The Carnation
The Carnation
The Carnation
The Carnation
The Carnation
The Carnation
The Carnation
The Carnation
The Carnation
The Carnation
The Carnation

The Carnation

5, Circuit house, Baily road, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
2012

Built Area:  7187.96 Sqm


Courtyards are the specific architectural element which resembles the idea of ‘Home’ in Bengal; a traditional Bengal house is comprised of built structures arranged around a court in the center, where the children grow, family interacts, and daily activities happen. In the modern cityscape of Dhaka, the question of housing for a huge population is generally answered by multistoried congested apartments – which often fail to reflect the climatic and social needs. Carnation, the residential apartment project by Sthapotik architects is a modest attempt to recreate the lost courtyard-house model of living in the densely built urban scenario of Dhaka. The Carnation is a 4-unit dwelling apartment complex in the rectilinear plot in the heart of Dhaka. The project was highly inspired by the native indigenous house building ideas- including the courtyard, natural light air provision, inspiring communal living, and regular privacy-based zoning in housing units. The four housing units were grouped in two and placed on both ends of a central courtyard. The court serves as an informal interaction space for the residents, safe playing and intimate recreational space for adults, especially women.