Muqami

Muqami as an idea is a response to the dreary urban concrete jungles that the Indian cities are turning into, where development is defined by the relentless establishment of tall identical multistorey structures for inhabitation that associate neither with the climate nor the culture of the native people. We believe in a community-driven approach where people’s lifestyle choices, their culture, their tradition, values, physical & mental comfort, get interwoven within their living and working spaces through materials and design. We love dialogue. Just as much as we love materials and design. As a brand Muqami focuses on eco-sensitive and climate responsive architecture. We study, experiment and innovate with the local materials, crafts and traditional building practices in the modern context. We believe research and documentation are essential tools to better understand these local materials and building crafts. We work closely with craftsmen and artisan communities to create a unique native identity within our spaces as well as to provide further avenues of employment for them. Taking its essence from the founder - Thasneem Ahmed’s 5 years of holistic experience at DUSTUDIO, Auroville, Muqami has emerged as a collaborator following similar design principles while being nurtured under their mentorship on the way forward. Through our collaborations with leading practices in the field and some upcoming practices with a similar ethos, we continue to work on establishing a language of architecture and design that's more thoughtful, more empathetic to the human need, in rhythm with nature while complying with current trends of being elegant, modern and aesthetic.