Retail
Specialised commercial typologies like shops, spas and salons
Retail and wellness environments conceived as sensorially rich expressions that foreground identity and atmosphere. This category recognises designers who create spatially efficient, materially expressive spaces with a strong articulation of personality.
Categories
Criteria and guidelines
Special criteria
- Professionals should submit retail projects that reimagine mundane store formats and showcase the latest in-store designs that enhance the customer experience.
- Professionals should submit a detailed concept note in 300 words or less explaining the making of the property, right from the initial brief given to the construction process and material used.
Entry rules & regulations:
- Participants must complete the application in the form of a powerpoint presentation, in adherence to the template provided, and send it to kbda@kohler.com
- Only powerpoint presentation format is allowed
- The last date for submitting entries is 10/07/2026
- Submissions must include sketches, plans, elevations and before and after images of the space (optional) with professionally shot pictures (interiors and exteriors as applicable)
- Renders are not allowed for submission, unless you are participating in the Unbuilt Concepts category
- If you are submitting a single project under multiple categories, please fill up a new form for each category.
- The number of pages in the PDF/Images should not exceed 50. The total file size should not be greater than 20 MB.
- The project should be described as per the guideline in the presentation
- The project should not be more than 5 years old (not older than 2021).
- The project must be absolutely complete and based in India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka & Maldives.
- Projects that have won previous KBDAs are not eligible to re-enter.
Instituted in 2016 as a biennial event, the Kohler Bold Design Awards is a platform by Kohler India, to acknowledge and celebrate truly exceptional work done by Indian architects & designers. The Jury panel includes some of the most renowned personalities in the field of architecture and design from India and abroad.
In case of any query, please write to us on: kbda@kohler.com