Shrijan Joshi

...Her Wabi-Sabi  Ways

...Her Wabi-Sabi Ways

Built at a minimal budget, Kavita remembers the bewildered shrugs of the masons as she asked them to leave the surfaces the way they were, which felt incomplete to them. ...

Residential Gardens

Residential Gardens

Creating a garden is not just about a layout and planting trees and flowers, for gardens are a living, dynamic system. Garden or landscape designing involves the spatial...

Within  These Walls

Within These Walls

One of the leading designers in the valley, Principal Architect Rajesh Shrestha of Vastukala Paramarsha proudly asserts with gusto, “I want to give justice to every project I take”. He...

An Eye  For Detail

An Eye For Detail

When a prominent restaurateur began looking for a home, he could easily have chosen from a dazzling array of choices available, from a luxurious penthouse to splendorous bungalows. Instead he...

A Newari House Reborn

A Newari House Reborn

Until recent times and even today in many old centers, the lifestyles of the Newars, the original inhabitants of Kathmandu valley, has remained relatively unchanged. The most distinguishable image of...

A Perfect  Amalgam

A Perfect Amalgam

In a corner of Sanepa, where the streets have no name, a temple with the caged deity, and a roadside Ganesh painted in red with a looming sign above warning...

A Cave of Treasures

A Cave of Treasures

In what was previously the expanses of Bikram Bhawan sits a lovely garden. In this lovely garden is a pool where the lotus blooms and the goldfish swim. As the...

A Nook  of His Own

A Nook of His Own

A Mazorette In The Heart Of Kathmandu Where Traditional Meets The Contemporary Amidst the chaos of the concrete jungle, one would prefer to live in a quiet and tranquil...