C M Sanandana

AR2011

Nestled in the lap of nature, the site is untouched by human intervention.  The guest house aims in recreating the experience of the traditional settlements keeping in mind the availability of materials and  budget constrain. The decision of not using too much of concrete has let to the language of arches and mud plaster. One can notice corbelling as a part of expressing the material- brick. The concept was to create congregation spaces responding to the gathering of the campus and the mountains on the west. Thus spaces with inbuilt seating were created to enjoy the rains.