Studio Matrx Monthly · Volume 1 · Issue 2 · July 2026
Amogh N P
 In loving memory of Amogh N P — Architect · Designer · Visionary 
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Architecture · Interior Design · India
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The daily home for Indian architects & designers.

Open it with your morning chai — the week's regulation, the reads that matter, the events worth your calendar. And when you're ready to work, 140+ free tools, organised by how a project actually moves.

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A serene modern Indian courtyard with a single tree and a still water channel

“The plinth is not optional in India — it lifts the building clear of monsoon and termites.”

Principle of the day

Fig. 01 — courtyard, light & water · 4:5
A perforated stone jaali screen casting geometric shadows
Fig. 02Jaali — shadow as ornament.
A sculptural cantilevered concrete staircase under a skylight
Fig. 03A cantilever, lit from above.
A minimal warm Indian interior with lime plaster and timber
Fig. 04Lime, timber, daylight.

Today at the studio

Building of the Day

study one work

Charles Correa · 1983

Kanchanjunga Apartments

Mumbai · India

A high-rise that rediscovers the bungalow's verandah — climate-responsive luxury for the Mumbai sky.

Look at this today: How the double-height garden terraces are cut into the corners to catch the sea breeze and shade the interior.

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Principle of the Day

a durable idea
A room is not a room without natural light.
Louis Kahn

The Practice Brief

The Practice Brief

Week of 16 June 2026

3 items · updated weekly

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Zaha Hadid Architects drops its founder's name to become ZHA — a global lesson in succession, brand and who owns a practice's name — while at home the shift to NBCS 2026 keeps rolling out state by state.

Policy & Schemes

PM Surya Ghar past 40 lakh households — rooftop solar now a standing design assumption

Deadlines & Dates

NBCS 2026 (SP 7:2026) state adoption — keep watching your own state, there is no single national switch-on

One Thing to Read

Zaha Hadid Architects rebrands as ZHA, dropping its founder's name

On the board

Put the work forward.

Competitions, awards, fellowships, grants and government tenders — the moments that build a reputation and a practice. India and global, for students and studios alike, with closed calls cleared away automatically.

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The market

Material Pulse

indicative · June 2026
  1. OPC 53-grade cementper 50 kg bag₹380–450 Rising
  2. TMT reinforcement barsper kg₹55–72 Easing
  3. River sandper cft (loose)₹45–110 Rising
  4. Red clay bricksper 1,000 nos₹6,000–12,000 Rising
  5. Aluminium sectionsper kg₹280–430 Rising
Full price pulse

What the building costs this season.

Indicative national bands for the materials that move a budget — cement, reinforcement steel, sand, aggregate, brick, AAC, ready-mix and aluminium — each with the direction of travel and a live-check link. Plus a metro cost factor to sanity-check a number before you quote.

Indicative · reviewed June 2026 · verify the live local rate.

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The Toolkit

Step 1 — Pick your discipline. We'll show only what applies to you.

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Step 2 — Jump to a stage, or scroll the project arc.

01Winning the Client24 tools
02Designing the Project22 tools
03Specifying & Pricing8 tools
04On Site12 tools
05Closing & Growing19 tools
For the craft, not the quarter

A tribute to Amogh N P — these tools are offered freely, to the community that shared his craft.