Native studio Areas and Design used regional craftsmanship and earthy colors to create the Sangha Bhawan group centre in India.
Designed for the Acharya Mahapragya Mahashraman Training & Analysis Basis (AMMERF), Sangha Bhawan is positioned in central Kolkata and has a peaceable inside full of pure supplies.
This ties in with the transient for the undertaking, which was to create an area that may characterize the values of the Jainism faith.
“The principle idea was to create a recent sanctuary that embodies Jainism values: non-violence, simplicity, information, peace, and group translated into spatial expertise by restraint, calm atmospheres, flowing transitions, and contemplative design quite than overt symbolism,” Areas and Design founder Pooja Bihani informed Dezeen.
The studio drew on Jain iconography for the design of the group corridor and used pure supplies for the inside, together with stone, wood panels, rattan and clay.
It aimed to create a heat and tactile area that mirrored simplicity, whereas encouraging “grounded experiences”.
An earthy color palette, which incorporates heat brown and pink hues in addition to pale sage inexperienced and gray colors, was used all through.
“The color palette is impressed by earthy tones and heat finishes that reinforce simplicity, serenity, and the meditative character of Jain philosophy,” Bihani mentioned.
“These tones assist gradual the person’s rhythm and create peaceable, timeless environments.”
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Guests enter the 1,672-square-metre area by way of a reception and foyer. Sangha Bhawan additionally has a restaurant, restaurant and huge banquet corridor, which will probably be used for spiritual capabilities in addition to household celebrations and cultural gatherings.
“From a design standpoint, the area emphasises a way of calm, dignity, and intimacy quite than overt grandeur or spectacle,” Bihani mentioned.
Alongside the partitions of the banquet corridor, Areas and Design added ornamental Banarasi brocade panels.
“These panels introduce a festive and celebratory character whereas remaining refined and culturally rooted,” Bihani mentioned.
“Their use additionally displays an appreciation of regional craftsmanship, because the brocade is sourced from inside roughly a 200-kilometre radius, reinforcing a connection to native traditions, supplies, and artisanal heritage.”
All through the group corridor, the studio used architectural lighting from lighting model Crescent Lite and handcrafted lamps from Indian firm Oorjaa so as to add a sculptural contact.
“Lighting was included as a meditative device quite than ornament to disclose area gently, spotlight textures, and create a serene, contemplative rhythm as an alternative of dramatic visible influence,” Bihani mentioned.
Different Indian interiors full of earthy hues embrace a 160-year-old residence in Goa and a rural residence in Hyderabad.
The images is by Lokesh Dang.
