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PORTFOLIO KARAN SHARMA
2.5mm thk Aluminium
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MERCEDES BENZ PAVILION
LOCATION: MUMBAI, INDIA
AREA: 16 sqm
PHASE: BUILT
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The design of the “protostar” pavilion is inspired by the philosophy of
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Benz across decades of innovation and cutting edge technology in
space and time.jects sparsely placed across the store interiors further
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The process embraces high-end digital design and fabrication
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