Projects
Name:Rajankollur
Prehistoric Site,India
Summary:ASI protected site -
one of South India's remarkable megalithic sites, it has a
number of different types of them.
Works:Site Interpretation
Works Period:Mar to Aug 2011
Client:ASI Dharwad Circle
Before works, existing tree beneath whose shade the
shelter and seating were visualised.Again given location
and context we felt a structure would be out of scale,
un-necessary and would not respond to the local
landscape.
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After works, shelter design responding to the terrain
and context. We built along the existing slope rather
than undertake cut and fill and located a skill roofer
from a nearby village to weave the shelter around the
tree.
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