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Hotel at Bodhgaya Architecture

Hotel at Bodhgaya
Hospitality Architecture I Gaya, Bihar

The hotel gently uses the vocabulary of brick details from the Buddhist trail - vaults to corbelled arches to stepped jambs that soften the edges of buildings and make them welcoming and timeless.

Client Marasa Hospitality Pvt. Ltd.

Area 76,000 Sq.ft

Status Completed 2020 

Photographer Niveditaa Gupta

Team Shimul Javeri Kadri, Vaishali Shankar, Roshni 

Kshirsagar, Ipsita Mallick, Aparna Kale

Bodhgaya is where the Buddha is deemed to have received enlightenment. It is perhaps one of the holiest and oldest sites of pilgrimage for the Buddhist world. This context as well as the skills and materials relevant to the area informed our design for this hotel, which makes extensive use of brick – a cottage industry that has remained active in the area over the last 2000 years. The vocabulary of the building, using the craftsmanship of brick vaults, pillars and architraves also attempt to convey the emotions that most embody the Buddhist practice – wisdom, courage, compassion, forbearance and perseverance.

 

Spread over 4.5 acres, the courtyards and water bodies, and the sloping roofscapes create the conditions for an ecologically sustainable and highly contextual resort for Buddhist pilgrims.

 

 

Gold at Wade Awards 2022
Shortlisted for Inde Awards 2022
Kyoorius Design Awards 2021
Trends Excellence Awards 2022
Aces of Space Awards 2021

Trends Excellence Awards
2022

Gold at Wade Awards
2022

Shortlisted for Inde Awards
2022

Kyoorius Design Awards
2021

Aces of Space Awards
2021

Hotel at Bodhgaya Architecture Master Plan