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Indigenous Architects · Faridpur · 2022

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Notuner Shanti Nibash Vacation Studio Exposed Brick · Jali Screen Twinmotion · Revit

A working retreat for an architect, set within a larger family compound in Faridpur. Notuner Shanti Nibash — the new peace home — called for a studio that could hold the full range of a private practice: desk, reception, dining, and a room to sleep when the work runs long.

The building reasons from a single material. Brick structures the walls, filters the light through jali, and carries both the warmth of the interior and the weight of the facade. Two stairs organise the section: a helical timber spiral that rises through the centre of the main volume as the building's signature; and a straight stair set into the jali corridor, a narrow slot between the main mass and the boundary wall where the perforated screen holds the boundary between the interior and the compound.

Three levels. Ground holds the reception, living, and dining. Upper floor carries the studio proper and the bedroom. The jali screens face north, screening the interior from view while admitting light. The compound's pond lies to the west; the studio turns inward, toward the garden and the work.

Programme Vacation studio · Reception · Dining
Studio · Bedroom
Location Notuner Shanti Nibash
Faridpur, Bangladesh
Firm Indigenous Architects
Principal: Ar. Sayeed Ahmed
Role Design · Twinmotion Visualisations · Revit Construction Documents
Year 2022

Exterior

Front facade from the approach: two-storey exposed brick volume, central jali screen panel, entry steps, cantilevered shade canopy, lush garden setting
Bird's eye view of the atelier: compact rectangular plan within the compound, flat roof with rooftop elements, garden on all sides
Garden terrace: rear facade opens through full-height timber doors to a brick-paved terrace, orange tree in the foreground, pond and compound beyond

Interior

The jali light shaft corridor at ground level: straight stair rises through a narrow brick slot, perforated screen to the right admitting filtered daylight, depth of the corridor receding beyond
Evening view from the entry: helical timber spiral stair rises from the polished floor at the centre, dining and lounge areas visible beyond through the brick interior
Helical timber spiral staircase viewed from the ground floor: warm grain of the curved stringer against the exposed brick wall, jali screen visible through the timber-framed window behind
Dining area looking toward the garden terrace: brick walls on three sides, timber dining table and yellow chairs, stepped terrace visible through the open door, kitchen to the right
Ground floor alfresco: round dining table in the foreground, spiral stair at centre, kitchen visible through the brick opening to the right
Upper landing at the jali light shaft: straight steel stair continues upward through the brick void, perforated screen to the side, brick walls enclosing the narrow vertical slot
The jali corridor from the upper floor looking down: the stair descends through three levels, perforated screen to the side, dining area visible below
Upper floor studio: long timber desk with two chairs, open shelving behind, pendant lights, exposed brick walls, balcony door to the garden beyond, bathroom partition visible to the right
Bedroom: double bed against the exposed brick wall, jali screen to the right admitting filtered light, large timber-framed window to the garden, dark timber wardrobe opposite

Drawings

Site plan: compact atelier footprint within the Notuner Shanti Nibash compound, pond to the west, garden on all sides, road to the south Site Plan
Level 1 plan: living and seating area to the south-west, kitchen and dining to the south-east, helical spiral stair at centre, straight jali corridor stair at the rear, brick walls throughout Level 1 · Ground Floor
Level 2 plan: studio desk space to the east, bedroom to the west, upper landing at the jali corridor stair, balcony to the south Level 2 · Upper Floor
Section 1: longitudinal section through the main volume showing three levels, straight stair in the jali corridor, floor-to-floor heights, roof and foundation depths Section 1
Section 2: cross section through the building showing the relationship between the main volume and the jali corridor, structural brick walls, floor plates Section 2
North elevation: primary facade with large jali screen panels dominating the centre, solid brick flanking walls, cantilevered shade canopies at both levels, entry steps at base North Elevation
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