A Threshold, founded by Avinash Ankalge and Harshith Nayak in August 2020, in Bengaluru, India, is a multidisciplinary design firm, with experience in handling residences, institutions, housing, and hospitality projects.
The studio's approach is based on the discovery and investigation of contextually appropriate architecture, based on the site, climate, culture of the place, and the aspirations of the people, as they believe that the element of nature and the surrounding context plays a very important role in the formation of the idea of “Place”, the appropriate use of local materials, crafts, and technology unites the overall “form” appropriate to the character of its immediate “Context”.
The underlying focus in all their work is to respect the locally available context, materials, technology, arts and crafts, and maximize the use of natural light and ventilation, whilst treating them as valuable resources.
By attempting to foster spaces that give everyone a sense of familiarity whilst also attempting to be inventive, they aim to incorporate people's aspirations, keeping contextual identity intact to create a “place of memory”. That is why they draw inspiration from vernacular art and architecture, seeking to bridge the gap between the local and the global, the traditional and the modern, to achieve timelessness in the built environment.
The studio's approach is based on the discovery and investigation of contextually appropriate architecture, based on the site, climate, culture of the place, and the aspirations of the people, as they believe that the element of nature and the surrounding context plays a very important role in the formation of the idea of “Place”, the appropriate use of local materials, crafts, and technology unites the overall “form” appropriate to the character of its immediate “Context”.
The underlying focus in all their work is to respect the locally available context, materials, technology, arts and crafts, and maximize the use of natural light and ventilation, whilst treating them as valuable resources.
By attempting to foster spaces that give everyone a sense of familiarity whilst also attempting to be inventive, they aim to incorporate people's aspirations, keeping contextual identity intact to create a “place of memory”. That is why they draw inspiration from vernacular art and architecture, seeking to bridge the gap between the local and the global, the traditional and the modern, to achieve timelessness in the built environment.
