Shantiniketan | West Bengal
Arthshila is a first-of-its-kind confluence of workshops, exhibition spaces, as well as indoor and outdoor art galleries.
- Close
Principal Designer
Abin Chaudhuri
Design Team
Subhasish Dey , Mayank Nigam, Rukmini Mukherjee, Sreemoyee Ray
+ Credits
To repurpose the existing residence into a new facility, the strategy taken was simple: retain the profile of the old residence by extending the existing slope of the house, which would act as a shade from heat and rain over the plaza.
The internal rooms in the Ground Floor are converted into galleries while the top floor rooms and terraces witness their transformation into a library, a gallery, and guest rooms.
To pay homage to the immediate surroundings, this project after extension has restored all the existing full-grown trees and yet navigates the roof for a higher extension to cast long shadows & bring light through the skylight.
