‘Always remember that every morning you’re born in the skin of a donkey.’ This unexpected piece of advice was given by Le Corbusier to the Indian architect B. V. Doshi, who worked closely with the modernist pioneer in Paris in the 1950s. For Doshi’s granddaughter, Khushnu Panthaki Hoof, the phrase has become a compass – a reminder to approach each day without attachment to past achievements. 

Based in Ahmedabad, India, Panthaki Hoof leads Studio Sangath together with her husband, architect Sönke Hoof. The practice was founded by B. V. Doshi, whose architecture helped redefine modernism in India.  

In this episode of ‘Inner Worlds,’ we visit Studio Sangath in Ahmedabad where Panthaki Hoof continues the practice’s architectural legacy. In her work, she focuses on carefully chosen materials, light, and texture to create spaces that foster a sense of human connection. 

This sensibility also shapes the Doshi Retreat at the Vitra Campus in Weil am Rhein, Germany – a contemplative pavilion completed in 2025 by Studio Sangath from one of B.V. Doshi’s final concepts. Just minutes from Basel, the structure offers visitors a rare opportunity to experience the architect’s only realized project outside India and the final major work of his career.  

Visitors to Art Basel can visit the Doshi Retreat at the Vitra Campus in Weil am Rhein during Art Basel in June.