Sangath Office

Balkrishna Doshi's own studio, Sangath, features a series of sunken vaults sheathed in china mosaic as well as a small grassy terraced amphitheater and flowing water details. Having been considered the building that fully describes himself, Sangath is a complete combination of Doshi's architectural themes from his previous work including complex interiors and structures, ambiguous edges, vaults and terraces. El propio estudio de Balkrishna Doshi, Sangath, presenta una serie de bóvedas hundidas revestidas de mosaico de porcelana, así como un pequeño anfiteatro en terrazas de hierba y detalles de agua corriente. Habiendo sido considerado como un edificio que se describe a sí mismo completamente, Sangath es una combinación completa de los temas arquitectónicos de Doshi de su trabajo anterior, incluyendo interiores y estructuras complejas, bordes ambiguos, bóvedas y terrazas. Upon entering the complex, one immediately sees the silhouette of a vault lingering behind an exterior wall and a slight view of the interior is present through a small break in the surface. The path turns and forces the occupant off of the north-south axis and alongside the elevated garden walls. Now visible in perspective, the vaults begin to recede into the background above the grassy amphitheater, water channels and gardens in the foreground. As one passes by the reflecting ponds that capture the vaults in still water the entrance is made apparent. It lies at the end of an angled approach to the vaults. Al entrar en el complejo, se ve inmediatamente la silueta de una bóveda que se prolonga detrás de un muro exterior y se tiene una ligera vista del interior a través de una pequeña ruptura en la superficie. El camino gira y obliga al ocupante a salirse del eje norte-sur y a situarse a lo largo de los elevados muros del jardín.