Restello is a residential scheme in Kolkata, India, by Piercy & Company for Tata Steel and Bengal Shrachi. Restello draws equally on the local tradition of open, expressive architecture and global advances in building technology.
A delicate veil of steel unites cutting edge environmental systems and modular technology with a uniquely Indian identity. Sustainability is seen as a fundamental generator proving modular, modern buildings can be beautiful.
“SymHouse Mk1 extended [Piercy & Company's] proven track record of innovative housing design, however, their proposal went one stage further with an ingenious spatial strategy. By proposing a conditioned inner core set within a peripheral layer of more responsive inside /outside spaces, this scheme satisfied not only the environmental aspirations of the brief, allowing both ‘natures’ to successfully co-exist, but also the social aspirations.” Stephen Bayley, The Observer Hotlist
