At the beginning we started the project over a hill facing the river jury which was a significant issue for the site location regarding that and the land pattern we made the house facing the river which is also having the orientation of north-south elongation. And regarding that river we have tried to create an infinity pool where the edgeless part facing the river and the other part is attached with the house terrace.

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So in perspective -the terrace, infinity pool, and the river achieved a continuity of space with the rhythm of steps which was an approach to merging the house with nature….

Besides with a very low height structure and earth color tali was introduced also to make the house more close to the contextual natural landscape.  The pattern of the roof reminds us the traditional bungalow or local regular kind of hut. Stone cladding fireplace.

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Wooden louver opening and long terrace  inspired from traditional tea bungalow of Sylhet which was having a tone of  contemporary brick bonding representing a slightly modern context .some detail for sitting area with the brick wall punch was introduced for breaking the space and create value towards the view aperture….

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OUR CLIENT IS A LEADING BUSINESSMAN, INDUSTRIALIST

HARDLY HAVING TIME TO THINK ABOUT BEYOND HIS BUSINESS.

OUR SITES IS IN A RURAL AREA

WHERE PEOPLE HAVE TO THINK EVEN WHAT IS A COFFEE MACHINE

AND UNFORTUNATELY, IT IS TEA GARDEN.

WHEN WE FIRST SEE THE SITE IT WAS ONE OF THE MOST WONDERFUL

NATURAL LANDSCAPE WE HAVE EVER SEEN … MAY BE WE HAVE SEEN LESS

TO US AT FIRST WE THOUGHT IT WOULD BE A CRIME TO BUILD ANYTHING

OVER THERE …..

BUT LIKE OTHERS BEING COMMON STRUGGLING ARCHITECTS

WE HAD TO THINK ..WE CAN’T DENY

SO TRIED TO DESIGN SOMETHING

…WHERE OUR BUSY CLIENT CAN SIT FOR  A WHILE

CAN THINK A LITTLE ABOUT THE WORLD

IF HE COULD FEEL FOR A MOMENT …THAT

HOW BEAUTIFUL THE WORLD IS

HOW BEAUTIFUL HIS COUNTRY IS

HOW RICH HIS TRADITION WAS

MAY BE WE TRIED

TO MAKE HIM A LITTLE DOWN TO EARTH

TO FEEL A LITTLE

TO HIT THE STROKE OF HIS PHILANTHROPIC THOUGHT

AND

WE TRIED TO MAKE A HOUSE

WHICH HAS THE RIGHT ORIENTATION

RIGHT NATURAL VENTILATION

TRADITIONALLY DERIVED FORM TO MERGE WITH THE HILLY LANDSCAPE

RIGHT RHYTHM OF STEPS OF SPACES WITH TERRACE, POOL, AND RIVER

LOCAL MATERIAL LIKE MUD TALI, LOCAL STONE,

AND REASONABLY LOW BUDGET IN ASPECT OF AN INDUSTRIALIST

SO THAT THE MONEY HE COULD SAVE FROM THIS PROJECT

HE COULD INVEST TO ANOTHER PROJECT

WHICH MAY INCREASE THE POSSIBILITIES OF EMPLOYMENT

FOR FEW MORE UNEMPLOYED CITIZENS.

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Architect:
Ar. Mohammed Shahnawaz

Design Team :
Ar. Md. Shumsuddin Ahmed Bhuiyan
Ar. Rumana Chowdhury

Client/Owner :
Mr. David Hasnat

Contractor :
Ahmed Murad, Excel Enterprise, Dhaka

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