Narayantala Thakurdalan by Indian practice Abin Design Studio is a concrete Hindu temple with a glazed corner that opens on to the street in Bansberia.

Precast concrete jalis, or lattices, are stacked to create a screen wall around part of the shrine.

The column-free space allows for unobstructed access for worship, and during festivals, via a wide door on one side.

If all the glass doors are opened, the whole external corner can be opened up to turn the interior and the plinth into a larger gathering place.

Abin Design Studio was working on a residential project called Wall House, which was longlisted for Dezeen Awards 2019, next to this busy intersection when they were asked to redesign the existing thakur dalan.
Video is by Edmund Sumner, music Craig Pruess.

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