnel they not only sense connected with their paintings vicinity but also provide their fine to boom the productivity of that institution. Usually, it is visible that in large industries, there are especially two styles of employees person who look after the administrative paintings and their work is specifically associated that desk and chair, their paintings place is mainly at the back of the office of 4 partitions with heating and cooling centers.

Some other group of personnel within the same industry

Are those who are worried in manufacturing activities and consequently their they need to paintings with heavy machines which work often for long hours and at some point of the method in their operation they generate big warmth. The heat generated from the operation of machines now not best affects their working efficiency, but additionally influences the working surroundings. To take away this trouble every commercial agency feels the want of chillers known as industrial chillers or maybe water chillers which can be helpful in retaining the temperature in the enterprise. In different words, if I say that these chillers are equipment that is used for cooling the temperature of commercial machines by using utilizing water, then there would be hardly ever any individual who will not consider me.

Interestingly, nowadays, going via the priority of governments towards the safety and safety of commercial workers,

Unique types of new functions are being introduced in industrial chillers to beautify the productiveness of organization. however, with this those trends have also multiplied the need of ordinary preservation and take a look at up of those chillers to revel in their ideal services. Right here’s one issue which needs to be stated Here about these chillers is that there is a belief among the general public, that chillers are specially required in huge industries, although this is true to a large volume, however other than this they’re equally utilized in all massive agencies where special varieties of heavy machines are used for working functions for instances hospitals, food extracting industries and so forth.

It, therefore, will become imperative for all corporation to move, through sure elements which can be helpful in improvising the capability of chillers to a huge quantity:

What Every Employee Should Know About Non-Compete-Non-Solicitation Contracts

A non-compete settlement is an agreement signed via a worker in which she or he agrees that they may now not engage in positive employment inside a sure geographic location for a certain period of time once they stop or are fired. Likewise, a non-solicitation settlement binds the employee not to contact the organization’s clients or ultimate employees below the identical conditions. Those restrictive contracts have emerge as extra commonplace in Michigan, in particular in the generation zone wherein organizations agree with they have legitimate enterprise pastimes that want to be covered.

Non-compete and non-solicitation contracts created a number of very hard problems for the employees.

And it isn’t simply top level employees who’re frequently muscled into signing such contracts. It ought to no longer surprise everybody that organizations have incredible leverage to pressure business proprietors, upper degree executives and lower level workers to signal These restrictive contracts.compete analytics

Many employers require that the employee sign

Such an agreement for you to reap employment, or after they’re hired, as a way to keep their process. Alas, maximum employees agree with that they’ve little or no leverage and sign These contract with little concept, evaluation or negotiation. In far too many instances, employees are inclined to do whatever to comfortable a good task and naively expect that they will paintings there forever. they are wrongly knowledgeable that such contracts are unenforceable, or count on the non-compete might not ever have an effect on them.non-compete clause

Plenty of the mythology and confusions surrounding on

Compete for problems nowadays is because Michigan’s view of non-competes has changed during the last two a long time. Michigan courts used to view non-competes as anti-competitive and, therefore, unenforceable in Michigan. This all modified in 1987 whilst Michigan surpassed Phase four(a) of the Anti-Consider Reform Act. It is now the public policy of Michigan to implement reasonable non-competition provisions in employment contracts.complete agency