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ARCHITECTURE The Fruition of Heritage Karkhana photos : Pradid Ratna Tuladhar and Karkhana THE BUILDING NOW HOSTS SEVERAL OFFICES AND AN EVENT SPACE. THE EDUCATIONAL INNOVATION HUB KARKHANA AND CIVIL TECHNOLOGY NON- PROFIT GALLIGALLI SHARE THE BOTTOM TWO FLOORS. THE THIRD FLOOR HOSTS MATHI KO HALL, AN EVENT SPACE AND GALLERY THAT CAN HOST UP TO 150 PEOPLE FOR CONFERENCES AND TALK PROGRAMS. 28 / SPACES SEPTEMBER 2017

ARCHITECTURE SOME GUIDING PHILOSOPHIES • Embrace the flaws: Three generations of the family have left their mark on the house by doing additions and modifications. The siblings and their architect made a design choice to show and celebrate these ‘flaws’ rather than try to hide them. This led to the decision to strip and expose all the bricks and the wood. • Build a personal tribute to the earthquake: The April 2015 quake was and will remain a big part of the psyche of a generation of Nepalis, including the Pudasaini family. One design decision was to accentuate all the retrofitting elements as a tribute to this powerful event. The tie-beams around the window sills were turned into molding and the corner stitching was made to protrude in a repeating stripe pattern. • Make it a functional modern space: Though the preference was to not impact old material when possible there was also a strong design commitment to making a functional modern space. Thus, incisions in the walls and floors, to embed electronic and internet writes, were approved. Similarly, the small older windows were upcycled to create the 6 x 10 feet south facing windows in the 3rd floor gallery space. SEPTEMBER 2017 SPACES / 29

ARCHITECTURE<br />

The Fruition of Heritage<br />

Karkhana<br />

photos : Pradid Ratna Tuladhar and Karkhana<br />

THE BUILDING NOW HOSTS SEVERAL OFFICES AND AN EVENT SPACE. THE<br />

EDUCATIONAL INNOVATION HUB KARKHANA AND CIVIL TECHNOLOGY NON-<br />

PROFIT GALLIGALLI SHARE THE BOTTOM TWO FLOORS. THE THIRD FLOOR<br />

HOSTS MATHI KO HALL, AN EVENT SPACE AND GALLERY THAT CAN HOST UP<br />

TO 150 PEOPLE FOR CONFERENCES AND TALK PROGRAMS.<br />

28 / <strong>SPACES</strong> SEPTEMBER <strong>2017</strong>

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