como agua by otherworlds completes in North Goa, India
Step inside Como Agua, a brand new bar and restaurant on the Vagator cliff overlooking the ocean in North Goa, India. Conceived by multidisciplinary follow OTHERWORLDS, the design combines sustainably sourced bamboo and a wild shrub, Lanternna Camara, a mix that playfully alludes to eating in an overgrown and enlarged weaver’s nest surrounded by lush tropical paradise. As an invasive species of crops widespread within the Western Ghats, the Lantenna Camara claims agriculture, forest progress, wildlife and tribal livelihood yearly — but, by repurposing it as a building materials, ‘the project displays innovative building practices using biological materials while creating emphasis on lantenna removal, use and restoration,’ feedback principal architect Arko Saha.
all pictures © Fabian Charuau, Studio Charuau
evoking the wild nest of weaverbirds
The design of Como Agua is closely impressed by types present in pure environments. ‘We were fascinated by the wild women nests of weaverbirds. The weavers are social birds, usually nesting and feeding in colonies. They collect all sorts of natural materials like twigs, fibres and leaves to weave a membrane that acts as their nest, usually hanging from the branch of a tree,’ notes the studio. Materials used for building nests embrace tremendous leaf fibers, grass, and twigs. Many species weave very tremendous nests utilizing skinny strands of leaf fiber, although some, just like the buffalo-weavers, type huge untidy stick nests of their colonies, which can have spherical woven nests inside. OTHERWORLDS, subsequently, wished to discover the expertise of eating inside and round a weaver’s nest. Like the weaver, the staff additionally foraged into the forests of the Ghats to gather wild Lantenna and weave them to create spatial constructions for the house.
Como Agua by OTHERWORLDS
The high deck of the Como Agua restaurant homes two nests the place one can sit and dine whereas having fun with the in depth views of the seaside and sea of North Goa. On the bottom flooring, an undulating lantenna membrane wraps the bar and pizza counters and homes a wood bench in between, providing a comfy nook for dinner. The wire mesh lamps unfold throughout the bar-resto to mild up the tables are additionally impressed by hanging nests present in timber; these lamps cling at completely different heights, making a whimsically heat environment that mimicks the natural nature of their organic counterparts discovered within the forests.
the resto-bar sits on the Vagator cliff overlooking the ocean in North Goa
building with bamboo and repurposed lantenna camara
Lantenna Camara has been listed as one of many ten worst invasive species on the earth, invading over 40% of the Western Ghats, a complete of 13 million hectares. Arriving in India as a decorative plant within the early 1800s, predominantly by the British, Lantana has escaped from gardens and brought over whole ecosystems by its a number of hybrid varieties. In the 200 years of its arrival, the plant has advanced to now climb up the cover as a woody vine, entangle different crops by forming a dense thicket, and unfold on the forest flooring as a scrambling shrub. Lantana is especially dispersed by fruit-eating birds, monkeys, bears, and the like, however it additionally able to rising from its root-stock, and nodes. This ends in its widespread progress, in the end affecting biodiversity, livelihoods, and human and animal well being — from displacing native crops and decreasing productiveness in pasture by dense thickets formation to creating it exceedingly tough for tribal communities to access the forest for edible tubers and firewood assortment.
an undulating lantenna membrane wraps the bar and pizza counters
These alarming points and threats expose the approaching hazard of Lantenna progress, highlighting its eradication and the urgency of exploring new strategies of removing/restoration. For Como Agua, OTHERWORLDS has repurposed Lantenna from Western Ghats, bringing it on web site to chop, trim, bend, and wrap round metallic mesh constructions to create a membrane used for railings, compound wall partitions, nest-like constructions, facades, and canopies. Completing the design is bamboo, sourced collectively with Bangalore-based firm Bamboopecker. Native to the area, Bamboo is extensively used for construction and facade remedy. Varying thicknesses and sizes are first handled with saltwater after which used within the house. OTHERWORLDS recycled native wooden items to create customized patterns for the bar counter tops and facade. Even the outside built-in benches are made utilizing reclaimed items of Matti wooden. Indian Kota stone makes up the inside flooring, whereas bigger Kota stone slabs of various polished and colours (tough to clean) are minimize into thinner items after which laid on web site to interlock with the outside wood deck. Locally available Matti wooden contains the furnishings and outside decking.
outside built-in benches are made utilizing reclaimed items of Matti wooden
