windows to vernacular | विंडोज़ टू वर्नैक्युलर
Windows to Vernacular, an independent, research-based architecture practice.
We design architecture shaped by place, material, and time. Architecture that belongs.
We work using local materials, vernacular knowledge systems, and climate to create context-driven architecture.
We examine how traditional knowledge informs contemporary architecture by analysing traditional building systems and adapting their construction and material logic to modern applications.
We believe architectural learning occurs equally on-site and in the studio.
Studio Principles:
Observe, document, synthesise, design and build.
Contextual Minimalism: Focus on essentials, guided by context, climate, and user needs.
Learning from Vernacular Wisdom: Value traditional systems and apply proven, time-tested knowledge.
Material as Driver: Let material properties guide form, detail, and construction.
Climate as Generator: Shape design according to sun, wind, and seasonal variations.
Recognition
2026 ELEV8 - Architecture and Design festival 2026
Winner in Emerging Architectural Firms, 2026
2025 FOAID - ICA Creative Minds Next 2025 Competition :
Winner in the Ongoing Projects - Architecture Category
2025 Special Honour to Akshay Kumar Varma : Promising & Innovative
Architect & Designer of the Year 2025 , North India
2025 “Futuristic & Creative Architecture & Design Firm of the Year 2025 -
North India”
Awarded under the categories of Residential Projects & Sustainable
Design Approach.
2025 Legacy in Layers - The Merit List 2025 – Made It To The Longlist.
https://themeritlist.com/the-longlist-2024-25/
2025 Legacy in Layers - GeeVees Award 2025:
Shortlisted as the top 6 entry in "Architecture & Interior : Commercial
Projects in Towns (Towns with Population under 1 Lac)" Category.
2022 20under35 - 12th Annual Design X Design Exhibition 2022:
Showcasing the work of emerging Indian designers at Galerie Romain
Rolland, Alliance Francaise de Delhi.
