Dhaka streets during lockdown...
Is that a recent pic? Btw distant relation of mine wants to join the bd army, what physical parameters must he fall in?
(He had his appendicitis removed will that be an issue?)
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Is that a recent pic? Btw distant relation of mine wants to join the bd army, what physical parameters must he fall in?
(He had his appendicitis removed will that be an issue?)
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Requirements To Join Bangladesh Army
The requirements mentioned below concern the enlistees who want to be recruited as a Commissioned Officer.
- Age: Both male and female candidates must be from 17-21 years.
- Minimum Academic Qualification:
2. You have to get at least GPA 3 (B) in both S.S.C. and H.S.C. to apply for this post.
3. You can be of science, commerce or arts/humanities background.
4. You can be from an English medium college, Bangla medium college or Madrasa.
Minimum Physical Qualifications:
Male candidates:
Height: 5’4”
Weight: 45.36 Kg
Chest: 30” normal, 32” extended
Female candidates:
Height: 5’1”
Weight: 40.82 Kg
Chest: 28” normal, 30” extended
All candidates must have good eyesight (6/6) (with/without spectacles)*.
https://bangladeshus.com/join-bd-army/#Requirements_To_Join_Bangladesh_Army
What about the appendicitis removed will that be a problem?
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I don't think so, anybody who is fit will be accepted after the physical tests. So as long as the said person meets the minimum height and weight requirement and is considerably fit, they shouldn't have an issue getting in for the initial tests.
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Navana FS Cosmo, Gulshan-2
Designed with Intricacy – South Breeze Square
Written by Tasmiah Chowdhury
Architectural forms are influenced by the climate of the region. Architecture’s subjugation to nature provides diversity and identity and also improves the human experience by keeping a man in close relationship with the elements. The South Breeze Square office building, set in Gulshan Avenue, exhibits a perfect example of how climate plays a very important role in architectural and building forms. The core philosophy of the prominent Architect Nahas Ahmed Khalil along with his team; Ar. Farzad Ehsan and Ar. Rehman Taki Ferdous, was to harmonise the building form and fabric with the site and climate; thereby reducing ecological impacts and achieving energy efficiency whilst providing human health and comfort, and creating opportunities for social interaction and a productive working environment.
From Ar. Nahas Khalil design scheme; the form of the building was approached from two primary concerns. The building faces west. The first concern, therefore, deals with the difficult problem of overcoming the heat gained through glazing, without the use of special glazing or expensive shading elements. The building has three neighbours with only the west-view free. The option of blocking the only view overlooking the Gulshan Avenue, with solid surfaces was not desired.
“It took the design team multiple trials of basic layouts in the schematic design phase to bring out the desired solution. Fortunately, the site sits on a slight curve of the Gulshan Avenue. This presented us with the scope of opening up the north-west from inside. By staggering the west face of the building it became possible to create a more-or-less solid west surface on the extending block. By tilting the extending block a bit, a long view to the North-east, onto the Gulshan Avenue could also be achieved”, explains Ar. Nahas Khalil while describing the project.
To not miss the west opening onto the wide avenue, unique design façade is implemented; where the west solid wall is replaced with concrete strips. The strips twist to create openings and twist back return to the closed position in a random harmonious manner.
The concept of a “Brise-Soliel” is thus transformed exploiting the plasticity of concrete to create enough openings inside this extended block to expose the Avenue without letting in the sunlight at any time of the day in any season. The setback, northern main block of the building, is shaded from the low western sun by the extended block with the full glazing left intact, for the daylight to fill in the inside.
A variety of flexible workspaces befitting different work styles and tasks has been a major concern of the office design. Cantilevered planter-balconies provide additional shading to the west façade and help create a desired to escape from the daily stress of work.
Collaborating with South Breeze Housing Limited, the second concern of the design team was getting a proper daylight distribution inside. In Bangladesh, there is an abundance of daylight, with the opportunity of an intrinsic connection with the outdoors. But, a common fallout of greater daylight though, is more glare on computer screens. Therefore, a large focus of the project dealt with maximizing daylight, yet minimizing glare.
The designer team devised a glazing system; where the lower mid-section of the glazing system, closer to the computer, are allowed to be screened off by individual users, while the upper and lower segments of the glazing system are free to allow unrestricted daylight. In order to enhance the daylight, the lower-midsection, between the heights of a standard desk to about the height of a person, is pushed out. An inner extension acts as a light-tray to bounce sunlight off the top surface deeper into the office spaces.
