Temple

The site allocated for the construction of the museum and temple center is located along the designed passage between the Tushino 2018 residential area and the Moskva River embankment..The volumetric-spatial composition of the temple is based on a combination of the stylobate part, planned to house a Sunday school, and a multi-stage single-domed volume. The architecture of the complex refers to the traditions of Vladimir-Suzdal architecture, forming an ensemble with a memorable silhouette along the Moscow River. Marika Volkova LIGHTING DESIGN SOLUTIONA distinctive feature of the white stone church of Equal-to-the-Apostles Grand Duke Vladimir is the facade with textured floral patterns, thanks to which classical architecture acquired a... More

KHRAM is a place for prayer, reflection and meditation in the midst of Ukrainian nature in the Poltava region. A place to communicate with the inner and higher self. Caption   CHALLENGE To create a sacred complex that will be close to adherents of different faiths. Without direct references to any of the religious traditions, but with an atmosphere that immerses in spiritual experience. Caption To create a sacred complex that will be close to adherents of different faiths. Without direct references to any of the religious traditions, but with an atmosphere that immerses in spiritual experience. Caption LOTUS SEED The complex consists of an open square, a three-dimensional figured wall at the entrance, and three sep... More

Temple Beth El, in upstate New York, is one of a handful of architecturally significant synagogues in the United States. We were commissioned to renovate and design a new educational addition in a manner that respected and preserved the original design by renowned 20th century architect, Louis Kahn.   A spacious, light-filled lobby connects the synagogue with a newly added structure that houses six classrooms, a large library, a social hall, a pre-function room, and a kitchen. The project also included the addition of a nursery school and the accommodation of the synagogue’s administrative offices all while remaining sensitive to the scale and character of the existing structure. The religious school is housed in the renovated... More

The brief was to design a temple for the residents of villages around Nandyal. In the dry terrain of Nandyal, the main concern was to provide a space which would marry the socio-cultural expectations of a temple with the ecological framework and dynamics of and around the site. The immediate context of Cotton and chilly farms in the region were fed by a natural canal system which had dried up.     The ecological strategy for the temple, thus began with recharging of groundwater. Water overflow from the limestone quarries was led to a low-lying recharge pit or ‘kund’: the banks of which was imagined as a social space, in the manner of a traditional ghat;a flight of steps leading down to a waterbody.This... More

A place of worship is built-up of a community, it can be a social setting where the congregation can gather and people can come together in one scared environment. It is very important for the community to have a building that is worthy for this worship. This can be achieved when the visual and functional aspects of architectural and interior design is balanced. This building of worship located in Great Neck, New York has suited the needs of its congregation for many years. But with a growing population, the needs of the synagogue have changed. A renaissance of the temple has begun. The addition is currently in its infancy and the development of the space has been two-fold, to unify the old with the new, both in members and with physi... More