OUR PHILOSOPHY
BetweenSpaces ® is an architecture and interior design firm founded by Divya Ethirajan and Pramoad Jaiswall in 2010.
We look at architecture as an introspective act. When we construct something, we build a part of ourselves in the process and so we have realized that our work gets hugely influenced by our own personality or by the people we design for.
The practice has a firm belief in designing spaces that seem effortless, natural and purposeful. Our work seeks to bring a sense of calmness in clamour that otherwise we experience in our daily life. We seek to bring joy and happiness in the lives of people living in and around our work.
In all our work, we try to derive a very intimate relationship with the sun, the soil and people. We are more concerned about appropriate scale, materiality, the place and certain rigour in the architectural expression than in the wasteful use of geometry and forms. Our interest lies in this rigour and a rational in a project that comes from a rich layering of social, economic, physical and cultural context in which we build.
We look at Interior Design and Landscape as a natural extension and an integral part of any built environment.
We like architecture that is unassuming, has a sense of composure and quietude to it and brings a sense of optimism. We envisage to design buildings that are deeply rooted in the time, place and context it is built in but has a contemporary expression.
In Conversation
An editorial project by Matter in partnership with Şişecam Flat Glass, PRAXIS investigates the work and positions of diverse contemporary architecture practices in India. We discuss the core concerns and architectural preoccupations of Bengaluru-based BetweenSpaces; a partnership that designs buildings with restraint, and a keen focus on spatial quality and articulation.