Situated within a 125-acre development in Karnataka, India, the Bangalore Town Hall was conceptualized by the New Delhi–based firm Architecture Discipline as both a central gathering place and a site/sales office for the Bhartiya Group, a real estate developer. The bright-red, egg-like "heart" of the complex is an auditorium clad in glass fiber. "Red as a color has the longest wavelength, and can be easily spotted from a distance," says principal architect Akshat Bhatt.
The building wraps around a red core—the auditorium—covered in glass fiber.
Inside, glass "fins," says the architect, "generate a secondary rhythm."
On display inside are architectural models depicting what the community might resemble in the future.
The North Plaza allows a peek inside to the auditorium.
A thin metal "skin" helps reduce solar gain.
An expanse of solar panels powers the building, which was designed to be easily deconstructed and moved in a few years' time.
"The building had to tell a story," says Bhatt. "The intent was create a progressive design experience."