Terracotta-clad residential facade with vertical louvers at dusk

VR ArchiTechs — Selected Work 2026

Vishnu Ahir

Buildings should be read slowly — material by material, joint by joint.

Engineer & Architecture DesignerGandhinagar, GujaratScroll to the index ↓

The Studio

01 — Practice

Portrait of Vishnu Ahir

Vishnu Ahir

VR ArchiTechs

An engineer's discipline, kept in service of a room.

Trained as an engineer and practising as a designer, I work across the whole lifecycle of a house — the plan, the frame that holds it up, and the rooms people finally live in. Nothing is handed off; drawings, structure and interior are resolved together, on the same table.

My interest sits in material behaviour. How bamboo, steel, brick and concrete meet — and misbehave — decides the character of a space long before finishes arrive. Climate and culture set the rest: openings sized for Gujarat's light, thresholds shaped by how a family actually moves through a day.

Detail is not decoration. It is the moment where an idea agrees to be built.
Discipline
Architecture · Structure · Interior
Approach
One team from plan to handover
Software
AutoCAD · SketchUp · Twinmotion · Enscape

Chapter — Visualisation

Rendering as a way of testing material.

These scenes are grouped by room rather than by client. Each one is a controlled study — one light condition, one palette, one question about how a surface behaves before it is ever specified.

ILiving Room

4 renders

A burgundy bouclé chair set against marble and wood panelling, with terracotta figurative art holding the accent. The study is about how bouclé, stone and lacquer each take the same afternoon light.

Wide presentation render of a living room
Living room seating detail
Seating & Feature Wall
Sofa and sculptural art detail
Sofa & Sculptural Art
Styling detail with pouf and console
Styling — Pouf & Console

IIDining Room

4 renders

One layout, two material arguments: veined marble with circular wall art, and an ink-wash mural alternative. Both hang from the same bamboo-motif pendant so the comparison stays honest.

Dining room with marble wall
Marble Variant — Front
Dining room with ink mural wall
Ink Mural Variant — Front
Angled view of the marble variant
Angled — Marble
Angled view of the ink mural variant
Angled — Ink Mural

IIIBathroom

3 renders

Sage cabinetry, textured marble tiling and a glazed walk-in shower lit from its niche — a spa register tested at close range, where grout and reflection decide the mood.

Wide render of a sage-toned bathroom
Bathroom vanity detail
Vanity & Mirror Wall
Bathroom shower niche detail
Shower Niche Detail
01 / 06

Bungalow for Mr. Pintubhai

Gandhinagar, Gujarat — Plan → Elevation → Section → Detail

Render view of a compact stone-clad residential bungalowAs designed — render

A ground-up residential project carried through complete construction documentation — floor plans, elevations, sections and wall cladding details, coordinated down to stone cladding profiles and RCC chaja levels.

This is the layer that sits underneath every render on this page: the working drawing set a contractor actually builds from.

Every finished render starts as a dimensioned line drawing — this is that layer, shown in full.

ScopeArchitecture & Structure
TypeResidential Bungalow
DeliveryDrawings to Render

Render Views

4 plates →

Front render of the bungalow
01Street Approach
Angled render of the bungalow
02Corner Massing
Entrance render of the bungalow
03Entrance & Gate
Evening render of the bungalow
04Evening Study

Drawings & Details

2 plates →

Ground floor plan with wall cladding detail
01Ground Floor Plan & Wall Cladding Detail
Front elevation and section drawing
02Front Elevation & Section
  • Ground Floor Planning
  • Stone Cladding Detail
  • Main Gate Design
  • Structural Sections
02 / 06

Tri-Pod Residence

Ahmedabad, Gujarat — Facade Design · Planning · Visualisation

Exterior render of the Tri-Pod Residence facadeStreet facade — render

A controlled balance between vertical emphasis and fluid horizontal movement within a compact G+3 residential form. A continuous louvered element establishes hierarchy and privacy; curved balcony edges soften the mass with a rhythmic, floor-by-floor progression.

Terracotta cladding is layered against neutral concrete to define primary zones and add depth to the street-facing elevation.

The composition responds to both scale and context — introducing rhythm, privacy and a distinct architectural identity.

