12 designers and architects in Goa behind some of the most charming homes in AD

Established by designer Anjali Mody, JOSMO is both a design studio and a furniture workshop, operating at the intersection of interiors, product design, and fabrication. The practice brings together craftsmanship and contemporary sensibilities, creating spaces and objects that feel rooted yet current. Their work ranges from residential interiors to hospitality and retail projects and their approach leads to layered interiors where terrazzo, patterned tiles, and tropical greens complement bespoke furniture designed in-house. The studio also collaborates with local artisans, producing furniture that combines solid wood, metal, and woven details in unexpected ways for spaces that feel highly individual, expressive, and finely tuned to the Goan lifestyle.

Notable Projects: Villa Vida, flagship stores in Goa and Mumbai

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SAV Architecture + Design

With studios in London, Mumbai, and Goa, SAV Architecture + Design operates at the crossroads of computational design, craft, and storytelling. Founded by partners Amita Kulkarni and Vikrant Tike, the practice is known for sculptural forms that use advanced digital modelling but remain rooted in local materiality. Their work in Goa reflects this synthesis, producing homes and hospitality projects that feel both futuristic and deeply tied to landscape—using parametric thinking not as spectacle, but to choreograph light, shade, and circulation for tropical living. SAV’s projects span scales from individual villas to masterplanning, and read as architectural statements: bold yet inhabitable, experimental yet grounded, and unmistakably part of Goa’s evolving design vocabulary.

Notable Projects: House of Verses, Earth House

The Busride LAB

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The Busride, founded in Mumbai by brothers Ayaz and Zameer Basrai, has become one of India’s most recognizable names in hospitality and cultural design. From restaurants and bars to exhibition spaces, the studio is known for combining theatricality, craft, and narrative-driven spatial design. While the design practice is headquartered in Mumbai, its research and experimental arm—The Busride Lab—is based in Goa, serving as a hub for exploring the future of cities, craft, and collaborative design, where the work extends beyond traditional commissions into speculative projects, installations, and workshops that rethink how architecture engages with community and environment. These experiments often feed back into the main studio’s commercial work, influencing spaces across India with fresh thinking rooted in material research and social inquiry. Together, The Busride and The Busride Lab embody a dual practice—one shaping visible cultural landmarks, the other quietly incubating new ideas from a Goan base.

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