NoirATELIER NOIR
ARCHITECTURE / DESIGN / BUILD
THE STUDIO / THE SYMBIOSIS

Many minds.
One practice.

WHAT BRINGS US TOGETHER

We are a symbiosis of architects, engineers and artisans, addressing socially relevant questions through architectural thinking.

Noir connects conceptual exploration with experience, craft and technical expertise. Our practice brings different disciplines into the same conversation, carrying ideas from a first question into the built world.

Architect led design and build connects the act of imagining a space with the knowledge needed to make it.

THE PEOPLE / THE PRACTICE

Behind the ideas.

Rahul Nair

Rahul Nair

FOUNDER

An architect and self-taught artist, Rahul’s work spans architecture and civic questions. He graduated from Manipal University and has worked across India and the Middle East.

Akshay Dev

Akshay Dev

FOUNDER

A graduate of Salem School of Architecture, Akshay grew within the Noir practice. His work connects architectural thinking with the coordination and delivery of the studio’s projects.

COLLABORATIVE CONNECTIONS
Jaison Joseph / Paraclete Group
Construction & development
Altaf Arakkal
Furniture, hospitality & craft
Ngo Viet Quoc Hung / H&T Visual Studio
Architectural visualisation
HOW IDEAS TAKE SHAPE

Question.
Exchange.
Make.

01 / OBSERVE

Think beyond the brief.

Begin with people and place. Find the questions that give each project its direction.

02 / COLLABORATE

Design through dialogue.

Bring architectural thinking, engineering knowledge and material craft into an evolving exchange.

03 / REALISE

Carry the idea through.

Connect conceptual exploration with practical detail, construction and the experience of a finished space.

BEYOND THE PROJECT

A wider conversation.

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