Saumya Khimesara

IR3010

The studio aimed to repurpose the existing St. Paul Church in Diu. With no community living around the area, and large tourist footfall of the age group 18-35 years, the proposal is to design a ‘Youth hostel’ for the space, which works in association with the ‘Youth Hostels of India’. The intention was to enhance the heritage value of the church while introducing a new space that boldly contrasts the existing highly ornamented church. The new space focuses more on the unbuilt area of the church, thus not touching the beauty of the old. Check the entire work here.