Crest

This retreat centre for a spiritual organization on the outskirts of Bangalore had to be built at a minimum cost with the simplest of materials and features. We worked on integrating the beautiful natural landscape with the buildings by removing walls altogether wherever it was possible and providing deep verandahs for all the buildings. The centre features a meditation hall, library, a residence for the Director, and dining and dormitory facilities. The materials used were exposed brick for the walls and clay tiles for the roofs. Arched openings, brickwork in different patterns and glass inserts in the tiled roofs brought detail to the otherwise simple built forms.