Who Are We?
RAY Design Studios was founded in 2012 - built upon the co-founders' shared passion for Education and Design. Every project here is nurtured with integrity, care and attention to detail.
Raghav
Arjun
Yadnya
Ar. Vaibhavi Agrawal
(Co-Founder)
Ar. Vaibhavi Agrawal holds an undergraduate and postgraduate degree in Architecture and Architecture Education respectively from SMMCA, Nagpur. Her growing interest in nature and a strong inclination towards understanding ecology and ecosystems drove her to pursue a postgraduate Diploma in Natural Resource Conservation and Management from the Ecological Society, Pune. Her interest in history led her to do heritage and photo walks in Pune. Along with her active professional practice, she is a visiting faculty at BRICK School of Architecture, Pune. She emphasizes hands-on work with materials and deeper exploration into processes and techniques. This is linked to the idea of an efficient and ethical approach towards design.
Ar. Shital Chaudhari
(Co-Founder)
Ar. Shital Chaudhari is an Architect, planner and educator. She has worked with Mahajan and Associates Jalgaon Maharashtra as an Associate Architect on various projects. She pursued her Bachelors in Architecture from BNCA, Pune and her Master’s in Planning (T&CP) from COEP, Pune. She was a core faculty at MMCA, Pune for 8 years and later a visiting faculty at BNCA, Pune. She has a profound understanding of design issues and is highly motivated in her work. She has a keen interest in designing doubly curved structures, geometry and material exploration.
How We Work.
Our work is guided by a sense of commitment to nurture meaningful designs with the use of appropriate building materials, response to the natural environment, respect for tradition, honest approach to our work process and the act of giving final form. We are passionate about Nature since it makes us believe in the evolution of design, to search and research, to learn and share, inspire and get inspired by others.