For our Mather Square proposal, we explored how an ageing commercial development could be transformed into a future-ready destination through strategic retrofitting. We approached the façade as both an environmental response and a contemporary architectural expression, redefining the building's identity while improving thermal and visual performance, energy efficiency, occupant comfort, and long-term building. Through ventilated terracotta tiles dry cladding, high-performance

We are proud to share that Dearc's proposal for Mather Square secured Second Position in an open design competition for the revitalisation of one of Kochi's landmark mixed-use developments. Organised to reimagine the future of Mather Square, the challenge called for transforming the ageing development into a sustainable, future-ready destination while working within its existing structural framework. Our proposal was guided by a clear objective: to create a modern, sustainabl