
Vivasthu creates: Bhogadyam - utility; Sukhadarshanam - aesthetics; & Ramya - inner delight.
Our Process
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0. Involvement
100% focus on the process.
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1. Design Methodology
We listen, read, write, draw and model using both traditional handicraft & digital technology so that ideas can move seamlessly between the analogue & digital worlds.
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2. Sustainability
Every project is a unique expression of its users, climate & context. We observe the climate & user's behavior in context to ensure that the project is in service of humanism & longevity of our planet.
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3. Integrated Design
Coming from a STEAM foundation has pushed our thinking to work with clients, users and other stakeholders to produce fresh takes on a problem.
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4. Trans-positioning
The experience of living on three continents, Asia, Africa & America, has helped us explore different perspectives & build empathy for others involved in the process.
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5. Utility. Aesthetics. Inner Delight.
Vivasthu endeavors to create: Bhogadyam - utility; Sukhadarshanam - aesthetics; and Ramya - joyfulness or inner delight within the person. (Vaastu summarized in a statement from Mahabharata.)
Portfolio

Passive House ADU: Amata, Latvia

Bathroom Design: WDC

Recreation Center: Patuxent, MD

Dead Poets Society: WDC Infill

LMCLE Interiors: Bethesda, MD

Sacred Public Space: NE, WDC

Passive Tower Designs: China

Temple Environment Analysis: India

ONH Adaptive Reuse: SE, WDC

Living Building Challenge: WDC

Paper Arch Reconstruction: NYC

V-1 & V-2 : Ergonomic Stools

Pavilion: 2D-3D-FabLab Workshop

ei x ai = ea^i : Parametric Shell

Oriyoki: Zen Dinning

Elements: Experiential Paintings

Interior Design: WDC Metro Area