Strategic design decisions were taken to utilize spaces. Some additional spaces that could not be used above ground, due to the height restrictions, had been placed in a partial semi-basement set into a depressed landscaped area, creating a private open-to-sky garden. The floor above on the ground floor, also having direct access from the outside; may connect internally to form a duplex office space. The first floor, similarly, having direct access from the outside using a stair from the ground floor, can also double up to form a duplex with the second floor. This results in four floors of attractive, independent feeling office spaces while reducing traffic loads for the rest of the twelve office floors.
The toilet stacks have been extracted from the traditional service core, and strategically placed inside the office space, thereby, reducing circulation. The linear small lobby; opened up to a small garden on the south-east; created a lunchtime outdoor reprieve from the office chores.
A portion of the west of the site has been given over for the enjoyment of the pedestrians using the Avenue. A green island with the flowing sounds of water stops the building intruding in on this no-mans-land to be enjoyed by both the city and the building in almost equal degrees.
Architect Profile
Nahas Ahmed Khalil, a distinguished name in the realm of architecture. He was enrolled in Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, known as BUET, where he received his bachelor of architecture degree in 1982. His inspiration towards studying architecture was one of the most revered architects, Ar. Muzharul Islam. Some of the other names in the architectural sphere who inspired Ar. Khalil are Geoffrey Bawa, Tadao Ando, Peter Zumthor and Frank Lloyd Wright.
Ar. Nahas Ahmed Khalil manages his own venture called ARC Architectural Consultants and created wide range of successful projects. To name a few are Osban House, Matir Bari, Akash Pradeep, Rashid Eye Hospital and Bengal Bangshibari. Regarded as the one of the master architect, Ar. Nahas Khalil expresses his enthusiasm and passion towards nurturing his designs to continue, till last breath.
Intrinsically Iconic – DTX Business Center
Bold architectural designs coupled with intelligent engineering solutions often result in structures that consume the public fantasy. Pushing the boundaries and testing the limits of structure and design, the DTX Business Center nestled among the urban street of Pragati Sharani, Dhaka is an unusual architectural landmark designed by the BINYASH. Its unique building form and glass façade structures integrate architecture and engineering seamlessly; forming a monumental and inspiring modern business district.
When Ar. Rahat M Niaz and Ar. Faisal Billah of BINYASH were asked to design the commercial building; one of the primary concerns that emerged was to create a building with a strong identity; but one, which would be intrinsically connected to its surroundings; forming a valuable part of the city’s fabric, in both social and architecture sense.
With a total construction area of 10.71 Katha, the DTX Business Center is a building for offices and services comprising a total of nine floors and three basement floors. Inside, on the ground level; is the building’s main entrance leading straight through the heart of the building.
The ground floor houses lobby and lounges, main event spaces and other cultural activities, where the architecture is designed to act as space for social interaction. A variety of functions occupies the level above and leads to each company’s main workspaces on the upper floors. A range of flexible workstations was designed with a base palette; that was then built upon with colour and materials to reflect the unique identities of each office team.
The architects conceptualized the rhombus geometry of the building which is evolved from the unusual shape of the site. The DTX Business Centre demanded a different approach for its location and unusual site configuration which was a challenge and a governing factor in the design approach and style. “The studio team orchestrated the unusual site cleverly utilizing the given spaces. Planned to encourage collaboration across the company’s diverse businesses, the spaces are aimed at improving the employee’s work-life while being flexible and functional. The office interiors are clad in light- coloured giving a warm look of sophisticated simplicity. This, and its large glass facades invite daylight from the north and north-east to make for an impressively light interior that feels both stylish and serene,” describes Ar. Rahat M Niaz.
The commercial complex also includes a selection of outdoor spaces for the building users to meet or just to sit back and relax on their break. The eye-catching extended stairs and the terraces on the roadside; is a true hub of the building. More interaction is intended and engineered to happen in the open terraces and staircases; overlooking the Kuril-Banani flyover, just a few yards away from the complex. A large rooftop garden is designed that brings the outdoors in and helps create a powerful sense of place.
