Starksten Architects
Starksten Architects
A portfolio website for an emerging architecture and design studio showcasing diverse work.
A portfolio website for an emerging architecture and design studio showcasing diverse work.
Overview
Overview
Starksten Studio is a multidisciplinary design practice based in New Delhi, founded in 2024, operating across three distinct verticals: Architecture, Interior Design and UI/UX Design. The studio positions itself at the intersection of physical and digital space, applying the same principles of clarity, proportion and human-centered thinking to built environments and digital products alike. The design scope covered the complete public-facing website: a hero-driven homepage, a philosophy-led about page, a three-discipline expertise page with detailed service breakdowns, a filterable project portfolio, and a contact page, all crafted to reflect the studio's minimalist, precision-led design identity and support new client acquisition across its dual geography of New Delhi and Chennai.
Starksten Studio is a multidisciplinary design practice based in New Delhi, founded in 2024, operating across three distinct verticals: Architecture, Interior Design and UI/UX Design. The studio positions itself at the intersection of physical and digital space, applying the same principles of clarity, proportion and human-centered thinking to built environments and digital products alike. The design scope covered the complete public-facing website: a hero-driven homepage, a philosophy-led about page, a three-discipline expertise page with detailed service breakdowns, a filterable project portfolio, and a contact page, all crafted to reflect the studio's minimalist, precision-led design identity and support new client acquisition across its dual geography of New Delhi and Chennai.
Services
Website Design · Information Architecture · UX Design · Brand Experience
Stack
Figma · Photoshop · Framer
Industry
B2B · Architecture · Interior Design · Multidisciplinary Studio
Challenge
Challenge
Designing the Starksten website meant creating a single coherent digital presence for a studio that spans three very different creative disciplines - architecture, interiors, and UI/UX design without making the practice feel scattered or undefined. The challenge was to establish a strong, unified studio identity that communicates credibility for a newly founded practice (2024) while presenting a portfolio of 12+ projects across residential, commercial, and digital environments. The site needed to attract both physical space clients and digital product clients, two audiences with different expectations within one visual and structural system.
Designing the Starksten website meant creating a single coherent digital presence for a studio that spans three very different creative disciplines - architecture, interiors, and UI/UX design without making the practice feel scattered or undefined. The challenge was to establish a strong, unified studio identity that communicates credibility for a newly founded practice (2024) while presenting a portfolio of 12+ projects across residential, commercial, and digital environments. The site needed to attract both physical space clients and digital product clients, two audiences with different expectations within one visual and structural system.
Full-width looping project carousel on hero
Full-width looping project carousel on hero
The homepage opens with an auto-scrolling, full-width image carousel of completed projects, before any text or navigation is engaged. This is a deliberate UX priority: for a visual studio, the work itself is the strongest first impression and putting it at the very top removes the need for the visitor to seek it out.
The homepage opens with an auto-scrolling, full-width image carousel of completed projects, before any text or navigation is engaged. This is a deliberate UX priority: for a visual studio, the work itself is the strongest first impression and putting it at the very top removes the need for the visitor to seek it out.
Discipline cards as entry points on homepage
Discipline cards as entry points on homepage
Architecture, Interior Design, and UI/UX are surfaced as tappable discipline cards mid-homepage, each linking directly to their respective section on the Expertise page. This creates a scannable shortcut layer for returning visitors or referral traffic who already know what they're looking for, without cluttering the nav.
Architecture, Interior Design, and UI/UX are surfaced as tappable discipline cards mid-homepage, each linking directly to their respective section on the Expertise page. This creates a scannable shortcut layer for returning visitors or referral traffic who already know what they're looking for, without cluttering the nav.
Unified cross-discipline project grid
Unified cross-discipline project grid
All 12+ projects : interior, architectural, and digital, are presented in a single grid tagged by discipline and location. The deliberate mix communicates range without requiring separate portfolio sections, and the geography tags (New Delhi, Gurgaon, Indore, Tamil Nadu) ground the work in real delivered projects rather than concept renders.
All 12+ projects : interior, architectural, and digital, are presented in a single grid tagged by discipline and location. The deliberate mix communicates range without requiring separate portfolio sections, and the geography tags (New Delhi, Gurgaon, Indore, Tamil Nadu) ground the work in real delivered projects rather than concept renders.
Four-pillar philosophy on the About page
Four-pillar philosophy on the About page
Rather than a generic studio bio, the About page breaks the practice's identity into four named content frames - Design Approach, Strategy, Philosophy, and Editorial. This editorial structure communicates process maturity and intellectual intent, which is especially critical for a studio founded in 2024 that's still building its years-of-experience case.
Rather than a generic studio bio, the About page breaks the practice's identity into four named content frames - Design Approach, Strategy, Philosophy, and Editorial. This editorial structure communicates process maturity and intellectual intent, which is especially critical for a studio founded in 2024 that's still building its years-of-experience case.
