Reinventing Goa: Where Heritage Meets Smart Entrepreneurship
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Primary Category: Architecture, Interior Design, Urban Design Studio
Key Features: Architectural Design, Interior Design, Urban Planning, Landscape Design, Sustainable Architecture
OCHRE DESIGN GROUP is an architecture, interior, and urban design studio based in Panaji, North Goa, shaping Goa’s built environment since 2008. Founded by Architect Anup Gadgil and co-founded by Architect Firdaus Sayed, the studio combines innovation, sustainability, technical precision, and contextual planning to create functional and meaningful spaces.
Services include site inspection, evaluation, pre-design brief assistance, concept development, and conceptual 3D modelling to establish clear project directions.
Residential, commercial, and urban projects are developed through site analysis, environmental considerations, spatial planning, contextual development, and sustainable architectural approaches.
Interior solutions cover residential and commercial space planning, custom furniture, modular design, material and finish selection, fixtures, lighting, and ambience optimization.
Master planning, site development, sustainable public spaces, landscape design, and contextual planning integrate environmental considerations with local culture and heritage.
The studio provides statutory compliance drawings, working and construction drawings, project coordination, drawing correlation, progress reporting, and productivity monitoring.
Approaches include locally sourced materials, energy-efficient technologies, waste reduction, resource optimization, natural ventilation, and solar-integrated design solutions.
The founders bring architectural knowledge of Goa, supporting designs that respond to local context, culture, heritage, and environmental considerations.
Architecture, interiors, urban design, landscape planning, furniture design, and sustainability are brought together within a coordinated design practice.
The studio emphasizes client engagement and transparent communication while coordinating with engineers, contractors, and consultants throughout project development.
Our Mission is to create purposeful, sustainable, and culturally conscious spaces that enhance human experience. OCHRE DESIGN GROUP focuses on innovation, responsibility, and site-rooted design, developing architecture and interiors that respond to their surroundings. Through contextual planning, technical precision, and sustainable thinking, the studio aims to create spaces that remain meaningful, functional, and connected to their environment.
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