Ar. Sudeshna Shireen Chowdhury, the project architect successfully accomplished a fruitful collaboration with the studio’s engineering team associating with structural designer, Engineer Golam Sarwer, Electrical designer, Engineer Alinur Rahman and HVAC designer, Engineer Hasmotuzzaman, initiating sustainable designs and schemes. Therefore, a major focus of the building laid in the design and development based on environmentally friendly concepts that leave a small carbon footprint on the earth. The core of the building is placed on the South-west side to obstruct the heat and glass has been used on the other sides to ensure maximum visibility and daylight. All the glasses installed extensively in the building are double-glazed low-E glass and a semi-unitized curtain glass system had been installed. This type of glass is used to reduce the heat inside the building; decreasing the artificial cooling load. The building is made of RCC structure, and for exterior cladding, a special type of porcelain tile had been used. The BINYASH team has taken the craft of the office building to the next level.
Architect Profile
Architect Rahat M Niaz in partnership with Ar. Faisal Billah started their venture called ‘BINYASH’ in the year 2005. Both of them completed their graduation in the department of architecture from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, BUET.
The BINYASH team expanded over the years and created a wide range of commercial, industrial, institutional, healthcare, residential and other different projects. Ar. Rahat M Niaz and Ar. Faisal Billah, founders of BINYASH speak about their future interest to work in the field of urbanism to improve the livability condition of the city, to design and build housing for low and middle income group. Besides housing facility for the workers who work in factories is a prime interest of them. The architects are in pursuit of making a better life for its people and the country, with their bold and strong designs and structures.
Designed with Intricacy – South Breeze Square
Written by Tasmiah Chowdhury
Architectural forms are influenced by the climate of the region. Architecture’s subjugation to nature provides diversity and identity and also improves the human experience by keeping a man in close relationship with the elements. The South Breeze Square office building, set in Gulshan Avenue, exhibits a perfect example of how climate plays a very important role in architectural and building forms. The core philosophy of the prominent Architect Nahas Ahmed Khalil along with his team; Ar. Farzad Ehsan and Ar. Rehman Taki Ferdous, was to harmonise the building form and fabric with the site and climate; thereby reducing ecological impacts and achieving energy efficiency whilst providing human health and comfort, and creating opportunities for social interaction and a productive working environment.
From Ar. Nahas Khalil design scheme; the form of the building was approached from two primary concerns. The building faces west. The first concern, therefore, deals with the difficult problem of overcoming the heat gained through glazing, without the use of special glazing or expensive shading elements. The building has three neighbours with only the west-view free. The option of blocking the only view overlooking the Gulshan Avenue, with solid surfaces was not desired.
“It took the design team multiple trials of basic layouts in the schematic design phase to bring out the desired solution. Fortunately, the site sits on a slight curve of the Gulshan Avenue. This presented us with the scope of opening up the north-west from inside. By staggering the west face of the building it became possible to create a more-or-less solid west surface on the extending block. By tilting the extending block a bit, a long view to the North-east, onto the Gulshan Avenue could also be achieved”, explains Ar. Nahas Khalil while describing the project.
To not miss the west opening onto the wide avenue, unique design façade is implemented; where the west solid wall is replaced with concrete strips. The strips twist to create openings and twist back return to the closed position in a random harmonious manner.
The concept of a “Brise-Soliel” is thus transformed exploiting the plasticity of concrete to create enough openings inside this extended block to expose the Avenue without letting in the sunlight at any time of the day in any season. The setback, northern main block of the building, is shaded from the low western sun by the extended block with the full glazing left intact, for the daylight to fill in the inside.
A variety of flexible workspaces befitting different work styles and tasks has been a major concern of the office design. Cantilevered planter-balconies provide additional shading to the west façade and help create a desired to escape from the daily stress of work.
Collaborating with South Breeze Housing Limited, the second concern of the design team was getting a proper daylight distribution inside. In Bangladesh, there is an abundance of daylight, with the opportunity of an intrinsic connection with the outdoors. But, a common fallout of greater daylight though, is more glare on computer screens. Therefore, a large focus of the project dealt with maximizing daylight, yet minimizing glare.
The designer team devised a glazing system; where the lower mid-section of the glazing system, closer to the computer, are allowed to be screened off by individual users, while the upper and lower segments of the glazing system are free to allow unrestricted daylight. In order to enhance the daylight, the lower-midsection, between the heights of a standard desk to about the height of a person, is pushed out. An inner extension acts as a light-tray to bounce sunlight off the top surface deeper into the office spaces.
Strategic design decisions were taken to utilize spaces. Some additional spaces that could not be used above ground, due to the height restrictions, had been placed in a partial semi-basement set into a depressed landscaped area, creating a private open-to-sky garden. The floor above on the ground floor, also having direct access from the outside; may connect internally to form a duplex office space. The first floor, similarly, having direct access from the outside using a stair from the ground floor, can also double up to form a duplex with the second floor. This results in four floors of attractive, independent feeling office spaces while reducing traffic loads for the rest of the twelve office floors.
