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Overlooking the majestic Annapurna Range lies our project site for Kalagaun residence, situated at the altitude of 1350m.

The design intent was to transform this terraced abandoned farmland with an existing building into a comfortable residential house. One of the main considerations for the design was the solar path and wind direction.

Materiality wise, we looked towards this district’s age-old culture of building with stones while using steelwork by a local manufacturer to provide lightness and a more sustainable alternative to timber.

The stones were sourced and chiseled locally by the mason team and lime-improved mud mortar was used for the walls. The lighter wattle and daub infill wall between the steel framework help to balance the heavy stone walls. Beautiful slate-work forms the roof cover for this house, thanks to a great building team from Bandipur.

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As the series of lockdown continued throughout the nation, the reception block of Silinge Health and Birthing Centre was slowly but surely coming along. Soon after the completion of the roof ring beams, metal work commenced on site that support our elegant and characteristic butterfly roofs. As the name suggest, the two roof surfaces slope down from opposing sides to form a valley in the middle resembling the wings of a butterfly.

Eucalyptus timber planks sit on top of the metal frames with a layer of waterproof insulation before finishing off with slate tiles. This carefully designed light and well insulated roof structure caps off the Rat Trap Bond brick walls ensuring acoustic and thermal comfort for the users.