The Guest Who Never Left the Pool Area I got a call from a resort manager in Rishikesh last month. Their guests were spending entire afternoons around the natural swimming pool we’d designed, instead of exploring the nearby attractions. “Is that a problem?” he asked, half-joking. Not really. When guests find a space so compelling … Read more
The Sound That Changed Everything Last Tuesday, I was sitting in a corporate boardroom on Golf Course Road when the CEO paused mid-presentation. “Notice something?” he asked. We all listened. Despite being fifty meters from the main road, you couldn’t hear a single vehicle. The stepped water feature we’d installed six months earlier wasn’t just … Read more
Standing in the lobby of a premium office building in Connaught Place last week, I noticed something remarkable. Despite being steps from Delhi’s busiest intersection, the only sound you could hear was water gently cascading down a natural stone wall. That’s the power of thoughtfully designed water features. Why Water Walls Are Revolutionizing Commercial Design … Read more
I was reviewing plans with an architect yesterday for a corporate campus in Noida Extension. “We want something that makes people forget they’re in an office complex,” she said. That’s exactly the conversation happening across Delhi NCR’s premium corporate venues right now. The Subtle Power of Water in Professional Spaces Corporate event managers know something … Read more
Last month, I stood in the foyer of a newly renovated banquet hall in Saket, watching guests pause mid-conversation. Not because of the crystal chandeliers or Italian marble floors, but because of the cascading water wall we’d completed just weeks before. The venue owner later told me bookings jumped 40% that quarter. “People choose us … Read more
Standing in the courtyard of a South Delhi home last week, I watched something fascinating. Despite the property having a swimming pool, tennis court, and elaborate gardens, every visitor was drawn to the simple stone fountain we’d installed six months earlier. That’s the power of well-designed water fountains. They don’t just add beauty; they create … Read more
In today’s competitive market, running a venue business involves always looking for ways to stand out and make more money at the same time. If you’ve been wondering if adding water elements to your event space, resort, or banquet hall makes sense from a business point of view, what I’m going to tell you might … Read more
The brief was unusual but increasingly common: “Create a space where Delhi disappears.” This wasn’t about luxury in the traditional sense. The Lutyens’ Delhi residence already had plenty ofthat – imported marble, museum-quality art, furnishings that belonged in design magazines. What itlacked was something far more valuable: a place to reset an overloaded nervous system. … Read more
Dear fellow creators of spaces, Remember that project in Defence Colony where you called me in after everything else was finalized? The one where water became an afterthought squeezed into whatever space remained? We both know how that turned out. Now think about that South Delhi residence where we collaborated from day one – where … Read more
I was climbing around the edge of a half-finished pool in Westend Greens last Tuesday when the owner stopped by with chai. “You know what sold me on this house?” he asked. “Not the marble floors or the fancy kitchen. It was the sound of water I imagined adding to this space.” Funny how the … Read more
