Barrier: Balancing the Visual Connection Now that the building is manifest into its glorious form, several intriguing deliberations are stemming up. Balancing the building mass and volume with balustrades (decorative railing supports) has been one of the exercises on the drawing board. We are undertaking some mock-ups of appropriate size and proportions to determine their

Recently, we had very productive meetings with Sadbhuja Prabhu during his visit to the TOVP Architecture Pune Office. Each Architect gave a presentation of the works which fall under their purview. Directing individual accomplishments towards an organizational goal is the fuel to attain uncommon results. Anupama – Site & Consultant Co-ordinating Architect Devendra – Vendor

The theme of this week’s Architecture Department Report is Fenestration, defined as the arrangement of windows and doors on the elevations of a building. The theme of this week’s Architecture Department Report is Fenestration, defined as the arrangement of windows and doors on the elevations of a building. To combine the ‘international flavor’ of the

The theme of this week’s Architecture Department Report is ‘Ornamental Embellishment Research’. Recently the TOVP AD Research Team visited Gujarat and Jaipur to analyze complex ornamentation work undertaken by the country’s leading temple designers and makers – the Swaminarayan Group. It was interesting to see the various parallels drawn between ISKCON and Swaminarayan in terms

The theme of this week’s Architectural Department Report is ‘Spectacle’. Architecture has its nuances which bind together to form aesthetics – mass, volume, color, texture are all a representation of a deeper narrative of why the building is the way it is. In this edition of our Report we have captured the presentation aspect of

The theme of this week’s Architecture Department Report is Exploring the Beauty of Intricacy. The strength of a corner lies in its connectivity. At the TOVP Architecture Office, there is a solid process behind the detailing of the design narrative, detailing of materials, detailing of a light socket and every door knob. This report focuses

Every week we create an in-house TOVP Progress Report on different aspects of the temple construction. This week’s report was focused on art in the temple and we decided to share it with all of our donors and supporters. We hope you enjoy reading it. Click here to see it in your browser or download

Every week we create an in-house TOVP Progress Report on different aspects of the temple construction. This week’s report was focused on Applied Services. We hope you enjoy reading it. Click here to see it in your browser or download a copy to your desktop for offline reading.

Every week we create an in-house TOVP Progress Report on different aspects of the temple construction. This week’s report was focused on A Good System Shortens the Road to the Goal. We hope you enjoy reading it. Click here to see it in your browser or download a copy to your desktop for offline reading.