Admittedly, the site available for imagination was small, but the commitment to building a visual experience becomes more fun when presented with a challenge. Situated in the tony Jayanagar area of Bengaluru didn’t make it any easier, faced with stiff competition as it was in the looks category. Though the commercial complex demanded a de rigueur glass façade, the Cadence team of Narendra Pirgal, Vikram Rajashekar and Smaran Mallesh did not give up on their artistic leanings.
Cadence Architects built the glass core for sure, but enveloped it in a dramatic, geometry-defying casing. A staircase in all Ferro concrete glory stands like a drawbridge to the building, with a slick red and black montage as its backdrop. Reinforced cement concrete and concrete block-work define the rest of the structure – three floors of shops and a penthouse above them.