The toilet stacks have been extracted from the traditional service core, and strategically placed inside the office space, thereby, reducing circulation. The linear small lobby; opened up to a small garden on the south-east; created a lunchtime outdoor reprieve from the office chores.
A portion of the west of the site has been given over for the enjoyment of the pedestrians using the Avenue. A green island with the flowing sounds of water stops the building intruding in on this no-mans-land to be enjoyed by both the city and the building in almost equal degrees.
Architect Profile
Nahas Ahmed Khalil, a distinguished name in the realm of architecture. He was enrolled in Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, known as BUET, where he received his bachelor of architecture degree in 1982. His inspiration towards studying architecture was one of the most revered architects, Ar. Muzharul Islam. Some of the other names in the architectural sphere who inspired Ar. Khalil are Geoffrey Bawa, Tadao Ando, Peter Zumthor and Frank Lloyd Wright.
Ar. Nahas Ahmed Khalil manages his own venture called ARC Architectural Consultants and created wide range of successful projects. To name a few are Osban House, Matir Bari, Akash Pradeep, Rashid Eye Hospital and Bengal Bangshibari. Regarded as the one of the master architect, Ar. Nahas Khalil expresses his enthusiasm and passion towards nurturing his designs to continue, till last breath.
Intrinsically Iconic – DTX Business Center
Bold architectural designs coupled with intelligent engineering solutions often result in structures that consume the public fantasy. Pushing the boundaries and testing the limits of structure and design, the DTX Business Center nestled among the urban street of Pragati Sharani, Dhaka is an unusual architectural landmark designed by the BINYASH. Its unique building form and glass façade structures integrate architecture and engineering seamlessly; forming a monumental and inspiring modern business district.
When Ar. Rahat M Niaz and Ar. Faisal Billah of BINYASH were asked to design the commercial building; one of the primary concerns that emerged was to create a building with a strong identity; but one, which would be intrinsically connected to its surroundings; forming a valuable part of the city’s fabric, in both social and architecture sense.
With a total construction area of 10.71 Katha, the DTX Business Center is a building for offices and services comprising a total of nine floors and three basement floors. Inside, on the ground level; is the building’s main entrance leading straight through the heart of the building.
The ground floor houses lobby and lounges, main event spaces and other cultural activities, where the architecture is designed to act as space for social interaction. A variety of functions occupies the level above and leads to each company’s main workspaces on the upper floors. A range of flexible workstations was designed with a base palette; that was then built upon with colour and materials to reflect the unique identities of each office team.
The architects conceptualized the rhombus geometry of the building which is evolved from the unusual shape of the site. The DTX Business Centre demanded a different approach for its location and unusual site configuration which was a challenge and a governing factor in the design approach and style. “The studio team orchestrated the unusual site cleverly utilizing the given spaces. Planned to encourage collaboration across the company’s diverse businesses, the spaces are aimed at improving the employee’s work-life while being flexible and functional. The office interiors are clad in light- coloured giving a warm look of sophisticated simplicity. This, and its large glass facades invite daylight from the north and north-east to make for an impressively light interior that feels both stylish and serene,” describes Ar. Rahat M Niaz.
The commercial complex also includes a selection of outdoor spaces for the building users to meet or just to sit back and relax on their break. The eye-catching extended stairs and the terraces on the roadside; is a true hub of the building. More interaction is intended and engineered to happen in the open terraces and staircases; overlooking the Kuril-Banani flyover, just a few yards away from the complex. A large rooftop garden is designed that brings the outdoors in and helps create a powerful sense of place.
Ar. Sudeshna Shireen Chowdhury, the project architect successfully accomplished a fruitful collaboration with the studio’s engineering team associating with structural designer, Engineer Golam Sarwer, Electrical designer, Engineer Alinur Rahman and HVAC designer, Engineer Hasmotuzzaman, initiating sustainable designs and schemes. Therefore, a major focus of the building laid in the design and development based on environmentally friendly concepts that leave a small carbon footprint on the earth. The core of the building is placed on the South-west side to obstruct the heat and glass has been used on the other sides to ensure maximum visibility and daylight. All the glasses installed extensively in the building are double-glazed low-E glass and a semi-unitized curtain glass system had been installed. This type of glass is used to reduce the heat inside the building; decreasing the artificial cooling load. The building is made of RCC structure, and for exterior cladding, a special type of porcelain tile had been used. The BINYASH team has taken the craft of the office building to the next level.