ScopeFacade · Planning · Visualisation
FloorsG+3 Residential
ToolsAutoCAD · SketchUp · Twinmotion

Facade Strategy & Elevations

4 plates →

Street elevation render
01Street Elevation
Diagram of the facade strategy
02Vertical Anchor, Horizontal Flow, Material Layering
North elevation drawing
03North Elevation
Balcony edge profile detail
04Curved Balcony Edge Profile
  • Terracotta Cladding
  • Vertical Louvers
  • Curved Balconies
  • Twinmotion Render
03 / 06

Harekrushna Villa

Radhanpur, Gujarat — Design → Structural → Interior → Built

Front render of Harekrushna VillaAs designed — render

A balanced integration of architecture, structural engineering and interior design within a contemporary villa typology. Classical elements — pediments, symmetrical proportions, columned verandahs — are reinterpreted through modern construction and spatial planning.

The scope ran past the drawing board: structural development, interior design, custom detailing and full construction documentation, carried through to a completed, occupied residence.

The completed residence demonstrates the translation of design intent into a built reality — with consistency held across architecture, interior and technical disciplines.

ScopeArchitecture · Interior · Structure
FloorsG+1 · 5,000 sq.ft plot
Programme7 Bed · 5 Bath

Concept to Built

6 plates →

Completed villa photographed at dusk
01Completed & Built
Site photograph during construction
02Site — Under Construction
Foundation stage on site
03Foundation Stage
Completed structural frame
04Structure Completed
Finishing stage on site
05Finishing Stage
Villa floor plan drawing
06Floor Plan

Interior Experience

4 plates →

Dining area interior
01Dining Area
Guest bedroom interior
02Guest Bedroom
Master bedroom interior
03Master Bedroom
Puja room interior
04Puja Room
  • Classical Facade
  • Structural Documentation
  • Full Interior Design
  • Site Supervision
04 / 06

Interior for Mr. Rupesh

Delhi — Full Interior Design

Living room interior renderLiving area — render

A cohesive 1,500 sq.ft interior built on elegant materials, warm lighting and thoughtful detailing — a geometric wood-and-mirror feature wall carries through from the living area into the master bedroom, tying the apartment together.

Every custom piece — the TV unit, the wardrobe, the walk-in closet — was drawn and dimensioned before it was rendered.

Each space is crafted to offer comfort and a timeless sense of luxury, while holding visual harmony throughout the residence.

Area1,500 sq.ft
ScopeInterior Design & Visualisation
RoomsLiving · Study · Bedrooms

Living Room

4 plates →

Wide view of the living room
01Living Room
Living room from an alternate angle
02Alternate Angle
Television unit detail
03TV Unit Detail
Feature wall art detail
04Feature Wall Art

Bedrooms & Study

4 plates →

Study nook interior
01Study Nook
Bedroom with study desk
02Bedroom with Study Desk
Master bedroom interior
03Master Bedroom
Bedroom television feature wall
04Bedroom Feature Wall
  • Feature Wall Design
  • Cove Lighting
  • Custom Furniture
05 / 06

Bharatbhai Bungalow

Ahmedabad, Gujarat — Visualisation, with VR ArchiTechs

Exterior render of Bharatbhai BungalowFront elevation — render

A 3,000 sq.ft classical villa set within a landscaped garden — arched porticos, balustraded balconies and a stone water feature framed against dense planting.

Balconies wrap the upper floor for shade, and the seating court is kept deliberately dark and cool. Visualisation work produced in collaboration with VR ArchiTechs.

Area3,000 sq.ft
ScopeArchitecture & Landscape
StoreysTwo

Render Views

5 plates →

Front exterior render
01Front Exterior
Dusk exterior render
02Dusk View
Side elevation render
03Side Elevation View
Outdoor seating area render
04Outdoor Seating
Stone water feature in the garden
05Landscape Water Feature
  • Classical Elevation
  • Landscape Design
  • VR ArchiTechs Visualisation
06 / 06

Wood-Centric Minimalist Living Area

Noida — Interior Design

Wood-centric living area renderLiving area — render

A compact 320 sq.ft minimalist living area where fluted timber panelling, a marble-framed TV wall and a small shrine niche share one continuous material language — warm oak against cool white marble.

Full-height glazing borrows the private garden as the room's fourth wall.

Area320 sq.ft
ScopeInterior & Documentation
FocusCompact Planning

Living Area Views

4 plates →

Glazed corner opening to the garden
01Glazed Corner & Private Garden
Seating area with wooden furniture
02Seating Area
Seating area from an alternate view
03Alternate View
Seating area with study nook
04Seating with Study Nook
  • Fluted Wood Paneling
  • Puja Niche
  • Compact Planning