Project Description:

Bilikal Ranganatha Swamy Betta is a hill near Kanakapura town in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is located 70 km south of Bangalore city. Atop the hill is a temple dedicated to Lord Ranganatha Swamy. The temple and an adjacent quarters is housed underneath a huge granite rock.

The pavilion treads lightly upon the site and provides shade and services like washrooms, seating area and a space to meditate. Tensile Structures were chosen because of their lightness and their sense of openness that it lends the pavilion. The plinth has been omitted from most of the building- reducing its environmental footprint and preserving the natural terrain.