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Adaptive Reuse Case Study

- RAAS Devigarh is a 39-room luxury hotel located within the 18th century Devigarh Palace fortress in Udaipur, Rajasthan. Studio Lotus renovated and restored the 4830 sqm palace, preserving its heritage while introducing contemporary design elements. The landscape design by Prabhakar Bhagwat features water channels and terraces that reference the surrounding Aravali Hills desert environment.

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Adaptive Reuse Case Study

- RAAS Devigarh is a 39-room luxury hotel located within the 18th century Devigarh Palace fortress in Udaipur, Rajasthan. Studio Lotus renovated and restored the 4830 sqm palace, preserving its heritage while introducing contemporary design elements. The landscape design by Prabhakar Bhagwat features water channels and terraces that reference the surrounding Aravali Hills desert environment.

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RAAS Devigarh

ARCHITECTS : Studio Lotus, Landscape by Prabhakar Bhagwat

CLIENTS : WALLED CITY HOTELS PVT. LTD.

LOCATION : Udaipur, Rajasthan

PROJECT AREA : 4830 m2

PROJECT COST : -

CONTEXT Aravali HIlls


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- Located in the Aravali Hills, RAAS Devigarh is an all-suites


luxury hotel housed within an 18th century palace fortress.
- A 39-room heritage hotel and resort, Devigarh Palace was
earlier home to the rulers of Delwara in Rajasthan.
- Setting out to create a boutique experience drawing from the
historic setting, Studio Lotus conceptualized a two-phased
approach for the project.
- The landscape has allowed conversations at different levels-
between the architecture and the landscape, the landscape and the
surroundings and most importantly, the landscape and the history
of the spaces within the fort.

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- To connect the spaces, a metal staircase - rendered in the


same grey as the local sandstone - has been crafted, whose
perforated plates and metal balusters sit lightly against the solidity
of the historic edifice.
- In the Durbar Hall, the shell has been similarly stripped of
plaster to reveal the grey and red sandstone detailing.
A bespoke wenge-wood bar forms the visual anchor in the
lounge, with plush furnishings and low-hung lights introducing
intimacy to the previously bare space.

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- The dining room was all white with spotless marble flooring, silver plat-
ed chairs, fine bone china with silver cutlery, exquisite meena carvings
on the roof and walls, and a panoramic view of the Aravali hills and the
villages below from the jharokhas.

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- Restored to their former glory, the jharokhas along the Durbar


Hal have been turned into cozy baithak-style seating spaces,
offering panoramic views of the valley. The verandah also serves
as a viewing gallery for performances in the Lounge; a neutral
colour palette combined with added elements such as inlaid marble
tabletops with ludo layout evoke a sense of laidback luxury.

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- The Palace interiors, as part of an old restoration drive, had


been swathed in white plaster - which detracted from the user
experience and induced a sense of monotony as one moved
through the spaces. With the original sandstone columns stripped
bare, the renewed F&B spaces in the poolside West Wing have
been populated with contemporary inserts in timber and brass, and
feature frescos in lime plaster.
- Besides design and structure, the hotel has also preserved
much of the heritage associated with the fort, which was lying in
ruins for many years until it was restored.

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LANDSCAPE
-At all times, the landscape is conscious of the
desert and the scarcity of water that it is surrounded
by. Systems have been created for the conservation
and storage of water.
- In the Kamal Court, water channels that run for
150 feet mimic the patterns of a lotus in bloom.

KAMAL COURT

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LANDSCAPE
- The Zenana court holds at its centre a
stambh made of stone. The fountain is a tribute to
the courage of the women of Rajasthan.
- The smaller terraces mimic the mountains that
they are surrounded by.
- The Darbar Court, or the Royal Court, is marked
by a white marble throne, surrounded by black
flooring. It suggests the representation of a Cosmos
made up of its various elements and dualities.
The throne is shaded by a Tree of Life.

ZENANA COURT

DARBAR COURT
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