Studio Nyandak is designing a new middle school science building for the Upper TCV school in Dharamsala, India. The architecture takes cues from Tibetan culture and geography, and uses innovative, sustainable building materials.

Studio Nyandak is working with the abbot of Rato Dratsang in southern India to design a new campus for the monastery. The masterplan includes classrooms, gathering spaces, and a meditation center.

Studio Nyandak is providing pro-bono architectural and structural engineering services for the Upper TCV school in Dharamsala. This involves the renovation and repair of more than a dozen buildings, including staff living quarters, middle school classrooms, an art room, and a meditation center.

Studio Nyandak is providing pro bono architectural design and structural engineering services for the Center for Middle Way Initiative. This rooftop enclosure will function as a multipurpose gathering space for the Dharamsala-based nonprofit.

Studio Nyandak works in partnership with the Central Tibetan Administration Department of Home on urban design, architecture, and structural engineering projects that support the Tibetan community living in exile.

This vaulted masonry pavilion covers a popular thoroughfare for students and teachers at Upper TCV School. The design is derived from a reinforced masonry vault system that can be constructed using a formwork that could be reused for each section. The structure is isolated from the adjacent buildings and the individual vaults are supported by the reinforced concrete beams and flagpole columns. The geometry of the vault was developed using structural form finding and parametric design to minimize the self weight and to maintain optimal seismic behavior.

This project was realized in collaboration with structural engineer Paul Laroque, PE.