Project Name : A KHANKA for A FAKIR

There is a story behind this project. In a MAZAR, client of this project met a FAKIR( a muslim devotee and master,most of the time who stay in MAZAR). MAZAR is a holy place where a PEER ( Islamic religious master and spiritual guide ) was buried. That FAKIR didn’t have any
home of his own. The client became his follower and decided to make a KHANKA with home for that FAKIR. KHANKA is a place where a islamic religious master prays and meets his followers. In a KHANKA an advanced grave is also made for that MASTER. The land which
was purchased is at road level and the road is in east side. North and West side is low paddy fields (In rainy season becomes shallow water-body).

It was an attempt to create a low cost traditional “BANGLA GHAR” architecture in a rural context with pitch roof and courtyard with crafted bricks which will contain two types of courtyard. Road side outer courtyard for public and inner courtyard in home for family members( who are very conservative about privacy ). According to functions from the road side the full facade was divided in three conceptual axises that is LIVE, PRAY and LEAVE. Live for home entry, Pray for Prayer space and LEAVE for the Grave. With some brick details and crafted wood with islamic patterns and calligraphy We tried to give this compound a little Islamic architecture flavour. The total construction materials and labours were arranged locally.

Material Of construction:

1. Foundation : Local Bangla Brick Foundation.

2. Structure: 10” gas burn pointed brick walls and metal frame for pitch roof.

3. Lintel: Metal (MS) L angle used for lintel.

4. Roof: For all the rooms and prayer space pitch roof was made with metal frame and industrial sheet. But the corridor roof around the inner courtyard was made with reinforced brick.

4. Floor Finish : Brick flooring for circualtion areas and NCF for all rooms and prayer space.

5. Door Window: Made with metal frame and wood.

6. Furniture: Made with metal frame and mehogani wood.

Special Features :

1. Brick crafted arch with metal.

2. Crafted brick jali walls.

3. On site casted soft pave.

4. Reinforced brick roof.

5. Sandwich ceiling panel made of metal frame , coconut fiber and Ferro cement.