Principal & Co-founder, Studio Lotus
Sidhartha Talwar oversees the Architecture & Master Planning initiatives at Studio Lotus, a globally recognised, multi-disciplinary design practice. He works extensively on Large-scale Developments for a diverse clientele, focusing on Environmental Planning, and Sustainable and Modular Construction Methodologies.
A graduate of the TVB School of Habitat Studies, Sidhartha started his career with veteran architect Gautam Bhatia; he explored various mediums of spatial expression—including Interior Architecture and Exhibition Design—before co-founding Studio Lotus. Significant projects of the studio in his domain include Krushi Bhawan in Bhubaneswar, an upcoming museum complex for the Aga Khan Trust for Culture at the Qutb Shahi Gardens in Hyderabad, RAAS Jodhpur, which stands as an exemplar of ‘Contemporizing Craft,’ the Integrated Production Facility for Organic India in Lucknow, which has become the first LEED Platinum-rated project in the practice’s portfolio. Ongoing projects in the studio include a master plan and architectural schematic for an eco-conscious residential community in the Himalayan foothills, a 500-acre master plan for an eco-conscious community living project in Jaipur, and a new campus for the Indian Institute of Art and Design in Gurugram. Premium commercial and high-rise residential projects with the Max Group that are centred around occupant well-being mark the studio’s successful foray into these typologies.
Sidhartha furthers the cause of good design through regular academic engagements and involvement with the global design fraternity. He has been a panelist at the INDE Summit, Australia and the Kuala Lumpur Architecture Festival in 2023, spoken at the AIA, New York in 2022 and at Design Shanghai in 2020, among others. Presently Sidhartha is on the jury of the Azure Global Awards 2024.
