Figure 140 Arial View of Carter Road Bandra Source: pkdas.com

The response to the landscape of the site is not just limited to the organisation in the plan but finds a strong response in the section where the butterfly-roofs frame the foliage and allow filtered light to permeate within the spaces.

Built-in collaboration with the Hunnarshala Foundation, the careful selection of materials sourced with a concern for the environment and the employment of appropriate skill for the construction of the project is evidenced in the dignity with which it is detailed and assembled. While there is an attempt to assimilate workmanship in the making of the structure, the place also has a strong architectural agenda with a dual emphasis on the built form and the landscape.

Figure 132 Material Sourcing-Jetavan Source: SP+A and Author

The unbuilt spaces including a courtyard flanked by the flying roofs are designed as spaces of the congregation and lend themselves as extensions to the enclosures. The gentle steps and transitions help the architects to create non-directional spaces emphasizing on conversation and interaction.

Figure 133 Design Development Process- Jetavan Source: Author

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