Chaya Tripathi House

Rebuilt in a dense city fabric, the house corresponds to 'z' coordinate through the horizontal building lines of the neighbors and in the 'x' and 'y' coordinates through the use of existing foundation of the house that it replaced. The 3 coordinates are then made to coincide by repeating the floor plan also as the section of the house. The house also explores the possibility of detaching 'structure'.

Saraswati Dental College

The work included making the master plan along with the design of graduate hostels, post graduate instruction areas and laboratories, guest houses, faculty quarters, dining and multipurpose halls, canteen, and theater added to the academic block in an existing campus.

Faizabad Road Housing

This housing of 164 apartments of different types and sizes is spread over 2 blocks of varying heights and are connected at the ground level as ‘streets’ and ‘squares’ seen in traditional towns. Movement through them is intended to provide a rich experience of ‘open’ and ‘closed’;‘light’ and ‘dark’;‘low’ and very ‘high’ ceilings; and so on, punctuated with water tanks and fountains surrounded with lush green landscape. The ‘streets’ and ‘squares’ repeat in floors above to provide approach to individual ‘fan’ shaped units to limit area in circulation.

Other Institutes

Saraswati Institute of Technology and Management:

Contrary to usual practice, different departments of the institute were independently arranged sharing common programs on the ground floor. The resulting 'plinth' not only provided sheltered connection between departments below to negotiate extreme weather but it also provided a platform for interaction of students and teachers above. This platform also helped separate vehicles from people and their activities.

Other Interiors

The types of interiors vary as do their language and expression. These interiors are usually intended as means to explore materials for construction and their details for future use.

Low Cost Housing

The low rise high density housing, initially with 500 units in phase I, is designed to provide living options in 1 or 2 rooms with kitchen, bath and WC. The units are clustered around a series of small to large courtyards connected by narrow streets and 'darwaja's' to recreate memories of earlier towns. These covered 'darwaja's' or gateways of varying heights and character also provide place for shops selling tea or other provisions and facilitate sheltered interaction. On one hand, use of regular structure, compact circulation, extensively shared walls, makes the design economical to build. And on the other, ample sunlight, use of ‘wind catchers’ for ventilation, tanks for water recharge that also encourage community gathering, makes the place energy efficient and sustainable to live.

Russell Street Club house

The 19th century Russell Street Club house, situated in the heart of Kolkata, is surrounded by large wooded estate. The property of the Turf Club, it was given to a developer, for the construction of new houses with the condition that the old Club house be conserved and retained by the new housing as it’s reception or community centre. The main problems of the building were lack of maintenance due to disuse, rising dampness, and tremendous growth of vegetation around the building. Once the vegetation was controlled, the building was impregnated with a water resistant barrier. The building was then plastered and finished with whitewash.

Royal Calcutta Turf Club

Grand Stand, Kolkata is a late 19th century building meant for viewing horse racing; a sport started by the British Army officers in 1769 in Calcutta. ‘Grand Stand’, meant for the common public, thus exposed to maximum wear and tear, is constructed with steel girders. The main problem other than maintenance, in the building was seepage of water from the roofs and tiers. The project was given to NSDA by INTACH, Kolkata Chapter, for the conservation of the same. Along with the repair of the roof, waterproofing, and painting, the ornamental cornices, balustrades, balusters, and iron grills were repaired and replaced.