The Club at Uttora

The Club at Uttora is being developed to become a new destination for the city of Siliguri. In recent years, the city has seen rapid urbanization with the expansion of new areas. Uttora – the new integrated township – is situated less than 6km away, on the way to the Bagdogra airport and easily approached from National Highway 31. Uttora will provide the residents with an integrated set of facilities and a new lifestyle. As part of this vision, the Club seeks to establish an image of this township in the public paradigm.

The design of the complex responds to the local conditions of climate, topography and culture. Planned as a green edge that endows the city with a green character, the built form is spread through the curvilinear site, in the form of a few blocks that are designed as buildings within a garden, where the landscape integrates with the built form. It provides for ample solar shading and rain protection – pre-requisites for climate responsive design in the region. Given the warm humid climatic conditions, the buildings must allow for shading of openings and adequate cross-ventilation which is achieved by the concept of an environment shell enveloping the structures. This envelope provides both solar and rain protection while allowing for maximum ventilation. This also sets up the tone for a unified visual language which helps to create a visual landmark when viewed from the outside.

This language is picked up and also applied to the landscape through a means of a connecting trellis and walkway which collects all the public functions of the township and strings them together allowing for an interface between the township and the rest of the city.