Kolkata | West Bengal

2021

Navyom is a philosophical combination of ‘remediation’ and ‘place making’.

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Principal Designer

Abin Chaudhuri

Design Team

Shubham Majumder,Mehbub Alam, Rohit kr. Baidya, Manmohan Shukla

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The site, once a waste yard, includes two large banyan trees that become the determinant of the design.

The rectilinear form sits lightly on the elevated landscape improving the viewpoints of the building. The form bends and transforms as it circumvents the existing trees.

The metallic mesh lights the balcony in intricate beams, in the nature of, light filtering through dense foliage.

The landscape is a humble attempt at the recreation of nature. Assorted flora of various scales makes it appear less man made.