{"id":149763,"date":"2025-11-20T07:55:11","date_gmt":"2025-11-20T07:55:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/149763\/"},"modified":"2025-11-20T07:55:11","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T07:55:11","slug":"shibanee-kamal-architects-create-green-roofed-community-in-texas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/149763\/","title":{"rendered":"Shibanee & Kamal Architects create green-roofed community in Texas"},"content":{"rendered":"

Architects Shibanee Sagar and Aadi Sagar explain how they introduced green-roofed<\/a> suburban housing to foster daily contact with nature<\/a> in this Texas<\/a> community, as shown in this exclusive video<\/a> by Dezeen.<\/p>\n

Called Tapestry<\/a>, the 121-home community in Frisco, Texas, was designed by Bangalore-based architecture firm Shibanee & Kamal Architects<\/a> and was built by its construction and development arm Total Environment<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"TapestryTapestry is a custom home community in Frisco, Texas<\/p>\n

The 56-acre site integrates curved planted roofs, garden<\/a> access for every room and a pedestrian-friendly masterplan surrounded by creeks, waterways and more than 600 mature native trees.<\/p>\n

CEO Aadi Sagar, who leads Total Environment in the US, explained that the project is designed to connect residents with nature through its materiality and layout.<\/p>\n

“We like to use natural materials as much as possible,” he said in the video interview, highlighting the use of wood<\/a>, marble<\/a> and long-lasting brick<\/a> that “develops its own character over time.”<\/p>\n

\"TapestryThe homes were designed by Shibanee & Kamal Architects<\/p>\n

Every home features a curved green roof that contributes to both thermal comfort and protection from extreme weather.<\/p>\n

Co-founder Shibanee Sagar noted that the green roof provides insulation for the home throughout the changing seasons.<\/p>\n

“It helps keep the home cooler in the summer and even when there are hailstorms, it actually protects the roof,” she said.<\/p>\n

\"masterEvery room opens up to its own garden<\/p>\n

Indoor-outdoor connection is a central principle across the development, supported by garden access from almost every space.<\/p>\n

“Letting the outdoors in has been one of the guiding principles of the design that we do,” Shibanee said.<\/p>\n

Shibanee described her design<\/a> approach as rooted in fluidity, emphasising natural light and ventilation. The homes incorporate sawtooth windows<\/a> angled to avoid harsh sunshine, which Aadi said were oriented to bring in softer, indirect daylight.<\/p>\n

\"TapestryThe homes feature curved green roofs<\/p>\n

He noted that the arrival sequence was designed to introduce the project’s curving geometry, with the form opening out as residents move indoors, adding that the homes incorporate geometric forms such as circles and squares to maximise natural light.<\/p>\n

Interior spaces continue the material palette with warm, natural finishes. Wood and marble are used throughout, while a mirrored kitchen<\/a> backsplash reflects the planting outside to bring views of the landscape into the home.<\/p>\n

\"TapestryThe 121-home community is located in Frisco, Texas<\/p>\n

For Shibanee, these decisions stem from the belief that design is shaped by relationships between people and their environment.<\/p>\n

“The only thing that is really going to carry you is your relationships \u2013 whether it is with the natural world or with people,” she said.<\/p>\n

Shibanee & Kamal Architects<\/a> is a global architecture and design studio founded in Bangalore<\/a> in 1996 by Shibanee and Kamal Sagar.<\/p>\n

The firm is known for integrating outdoor spaces and natural materials throughout its projects.<\/p>\n

The photography is by Total Environment.<\/p>\n

Partnership content<\/p>\n

This video was produced by Dezeen as part of a partnership with Total Environment<\/a>. Find out more about Dezeen partnership content here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Architects Shibanee Sagar and Aadi Sagar explain how they introduced green-roofed suburban housing to foster daily contact with…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":149764,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[84947,307,304,305,306,308,77917,93,61,84948,60,815,5250,5326,77920,9904,37826],"class_list":{"0":"post-149763","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-arts-and-design","8":"tag-architecture-videos","9":"tag-arts","10":"tag-arts-and-design","11":"tag-artsanddesign","12":"tag-artsdesign","13":"tag-design","14":"tag-design-videos","15":"tag-entertainment","16":"tag-ie","17":"tag-interiors-videos","18":"tag-ireland","19":"tag-sectionarchitecture","20":"tag-sectiondesign","21":"tag-sectioninteriors","22":"tag-sectionvideos","23":"tag-texas","24":"tag-videos-by-dezeen"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/149763","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=149763"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/149763\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/149764"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=149763"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=149763"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=149763"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}