RANGR STUDIO

Founded in 2004, Rangr Studio is an internationally published architectural design firm with experience in a variety of project types, scales and countries.

Rangr Studio's designs provide a connection to the larger landscape beyond. The design process prioritizes spatial experience over form, the ethereal effects of light, space, acoustics, texture over the solely picturesque effect of sculptural shape. The Studio typically arrives at a project concept after an analysis of the environmental conditions of a given site-- from sun position through the day and seasons, prevailing breezes, views to topographical conditions and the composition of the ground itself. The studio executes several iterations of a design to arrive at the best solution for the client's needs. Throughout the process Rangr Studio presents drawings, renderings and scale models to further a creative dialogue between designer and client.

Rangr Studio's projects create a stage for life, profoundly integrated with the surrounding environment.

ABOUT JASMIT SINGH RANGR

Jasmit founded Rangr Studio after extensive experience at cutting-edge firms in New York City. He has worked on projects encompassing a variety of building types and scales, from residences to institutional buildings. Many of these projects have won awards, have been published in design magazines and books, and have been exhibited internationally.

Jasmit was born in India, has lived in London, and now lives in New York City. He was educated at Saint Paul's School, London, Yale College and Yale University Graduate School of Architecture.

"I am often asked, 'Do you design in other styles?' It always strikes me as a difficult question to properly answer. I think of Architecture as the 'Art of Space' as the painter Ad Reinhardt put it. That means our designs are informed by the flow between spaces and the flow with landscape beyond them. The forms and materials we use inform the volumes of space we create, augmenting an already existing environment. The notion of style doesn't enter the equation.
"While we won't be designing any glued-on decoration, the design choices we make have more to do with the place in which we are designing than anything else. In fact, faced with options for solving a design problem, or options between materials, it's often our client's preferences that help us make the choice. In that way, our projects are true collaborations between designer and client."
-Jasmit Rangr, 2010