Project Description

This is a temporary home for foreign construction workmen Who ate involved in an infrastructural development project in Bangladesh. It is about 30 kilometers far from the capital CRY. The site is very close to a river and adjacent to the Highway.

The challenge posed by the client was to finish (design & construction) the project ‘Mth1n 120 days with highly tight budget, We made research on the program. time and budget and offered a solution that not only addressed client’S time specific requirement but also can offer its facilities (as resort) after end of present tenure to a wider range of ordinary people who wants to get away from the city for sorne fresh air.

Our approach initiated with looking at the Bengal’s ancient tradition of hospitality. Here a traveler never needed to 100k for a roadside inn while there was a home nearby, Keeping th1S humble tradition. the basic intention at designing this building was to gwe its guests a feel of home. Traditional dwellings of Bangladesh have more semi covered areas than indoors. These dwellings come together to group around ourtyards. The transition in usage of spaces round the year is liquid. The line between the outdoor and the indoor is blurred. This basic technique has governed the formation of this building Thus the transformation of the nature throughout the six seasons. the play of clouds in the sky, the fragrance Of native landscape can be experienced when walking through the corridors or peering through windows tirne to time.

The project consists of 54 rooms. 2 lounges. indoor & outdoor hot spring, sun deck, gym. dining hall. kitchen. laundry, medical Center, support staffs accommodation etc. It has five major courts for six seasonal experiences. The triangular courts which are same in size and shape but different in orientaton, nature of landscape, shadowsand amount of light  forming a quiet backyard sipping through windows into rooms gives feeling of neighborhood. The heart Of the building is the monsoon court a place for meditation. It excludes one from the outside world, The building is introvert in character. Brick Jali screen and layering of spaces were our solution to solve the issue of localized sound & air pollution. Openings connect the courts with the corridors to create a continuous travel path for air, Every interior places including toilets and service areas are lit by zenithal light. The light sipping through the roof washes the bare handcrafted  wall and creates a warm ambience. The central tank is actually a firefighting water reservoir which is recharged With the rainwater. The inside is visually hidden from the outside for secunty, prrvacy and tranquility.

The construction method is traditional and time tested which is pre dominantly with brick used as load bearing element as well as finish material in walls and floors. Though the machine precision is absent but the affection and care of masons of this soil is evident Each brick is unique and an event here. When sun touches the surface with different shades there generates a narrative a sensitive back drop of life.

The entire construction site lacks green. So, traditional fruit and flower trees are planted Fragrance is the dominant element of the landscape design- Mango blossom in late spring. pomelo and tail grape blossom in summer nights and smell Of the queen Of the night in monsoon nights, All these ingredients are silently mixed in brick and concrete Of the building in a hope that these guests Will take home little memories Of occasional frog croaking. of maddening mango blossom or the dance of the torrent of rainwater from the spout in the central court when a sudden northwester visited the banks Of the mighty river nearby.