Hospitality

Dr. Kotwal Resort Location Nashik, India Category Hospitality Year 2020 Architect InterArch Associates, Ar. Dhananjay Mahale, Nashik   Nestled in the hills around the holy Trimbakeshwar is this serene resort that will take your breath away when it comes to providing you with a breath-taking sight. Dr. Kotwal Resort designed by Ar. Dhananjay Mahale and his team at InterArch Associates is a unique and lush campus that is sure to give a memorable time. The resort is designed to give a feeling of a farmhouse and make it more comfortable for the guests. The entrance is adorned with a stone wall that creates a sense of curiosity to anyone entering the campus. As soon as you enter, you are welcomed with a wide and open Verandah, comprising of the reception and the waiting area giving you glimpses of the rolling green lawns behind. This entrance Verandah also has a semi-open Osari where you can sip your evening tea while enjoying the view of the campus against the backdrop of the hills. While you proceed further into the property, you are welcomed with an open Gazebo adjacent to an outdoor open-air Swimming pool. As you go deeper into the campus, beyond the Gazebo are the lodging rooms where customers can spend a night or two. The rooms are placed such that it provides you with the exact amount of privacy and openness that any customer desires. With materials locally sourced like the river finished black basalt for the floor and the random black basalt rock walls contrasting the rich looking Mangalore Tiles, this place is sure to give you a typical Maharashtrian aura. The planning of spaces too has been inspired from a traditional Maharashtrian Wada, where you enter the Verandah and are carried through an open-air courtyard and a water body to the interior Majghar or the rooms. To look for a perfect example showcasing how we can be inspired from the past to make these beautiful new designs, we now don’t need to go too far. As the saying goes ‘A vacation is having nothing to do and all day to do it in’, and now you know where to go. Edit gallery

M.D.Sapphire Resto BAR Lounge Location Nashik, India Category Hospitality Year 2020 Architect InterArch Associates, Ar. Dhananjay Mahale, Nashik   Located on the top floor in one of the prime locations of Nashik is the breezy, open and elegant restaurant MD’s Sapphire. Taking inspiration from the most inexhaustible visual resource – the sky, the restaurant has been designed by Ar. Dhananjay Mahale and his team at InterArch Associates with utmost care and detail. As soon as you enter the premises, you are welcomed with an international aura of luxury. The restaurant has a central lounge, a bar area, a party hall and peripheral seating to enjoy and take in the openness of the location. The lounge has a central raised deck and it is covered with wooden pergola’s overhead. Small pockets of spaces have been created within the open platform using tropical elements like potted plants and earthen urns. The materials used give the space a very tropical yet international feel. The peripheral part of the lounge has a lowered level. On this lowered peripheral strip are placed tables for smaller gatherings, essentially providing private spaces for lone diners and couples without the customary physical barriers. The lounge has a rather high glass parapet, providing enclosure without any visual hindrance, the uninterrupted vista being the primary allure of the lounge. In stark counterpoint to the use of natural materials like wood and pebbles are the straight lines and minimalistic furniture in the seating space, creating a delicate balance, topped off by the vast expanse of sky acting as a vibrant ceiling to this space. Framing the sky so gently and organically to create a complex and harmonious building with the sky as an elusive presence is an art only a few can master, and as we can see and experience, this design has done exactly that, making it a location that must be visited. Edit gallery

Sadhana Restaurant Location Nashik, India Category Hospitality Year 2020 Architect InterArch Associates, Ar. Dhananjay Mahale, Nashik Edit gallery

Seeyona Yacht Resort Location Nashik, India Category Hospitality Year 2020 Architect InterArch Associates, Ar. Dhananjay Mahale, Nashik   Seeyona Yacht resort is located on the banks of the Gangapur Dam Backwaters in Govardhan Village of Nashik. With a backdrop so beautiful and full of natural elements, this resort designed by Ar. Dhananajay Mahale and his team at InterArch Associates is a must visit destination for anyone visiting Nashik. On one side of the resort are magnificent and lush mountains where you can site beautiful peacocks throughout the year, while the other side has an uninterrupted view of the Backwaters with majestic mountains for its background – a sight to behold. As soon as you enter the premise, you are welcome by a lush green open to the sky area with a lawn in the centre – a gathering space for small and intimate functions. The resort itself has been divided into 3 levels – the banquet, the restaurant and the stay. Having been inspired from the sail of a ship, one can notice a lot of inspiration being taken from it. The structure designed to look like a ship when seen from certain views will give an illusion of the ship on the water. The Banquet at the ground level has been elegantly designed to cater to functions and small gatherings. With classic interiors and the correct choice of materials, it becomes quite the perfect spot for any function. The restaurant at the first level is given an open approach to make anyone sitting there feel one with nature. With minimalistic yet refined interiors, having the food of your choice with such a beautiful backdrop is one you can’t miss. The rooms have also been given a simple and minimalistic design to maintain the aura of the whole premise. As the saying goes, ‘When you come to know nature, is when you become one with the living world’. And what better place could there be to experience exactly that. Edit gallery

Veg Aroma Restaurant Location Nashik, India Category Hospitality Year 2020 Architect InterArch Associates, Ar. Dhananjay Mahale, Nashik Edit gallery

Boraste Resort Location Nashik, India Category Hospitality Year 2020 Architect InterArch Associates, Ar. Dhananjay Mahale, Nashik Edit gallery