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📢 Call for Applications — Archival Research InternsFive Cross Architects is inviting applications from students and youn...
21/05/2026

📢 Call for Applications — Archival Research Interns

Five Cross Architects is inviting applications from students and young researchers passionate about heritage conservation, archival studies, and architectural history. Join us in documenting and researching a significant heritage site through archival investigation, documentation, and conservation planning.

Open to students and recent graduates in Heritage Conservation, Architecture, History, Archaeology, and related fields.

đź“Ť Positions in Delhi, Mumbai & Haryana
🗓 Duration: June – August 2026
đź“© Apply at: [email protected]

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Today it was an absolute privilege to have hosted at the Hamilton Studios Bombay! A morning of exchange, wisdom and me...
14/05/2026

Today it was an absolute privilege to have hosted at the Hamilton Studios Bombay! A morning of exchange, wisdom and memory…

Another meaningful milestone for the ongoing work at Five Cross Architects in Bhadreshwar.Ms. Prachi Nishar, who has bee...
09/05/2026

Another meaningful milestone for the ongoing work at Five Cross Architects in Bhadreshwar.

Ms. Prachi Nishar, who has been closely associated with the Directed Research Project (DRP) submitted by Five Cross Architects under the guidance of & as part of the Masters Program in Conservation and Regeneration, recently completed her final submission and defence. Her work explored the idea of establishing a Rural Observatory in Bhadreshwar — a framework that recognises conservation potentials extending far beyond the built fabric, engaging with ecology, culture, memory, and community systems as interconnected layers of heritage.

Thank you , | Lester Silveira | Rahul Chemburkar for reviewing the work. Look forward to having you all for the concurrent exchange.

This marks yet another feather in our continuing efforts toward shaping a long-term conservation vision for Bhadreshwar, one that expands the discourse of conservation beyond restoration alone. We look forward to soon organising an online colloquium to share the lessons, reflections, and findings emerging from this research.

Additionally, had the opportunity to review several student submissions and defences as part of the academic curriculum. The reviews highlights an important shift within contemporary conservation discourse — while practice often continues to reduce conservation to the restoration of built fabric, students across academia are increasingly exploring broader, more layered territories of regeneration, landscape, ecology, community, and cultural continuity.

Honouring the hands and minds behind every space we create.International Labour Day!
01/05/2026

Honouring the hands and minds behind every space we create.

International Labour Day!

18/04/2026

On World Heritage Day, we reflect on the quiet power of places that hold memory, meaning, and identity.

At Five Cross Architects, our work goes beyond conservation - it is about continuity. About understanding the layers of history, engaging with communities, and shaping interventions that allow heritage to live, breathe, and evolve.

From forgotten precincts to lived landscapes, every project is a dialogue between past and future.

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Abbey 301 ()is now Open in Khandala! We at Five Cross Architects are very happy with the output. Swing by for performanc...
03/04/2026

Abbey 301 ()is now Open in Khandala! We at Five Cross Architects are very happy with the output. Swing by for performance, for a coffee ()or just to see the Abbey - we assure you this is totally worth it!
More post coming soon of the final output!

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The hands that serve the Abbey.Through the relentless monsoons of Khandala, our incredible team led by Carl Unwala and M...
28/03/2026

The hands that serve the Abbey.

Through the relentless monsoons of Khandala, our incredible team led by Carl Unwala and Manish bhai has worked with quiet dedication and selflessness on site.

We often overlook the very people who become the true custodians of our heritage. They are the hands that make preservation possible.

At Five Cross Architects, we are deeply grateful for their commitment, resilience, and care in safeguarding this 250-year-old Abbey ensuring it continues to stand strong for the next hundred years and beyond.

With heartfelt thanks. 🙏
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Congratulations Trevin D’Souza - His bachelor thesis was selected as the Winner of the Urban Innovation Challenge 2025 u...
27/02/2026

Congratulations Trevin D’Souza - His bachelor thesis was selected as the Winner of the Urban Innovation Challenge 2025 under the Category: Young Professional Category and Theme: Sustainable Green Built Environment ,

It was jointly launched by Municipalika, the Good Governance India Foundation (GGIF) with Associate partners Daikin, and supported by Ethos Empowers.
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The octagonal vestry at Abbey 301 had suffered prolonged deterioration due to chronic water seepage, leading to structur...
19/02/2026

The octagonal vestry at Abbey 301 had suffered prolonged deterioration due to chronic water seepage, leading to structural fatigue, decay of timber members, and localized material failure. While the broader conservation strategy for the project was guided by minimum intervention, this vestry was the sole component that necessitated a near-complete renewal owing to the extent of structural compromise.

However, even within this renewal process, the intent was not replacement in spirit, but restoration in character.

The methodology followed was one of conservative renewal: where form, proportion, and craft language were treated as carriers of memory. The goal was not to make the vestry appear new, but to allow it to continue its architectural narrative — structurally secure, materially honest, and visually faithful to its inherited character.

In this way, even a complete renewal remained anchored in authenticity and integrity not as replication, but as continuity.
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Extensive documentation laid the foundation for every decision at Abbey 301. Each intervention was deliberate—replacing ...
15/02/2026

Extensive documentation laid the foundation for every decision at Abbey 301. Each intervention was deliberate—replacing only what had truly decayed, carefully repairing and refitting, slope correction and finally stripping away the black paint from the roof to reveal its original character.

Guided by a conservation philosophy of minimum intervention, we allowed the building itself to lead the process, listening to its material truth rather than imposing upon it. What emerged was not just a repaired structure, but an honest continuation of its life.

Abbey 301 was a journey we deeply enjoyed. Our principals stood beside us with trust and openness, enabling a process rooted in dialogue, authenticity, and shared responsibility. This integrative approach to decision-making is at the heart of what we value most at Five Cross Architects.

A cultural laboratory in the making.
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Documentation, Deconstruction, Analysis, Diagnosis, Corrective conservation measures. Carefully calibrated for new inter...
08/02/2026

Documentation, Deconstruction, Analysis, Diagnosis, Corrective conservation measures. Carefully calibrated for new interventions.

The early months of August were spent almost entirely on the roof of Abbey 301, immersed in a rigorous documentation process. Layer by layer, the building was read, tested, and understood — not to alter it, but to respond precisely to its material realities and structural behaviour. In the midst of the monsoon, weeks were devoted to mapping decay, identifying causes, and establishing a clear hierarchy of action before any intervention was proposed.

Conservation here is not cosmetic. It is slow, critical, and evidence-led — where restraint is as important as repair, and every decision is grounded in what the building reveals.

Abbey 301, under careful stewardship.
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