Buildings that hold the light and keep their ground.
Two Dot Studio is an architecture and interior design practice in Mangalore, Karnataka, designing homes, villas, cultural buildings and quiet civic places. We work slowly with honest materials, so the buildings age well.
Rooted in Mangalore: laterite, clay tile and monsoon light.
Small by choice. Every project is led by a partner from first sketch to handover.
We start with the site: where the light falls, how the ground moves, what the neighbours are made of.
Our buildings are shaped by those conditions before they are shaped by style. We prefer a few materials used well: lime plaster, teak, exposed concrete, handmade brick and local stone. We detail them so they weather with dignity rather than fight the years.
Clients in Mangalore and across coastal Karnataka come to us for private houses, villas, interiors, libraries, retreats and small cultural buildings, and for careful work on heritage buildings. We take on a limited number of commissions each year so that each one gets our full attention.
Four projects, from a hillside house to a meditation hall on the water.
Four disciplines, one studio table.
New buildings
Houses, libraries, retreats and galleries, designed from site analysis through to construction drawings and site visits.
Rooms & joinery
Interiors drawn alongside the architecture, with bespoke joinery, lighting and furniture made by craftspeople we know well.
Heritage buildings
Repair, adaptation and sensitive extension of historic buildings, with conservation reports and heritage committee approvals.
Gardens & settings
Approach, planting and hard landscape treated as part of the building, so the edges between inside and out stay soft.
A clear path from the first conversation to the day you move in.
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Brief & site
We walk the site with you, study its light and constraints, and agree a brief, a budget and a programme.
Concept -
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Concept & design
Sketches, models and material samples develop into a scheme you can walk through, ready for municipal approvals.
Design & approvals -
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Technical design
Every junction is drawn and specified, and we help you choose a contractor through competitive tender.
Tender & working drawings -
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On site & handover
We inspect the work weekly, administer the contract and stay with the building through its first year.
Site & handover
“They listened through a whole monsoon before drawing a line. The house feels as if it has always been on that hill.”
Founded and led by two architects.
Sheik Emaad
Leads design at Two Dot Studio, from the first site visit and concept sketches through to planning.
COA CA/2022/150300Sadhika Rao
Leads delivery at Two Dot Studio, from technical design and tender to construction and handover.
COA CA/2022/152600Price a few rooms, or your whole house.
Prices exclude GST and are a starting guide based on our standard rates. A site visit gives you a firm figure.
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