Taragaon Cafe
The discreet extension pays tribute to Carl Pruscha’s original design, seamlessly expanding the Taragaon Cafe while providing a versatile canvas for artists.
YEAR : 2020
STATUS: Limited to Concept Design
SITE: 872 SQM | 9386 SQF | 1-11-1-3
BUILT UP AREA: 4031 SQM | 50565 SQF
DESIGN TEAM: Sagar Chitrakar, Samir Basi, Shraddha Nepal, Swastika Regmi
LOCATION: Kathmandu, Nepal
CATEGORY: Architecture + Interior
Chandol, Kathmandu, Nepal
Chandol is a residential area located at an elevation of 1321 metres. The location has become a prime area for the city’s VIP area and home to numerous embassies and hotels,
CONCEPT
Located in downtown Kathmandu, Boutique Apartment is a mixed-use development, hospitality, residential building.
This building serves as a contemporary landmark that visually and physically responds to the surrounding urban context.
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The site already being located in one of the most prominent commercial zones of Kathmandu, the design had to justify the current exorbitant land price. Thus the project was designed around the idea of the maximum built-up area governed by the local authority and site conditions.
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The building’s footprint was a derivative of the minimum allowable setback from the site.
The ground floor is an open public space that consisted of a cafe in a cosmopolitan environment, encouraging gatherings and social meetups. Alongside this, there’s a minimally designed yoga space, to reconnect with our bodies’ wisdom.
Rest of the upper floors are fully furnished luxury apartments with varying sizes to accommodate different needs. All of them are strategically placed to have an interplay of clean and modern aesthetics with a panoramic view of the desired surrounding.
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