Satara | Maharashtra
Satara is located at the foothills of the Sayadhri range and id characterized by a landscape that naturally adapts to suit varying seasons.
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Principal Designer
Abin Chaudhuri
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The landscape changes from the exposed rocky soil strata of basalt and laterite to transform into lush green vegetation ornamented by vibrant hues defining the flowering season.
The Satara Municipal Council building should therefore be an iconic public building celebrating the beauty of its natural setting and local architectural references. Thus, the design emulates the character of the mountain form as an opaque sculpted abstract mass monolithically wrapped in the multiple strata of local regional stones.
The functional organisation of spaces is set in hierarchy- from the lower public floors to privatised, VIP zones in the upper levels.
The idea of the architectural design is to create a building with a democratic public interface, ensuring that its visual identity is in coherence with its natural landscape and built heritage, thereby representing the anthropology of that region.
