Shantiniketan | West Bengal

2016

‘Bonochhaya’ is an exclusive housing development inspired by the unique cultural and natural heritage of Shantiniketan—a place forever associated with the legacy of Rabindranath Tagore.

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Principal Designer

Abin Chaudhuri

Design Team

Poorvi Dugar Ajmera, Angshujit Mazumder

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At the forefront of this development stands the Experience Centre, conceptualized not merely as a client interaction space, but as an architectural prelude to the life envisioned within Bonochhaya. 

Responding to the region’s harsh summer,the design incorporates passive cooling strategies rooted in vernacular wisdom. Double brick walls provide insulation, while south-facing terracotta-tiled sloping roofs deflect solar gain. 

Bonochhaya’s Experience Centre stands not just as a physical gateway to the development but as a philosophical and sensory one—inviting future residents to inhabit a space where nature, culture, and contemporary living coalesce in a thoughtful and timeless manner.