Born in 1967 in India, the architect graduated from architecture school in 1989. After working in India and Germany, they returned to Auroville, India in 1996 to start their own architecture, design, and construction company called Kolam. The architect's works focus on material research and climate-responsive design using local materials like hand-made clay bricks and terracotta pots. They have received several awards for their works in group housing and sustainable architecture.

2.  Born in Pune, India, in 1967, married, two
children.
 The architecture practice began in 1990 with
a strong focus on material research with the
view of reducing the environmental impact
of building technologies.
 Came to Auroville in 1990.
Graduated from J.J college of Architecture,
Bombay, in 1989.
 After working for a year in Bombay moved to
Auroville

3.  1990-92: Earliest works were residential
buildings executed in the first two years in
Auroville which were a search for climate
responsive architectural solutions.
 1992-95: Worked in Berlin, Germany shortly
after the wall came down, where there was a
big construction boom, on architectural
competitions, conservation, renovation and
modernisation of historic buildings, social
housing, etc.
 1996: Return to Auroville, and since then
involved in building up 'Kolam', an
architecture, design and construction unit.

5.  The walls are built from hand-made Indian
clay bricks, contrasting with the ancient
Venetian brick columns of the Arsenale.
 The architect claims that terracotta pots are
decreasingly used for cooking in the part of
India mentioned, which is why they are used
for the ceilings on both storeys of the
structure.

6.  2003 Architect of the Year Award, Category
Group Housing, JK Cement, India.
 2001 Honourable Mention “Young Enthused
Architect Category”, A+D Awards, India.
 2000 Architect of the Future, Indian Architect
+ Builder Award, India.
 1999 Architect of the Year Award, Category
Young Architect, Focus State TN, India

7.  "We are all different, we are all unique, and
it's very strange that we have to be adjusting
ourselves continually to standard products."
she says. "We have just accepted and
surrendered ourselves to this future: it
doesn't have to be like that."