Founded in Bangalore in August 2003 by Principal architect, Anshul Chodha, with the primary offerings of architecture and spatial design services. Since then, Sanctuary has cobbled up diverse clientele spanning across multiple sectors both India and abroad. Ranging from Restaurants, Bars, Café’s, Spas, Salons and Offices, to very intimate as well as lavish Homes, Sanctuary has been creating client
specific design solutions. Sanctuary works to create spaces that are meaningful, sensitive, intelligent, sustainable and timeless. It addresses requirements in such a way that the outcome is sensible, enhancing, aesthetic, and of quality. With sensitivity to surroundings, Sanctuary aims to create meaningful spaces that enhances productivity, and increases efficiency. Sanctuary’s Philosophy stems from Minimalism at the root level, which is a concept that transcends the frontiers of trend or fashion. It is a philosophy that stems from the Japanese Wabi Sabi’s aesthetic of voluntary poverty, and the spirituality of Zen philosophy, which propagated possession of only the essential, moving away from material eagerness. Over the last decade, minimalism has flowed over the brim of spirituality into everyday living, with more and more people becoming sensitive to spiritual concepts such as these. We have found from experience that bringing in this philosophy brings in a feeling of tranquility, simplicity, peace, harmony and honesty, and attains maximum value through a space that is minimal. Practicing in a Tropical country like India calls for sensitivity to climate and materials and hence Sanctuary likes blending Minimalism with Asian Tropical architecture and materials. In more recent times Sanctuary’s root philosophy of Minimalism has been confined to architectural spaces and Interiors that call for a more generic approach rather than a specific approach. Sanctuary strives to be creators of spaces of the highest quality and to have a positive and everlasting impact on the way people live. Sanctuary is presently working on a range of exciting Projects around the country. Hospitality Projects and Homes being the mainstay.
