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Building: Third Space Cultural and Learning Center

Location: Udaipur, India

Year: 2024

Architects: Studio Saar

Lead Architect: Ananya Singhal

Client: Dharohar

HVAC Consultants: Anjaria & Associates

Structural Engineers: Ami Engineers, Studio Saar, & Webb Yates Engineers

Landscape Consultants: Studio Saar

Electrical Consultants: Secure Meters Ltd.

Main Contractor: Sarnar Buildtech

Size: 20100 m²

AE Interests: Exposed concrete structural systems; hosts up to 2,000 visitors a day; open unrestricted spaces meant to host creativity, curiosity, & a sense of community; flexible entrance space for performances and community gatherings; a cinema, performing arts theatre, an interactive exhibition of science and technology, tinkering and maker spaces, a library, workshopping and co-working spaces, a rock climbing wall, a café and retail space, and a lookout tower; the surrounding acres of land are being rewilded as part of a reforestation project by the client and architecture firm; small cantilevers (gokhra) are used as windcatchers; Jali screens provide shade without blocking ventilation;

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Chloe Garcia, Fall 2026