Flying Walls Hostel, Rajkot

The site is located on the outskirts of the city of Rajkot in a developing area with educational, industrial and hospitality buildings coming up. Despite the development, the site’s location provides unending views of the agricultural, grazing lands and the horizon.

The weather protection elements were primarily worked on to provide spaces that are ambient throughout the day. The heat from the sun after midday heats the building surfaces exposed to the west the most. To tackle this, we staggeringly stacked the walls above cantilevered slabs to create the necessary barrier.