“This specific site development for us hasn’t been touching the architectural impression only, but also an evolving a design language which highly connects to nature and inspires to live with verdant full of land.”

A vast acreage marked by a series of more than 500 mango trees and clenched by nature. The plot was dissected to carry out various phases in a precise manner. The Cow shelter was placed strategically amidst the pockets created by the mango trees and the remaining area was carved out following the natural slopes to create swales and a lake to harvest storm water. The Cow shelter emerges out of the soil with 3 feet thick stone footing, which acts as a spine for the structure with vigorous aesthetics. The steel framed roof is evolved for lightness and is carefully grafted upon the structure. The roof makes sure the water is tamed and shot out, away from the shelter into the swales that lead to the pond. (Imagine the serenity of the place during monsoon while this natural stream burbles as it travels along the pond!). Such arrangement of a bamboo screen for a roof is fundamentally placed considering the warm and humid regions in terms of comfort like light penetration and egress effects. A locally sourced material palette also allows the structure to sit quietly within its context. The project recommends effectively ensuring the protection, management and sustainability of the intrinsic heritage values of the precinct, both tangible and intangible, as well as of individual architectural entities. The aim was to use living architecture to maintain harmony with its environment, surrounding biodiversity and natural equilibrium. An amalgamation of all three living things (Human, Cattle and tree).