THE ARCHITECT’S CORNER
21 September 2021

Ar. Saket Shah, Spiro Designs, Mangal Murti Complex, 1st Floor, Pune 411 002. Phone : 020- 24474687 Mobile : 8087933334 / 35 / 36 / 39 E-mail : projects@spirodesigns.in, info@spirodesigns.in Website:www.spirodesigns.in In interior design there are no instant solutions Architect Saket Shah explains how clarity about this is important. In roughly a dozen years of practice, Architect and Interior Designer Saket Shah, creative head at Spiro Designs, knows that when you go from concept to implementation, your best allies can be gut instinct, tons of research and synergy with the client’s expectations. Every MasterChef viewer has a personal favourite; for some, it is the preparation, for others it is the plating. My take on interior design is much like the diff erence between instant food and gourmet food or thali; the fi rst is short-lived and the second is deeply satiating. It has its fl ip side: one is – well instant, and the other needs oodles of preparation and a deep-rooted understanding of the ingredients, their origins and how they need to be ‘handled’. We take the same route to designing; the outcome is the same level of sumptuous taste. Let us take a look at how you - as someone who is looking to create a lovely interior for your home or offi ce - can convey your thoughts very clearly to the design professional. We always look for clues in your lifestyle and your typical day; do share all this with us frankly because it gives us an accurate inkling of what will go well and what won’t. Most design professionals have a questionnaire. Don’t be shy even of taking leaps of faith creativity and practicality are not always parallel; they often meet Clients often come to us with photographs; how else would they accurately convey their dreams and aspirations to us? I respect them for this; of course, it is our job to translate this into actuals but it never hurts to know that they do have something in mind The more complex the design, the more complex the teams would be. We have worked on projects where there were thirty agencies working in sync. It is fun to see how the client is sometimes overwhelmed by the insane activity on site, even fl ummoxed, but not to worry, complex teams and design do not always mean infl ated costs! Budget; remember, the very defi - nition of budget itself may vary. For example, should you spend lavishly on one room like the living room or artefacts or brands or should you distribute this amount evenly – this is something where your interior designer will suggest the best solution because heknows every side of it Don’t think too much about theme; we frequently work on spaces where the sheer diversity of the residents necessitates a design that does justice to each. We are currently working on a large interior where three generations live under the same roof. When the young boy wanted a superhero theme, we worked on it and used it as a metaphor instead of a direct infl uence. The patriarch of the family felt an attachment to classical elements so we worked on that Most important, in a world where quick fi x solutions are readily available, remember that a space which surrounds you, which you are intimate with, should be like the food you eat at home. It needs to be wholesome, digestible, easy on the eye, and still delicious enough to want more of it every week. If you think of interior design like this, the making will not only be fun but the ‘plating’ too will be rather fl avorful and tantalizing - this much I can promise! (Transcribed by Priya Gokhale, Founder, WIDE Angle Forum) The views, suggestions, opinions and data in the article are the sole responsibility of the expert/ organisation.

A Symposium Design; a Catalyst of Sustainable India.
13 April 2020

The Abstract sent by SPIRO DESIGNS for the symposium was appreciated, for their concept of the project and work they are carrying out with sustainability and eco-design concerns. SPIRO DESIGNS was invited for a detail presentation at National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad for the same, which had few nationally renowned entrepreneurs and researchers presenting by its side. There is increasing realization now worldwide, for the need to focus on sustainable development of both the society as well as the economy. Even in India the gap between the socio-cultural change and the economic change are increasing everyday. The present methods and models of both the business and the economic progress are inadequate and new models are being explored for new directions and leapfrog solutions. The emergence of the social economy makes even more explicit the great pressure to develop innovations related to social demands. Social innovation is a process of change where new ideas emerge from a variety of actors directly involved in the problem to be solved: final users, grass roots technicians and entrepreneurs, local institutions and civil society organizations. (www.desis-network.org) The symposium invited design students, design educators and professional designers to present the process, the outcome and the learning’s from their recently completed class room project, research project and /or professional project undertaken in the area of social innovation and sustainability. The project should demonstrate design intervention and the proposed new directions that may have emerged. The interested student designers, designers and design educators may send/ submit an abstract of the project.

Artists in Concrete National Awards
12 April 2011

Artists in Concrete Awards” was instituted in 2007 to recognize excellence shown and innovation done by the builders, developers & contractors. After successfully completing Artists in Concrete Awards - Pune, Mumbai (in association with Maharashtra Chambers of Housing Industries) with Indian Express Group and Western Maharashtra (Kolhapur), now in 2011 we are eyeing on felicitating the Architects, Interior Designers, Structural Engineers, Construction Agencies at Pan India level. The Artists in Concrete Awards are eager to assess, admire & award the best. SPIRO DESIGNS, had submitted in Architectural category for Residential and Small Hotel/Resort Project. SPIRO DESIGNS got nominated in four categories: Space Planning, Functionality, Landscaping, Safe Zone.

Sakal, December, 2009
01 December 2009

On l5th August Prasanna Group started its city bus operations in Jalgaon. Twenty Ashok Leyland Stag buses and six SLF (Semi-Low Floor) buses branded 'Ecobus', run in Jalgaon covering 15 routes with a frequency of 10 minutes. Passenger response to the 'Ecobus' has been overwhelming thanks to some very innovative facilities on offer like special seats for ladies and senior citizens, concessions for school going children, LED displays at bus stops and on the buses delivering information on the ETA and routes covered, e-tickets, RFID Smart Card monthly passes and SMS alerts to parents about their children's travel. A GPRS system keeps Prasanna informed of the actual position of his fleet on road from his headquarters in Pune.