- 2026 Silver Prize
- From Hotel Space
Abode Jaipur
Project Description
Abode Jaipur is a contemporary reading of the haveli not as nostalgia, but as a
framework for hospitality and belonging. The design draws from Jaipur’s effortless
ability to make ornament tactile and intimate, where beauty is encountered through
everyday contact rather than display. Here, heritage is not staged; it is lived through
touch, temperature, shade, and colour.
Set within a 300-year-old building in Jaipur’s UNESCO-listed Walled City, the hotel
restores the layered history of a former family home into a serene boutique refuge.
Spaces unfold as a sequence of sensorial rooms: cool stone underfoot, lime plaster walls
that breathe, and shutters that temper light and privacy. Jaipur’s iconic palette is
distilled into an interior identity of soft pinks balanced with deep greens, warm beiges,
and ancient marbles creating calm geometry and an atmosphere that feels “accidentally
Wes Anderson.”
Rooted in the philosophy of “nothing new, everything local,” the hotel is built through
regional crafts and materials. The result is a quietly elegant, domestic retreat shaped by
Jaipur’s lived material intelligence.
Vaibhav is an architect and urbanist. He co-founded an architectural practice in
partnership with Madhav Raman after they graduated from the School of Planning and
Architecture Delhi in 2001. Formally established in 2004, Anagram Architects is
internationally recognised as amongst the top emerging practices in the world with
commitment towards delivering deeply contextual designs that encourage sustainable
lifestyles.
Vaibhav’s desire to experiment with new ideas deeply influences our design process. He
guides the practice by continuously pushing boundaries through material innovation
and by reimagining the program, towards creating avant garde solutions. His lifelong
passion for theatre is reflected in his understanding of the subtleties of spatial design.
Over the years their practice has garnered much international acclaim including a
nomination for the Aga Khan Award 2010 and inclusion in the Wallpaper* Magazine’s
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Architects Directory 2009”. Its work has been premiated at the Architectural Review’s
World Emerging Architecture Awards 2007, United Kingdom, the Cityscape Architectural
Awards 2008, 2010 & 2016, United Arab Emirates, the Wienerberger Brick Awards 2010,
Austria, the Holcim Award for Sustainable Construction 2011, Switzerland, the Asia
Pacific Design Awards 2012, United Kingdom, the Dedalo Minosse International Awards
2017, 2019 and 2022, Italy, 2A Asia-Oceania Architecture Award 2023, Dubai, BIG SEE
Architecture Awards 2025, Slovenia, Japan International Design Pioneer Award 2025,
Japan among many others.
The practice has been included in the Architectural Digest’s list of the most influential
South Asian designers for 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023,
2024, 2025 & 2026.