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Arguments we are willing to put our name to.

We publish the reasoning behind our decisions, including the ones that cost us money. Everything here is written by someone in the practice, not by an agency.

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A weathered concrete facade in low sun
Essay14 July 2026·6 min

The forty-year test

A building's opening photographs tell you almost nothing. We judge our work by how it looks in its fortieth year — and design backwards from there.

Ira Naravane

Archive

06 pieces

AnnouncementAurelis

Meridian House tops out over Worli

The tower reached its full height of 212 metres in June, three weeks ahead of programme, with the garden void complete at level 28.

28 June 2026

3 min

PracticeSaanvi Kulkarni

Against the podium

The retail podium is the default base of almost every tall building of the last thirty years. It is also the single most reliable way to kill a street.

2 May 2026

5 min

ResearchYusuf Adeyemi

What ninety-one per cent means

Retaining an existing structure is the largest carbon lever a developer holds. Here is the arithmetic behind Porto Atelier, in full.

19 March 2026

8 min

EssaySaanvi Kulkarni

The true cost of a window

Glazing is the most expensive square metre on almost any facade and the most casually specified. A short defence of fewer, better openings.

30 January 2026

5 min

PracticeIra Naravane

Four at a time

Aurelis has never had more than four projects in design simultaneously. The constraint is self-imposed, commercially irrational, and non-negotiable.

11 November 2025

4 min

Enquiries

We don’t just build properties. We create landmarks.

We take on four projects at a time. If you are considering a site, a collaboration or a commission, the conversation starts here — and it starts with a real person reading it.