In-Ch Lab

IN:CH is happy to be working with the brilliant civil engineer B L Manjunath, founder of  Manjunath & Co. With the team of architects and engineers bringing their own areas of expertise to develop innovative solutions, it forms the perfect collaboration needed to realize our projects.

In keeping up with our principles of sustainability to the fullest we make sure to cook and eat healthy meals with the help of our new cook, Lalitha. We also have a new housekeeper, Kishan, who ensures that the work environment, the living quarters and the kitchen remains clean and in pristine working conditions.

Lalitha and Kishan moved to Bangalore from the Mahakali region of Nepal with their two children to earn a livelihood. While Lalitha took up cooking jobs in multiple apartments to make ends meet, it was harder for Kishan to earn, since the only jobs available were that of a watchman which didn’t pay much at all. Lalitha decided to teach her husband cooking so they could work together. Kishan has ever since learned cleaning and thus, helps with the housekeeping job.

IN:CH Academy designed by IN:CH architects and planners is a contemporary and unique training model for the Indian construction market conceptualised in recent years. The ‘construction and training’ concept of BLOXHUB designed by OMA was particularly fascinating. This was presented at the Biennale di Architectura Venezia in 2018.
BLOXHUB is an urban innovation hub that brings together companies, organizations and researchers to co-create solutions for better cities. The fact that so many activities happen all under one roof ensures cross-inspirations for the collaborators. The context of the building which is located right in the center of city of Copenhagen further reinforces its vitality.

Architect Jürg Grunder delivered a presentation on the topic ‘Housing construction in India’ at an event called Architektur forum Ostschweiz.

Mathias Lindenau, head of the Center for Ethics and Sustainability, found that IN:CH as well as Mulan Sun, an architect from China, both focused on holistic architecture. This aspect was further reinforced in the multi-faceted panel discussion, conducted professionally and mindfully by the philosopher Dr. Barbara Bleisch.

This dual Swiss training model is world famous.

People who do not go to a college or a university in Switzerland do a vocational apprenticeship here. For those young people, the question is which profession they want to learn first. No job is small or lesser in comparison to other jobs. The fair is to exhibit all the career possibilities so that the aspirants know their options and the various job opportunities available to them in the market. Thousands of students get an insight into their career aspirations before getting into it. A degree is possible according to the apprenticeship.

Several architects and designers from Bern, Switzerland were amazed at what a simple man in the rainforests of Wayanad designed and built for an ingenious concept of a chair, using bamboo material.

STEK 2016 (stadt-entwicklungs-konzept) is an expression of the urban development concept of the city of Bern.

It describes the instruments for planning, coordination and control of future urban design. It basically shows the spatial development and the mobility outside the old town, which is protected by the World Cultural Heritage.

IN:CH has developed multiple variants for a temporary restaurant over several years.

The current design is terraced across a hillside slope. The platforms are used for yoga classes, music performances and as a restaurant. The semi-openness of the space forms a perfect intertwining with nature for the people using them.

The designer Petra Blaisse has worked on a wide variety of projects ranging from designing curtains to landscape works with her team. As the name implies, the relationship between inside and outside is a key issue in the design practice of the studio, which combines knowledge and skills from diverse fields in an interdisciplinary way.

At the ETH Zurich, she exhibited her works ranging from textile designs, interiors as well as large landscaping works, most of which have been created for world-wide projects of the Office for Metropolitan Architecture OMA.

The B&B at Fattoria Tatti is an ideal base for cultural study trips around the province of Grossetto.

At the Fattoria Tatti Toscana every room is unique, and all the food is authentic. The people have a friendly vibe and give helpful tips for short trips to art projects, to villages or for walks in the nature trails.