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ON THE
TERRACE

CREST NINE

Anjarle, India

ituated on a steeply contoured hill
overlooking the ocean in Anjarle,
SMaharashtra, India, Crest Nine
is a community centre designed as a
recreational hub for a gated villa enclave.
The site drops sharply from the approach
road, allowing the building to emerge
gradually from the natural terrain, rather
than sit upon it.
A sweeping curvilinear form follows
the natural gradient of the land, with the
entrance positioned six metres below the
access road level. Visitors descend via a
wide staircase and a gently curving ramp
that runs alongside a sloping landscaped
garden, arriving at the main circulation
spine that stretches across the length of
the building.
The built form transitions dramatically
from a simple curvilinear entrance façade

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