Architect Profile
Architect Rahat M Niaz in partnership with Ar. Faisal Billah started their venture called ‘BINYASH’ in the year 2005. Both of them completed their graduation in the department of architecture from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, BUET.
The BINYASH team expanded over the years and created a wide range of commercial, industrial, institutional, healthcare, residential and other different projects. Ar. Rahat M Niaz and Ar. Faisal Billah, founders of BINYASH speak about their future interest to work in the field of urbanism to improve the livability condition of the city, to design and build housing for low and middle income group. Besides housing facility for the workers who work in factories is a prime interest of them. The architects are in pursuit of making a better life for its people and the country, with their bold and strong designs and structures.
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Paltan Chinatown Shopping Center, Kakrail
22 storied mixed-use building with commercial space, office space, 3 levels for underground parking and a rooftop helipad.
The Strand by Navana, Gulshan North Avenue, Gulshan-2
Located directly north of Gulshan Lake Park
15 storied mixed-use project
The Pearl Trade Center, Badda
Balad-Il-Amin Residence, Bashundhara
22 storied mixed-use building with commercial space, office space, 3 levels for underground parking and a rooftop helipad.
The Strand by Navana, Gulshan North Avenue, Gulshan-2
Located directly north of Gulshan Lake Park
15 storied mixed-use project
The Pearl Trade Center, Badda
Balad-Il-Amin Residence, Bashundhara
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Striking and Refined- Northern Lights by Shanta Holdings – Architect Column
Situated at a calm and serene block of North Gulshan, the residential building Northern Lights celebrates the vogue of artsy living; where art incites euphoria and inspiration. The project is a developmentby Shanta Holdings Ltd,and is designed by architect Nahas Ahmed Khalil and his studio team ARC Architectural Consultants.
The project is a tasteful projection of both earthy aesthetics and modernity. Built on a plot of approximately 30 kathas, the apartment strives amid lush greenery. When designing this luxurious residential building, architect Khalil and Shanta also sought to create a sustainable development that would contribute towards a more compact city. With this in mind, the design team reflects and sets strategies of compactness and diversification, all the while highlighting local techniques. By considering the context, the design provides a multi-program that responds sensitively using artisan materials, sustainable urban scales and dynamic ways of living. As seen in most of Khalil’s works, this project is also primarily constructed in concrete, and also showcases shades of brick and wood throughout its interiors and exteriors. The architect decides to render most of his work with brick and fair face concrete, primarily because the materials are sustainable, environment-friendly and low maintenance. Moreover,they alsoinherit local and traditional significance.
Architect Profile
Nahas Ahmed Khalil is an eminent Bangladeshi architect, urban planner and educator. He received his bachelor of architecture degree from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology in 1982.After graduating he worked as an assistant architect at CAPE under Architect Raziul Ahsan for some years and later founded his own architectural firm ARC Architectural Consultants. His major works include Osban House, Matir Bari, Shanta Chandralok, Shanta Akash Prodeep, Rashid Eye Hospital, Bengal Bangshibari, among others.
Developer Profile
Shanta Holdings Ltd. is a leading real estate developer of Bangladesh, developing iconic residential and commercial buildings in prime locations of Dhaka city. Shanta’s works are renowned for their aesthetic beauty, modern lifestyle amenities, safety, functionality and high-quality construction. Some of its notable projects are Shanta Western Tower, The Glass House, Shanta Skymark, Digonto and The Vantage. Shanta is also the only Superbrand 2018-19 in the real estate sector of the country, signifying its brand position and solid reputation in the market.
Situated at a calm and serene block of North Gulshan, the residential building Northern Lights celebrates the vogue of artsy living; where art incites euphoria and inspiration. The project is a developmentby Shanta Holdings Ltd,and is designed by architect Nahas Ahmed Khalil and his studio team ARC Architectural Consultants.
The project is a tasteful projection of both earthy aesthetics and modernity. Built on a plot of approximately 30 kathas, the apartment strives amid lush greenery. When designing this luxurious residential building, architect Khalil and Shanta also sought to create a sustainable development that would contribute towards a more compact city. With this in mind, the design team reflects and sets strategies of compactness and diversification, all the while highlighting local techniques. By considering the context, the design provides a multi-program that responds sensitively using artisan materials, sustainable urban scales and dynamic ways of living. As seen in most of Khalil’s works, this project is also primarily constructed in concrete, and also showcases shades of brick and wood throughout its interiors and exteriors. The architect decides to render most of his work with brick and fair face concrete, primarily because the materials are sustainable, environment-friendly and low maintenance. Moreover,they alsoinherit local and traditional significance.
Architect Profile
Nahas Ahmed Khalil is an eminent Bangladeshi architect, urban planner and educator. He received his bachelor of architecture degree from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology in 1982.After graduating he worked as an assistant architect at CAPE under Architect Raziul Ahsan for some years and later founded his own architectural firm ARC Architectural Consultants. His major works include Osban House, Matir Bari, Shanta Chandralok, Shanta Akash Prodeep, Rashid Eye Hospital, Bengal Bangshibari, among others.
Developer Profile
Shanta Holdings Ltd. is a leading real estate developer of Bangladesh, developing iconic residential and commercial buildings in prime locations of Dhaka city. Shanta’s works are renowned for their aesthetic beauty, modern lifestyle amenities, safety, functionality and high-quality construction. Some of its notable projects are Shanta Western Tower, The Glass House, Shanta Skymark, Digonto and The Vantage. Shanta is also the only Superbrand 2018-19 in the real estate sector of the country, signifying its brand position and solid reputation in the market.
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Striking and Refined- Northern Lights by Shanta Holdings – Architect Column
Situated at a calm and serene block of North Gulshan, the residential building Northern Lights celebrates the vogue of artsy living; where art incites euphoria and inspiration. The project is a developmentby Shanta Holdings Ltd,and is designed by architect Nahas Ahmed Khalil and his studio team ARC Architectural Consultants.
The project is a tasteful projection of both earthy aesthetics and modernity. Built on a plot of approximately 30 kathas, the apartment strives amid lush greenery. When designing this luxurious residential building, architect Khalil and Shanta also sought to create a sustainable development that would contribute towards a more compact city. With this in mind, the design team reflects and sets strategies of compactness and diversification, all the while highlighting local techniques. By considering the context, the design provides a multi-program that responds sensitively using artisan materials, sustainable urban scales and dynamic ways of living. As seen in most of Khalil’s works, this project is also primarily constructed in concrete, and also showcases shades of brick and wood throughout its interiors and exteriors. The architect decides to render most of his work with brick and fair face concrete, primarily because the materials are sustainable, environment-friendly and low maintenance. Moreover,they alsoinherit local and traditional significance.
The thirteen-storied building delivers twenty-two apartment units. Designed from the inside out, each apartment is functionally planned to make the most of the views while maximizing user comfort. Straight and pure lines, simple forms, wide opening views and huge volumes with lots of natural light, minimize the distance between the indoor and outdoor. While the muted painted walls and light floors finish off the interior, reflect the daylight all over the spaces and extinguish the compactness while making a tranquil, spacious dwelling. Without clear boundaries, the integration of the public and private areas reveals a sequence of spaces combining expansiveness and symbiosis. The interior is clear of any unnecessary obstructions, creating another dimension while helping to achieve a calm repose with minimalistic furniture and becoming fluid, complemented with high quality finishing materials and colorful paintings that enrich its liveliness. The building tells a narrative about its owners and their lifestyles. The spaces for the family and close friends are warm and interactive and the connection with nature is constant.
The residential complex also includes a selection of soothing common spaces and modern lifestyle amenities for the residents, a feature of all Shanta projects. A sophisticated reception lobby, lush landscaping and attractive water features, an elegantly furnished community lounge, a fitness centre, a swimming pool, a covered outdoor recreational areaand a rooftop garden have been designed for residents to socialize effortlessly, explore their creativity and nurture wellbeing.The grandeur of the double-height ground floor area as well is sure to leave anyone spellbound upon entry. The roof is designed as a terrace for multipurpose activities, it’s an ideal platform to spend the evening under the mutable sky providing an obstruction-free view to the eyes and mind.
Architect Khalil’s projection is simple, but simultaneously, one that makes a statement. His sensitive and restrained use of building materials tells richly complex architectural stories that elude simple classifications. “In search of an honest and careful architecture, we paid special attention to details, to the chosen materiality and the actors in the project processes.Our priority was to develop every constructive detail achieving optimal solutions that exceed the possibilities of the strictly conventional. The finished construction, as a result, is the witness and reflection of a careful process”, the firm adds.
Architect Profile
Nahas Ahmed Khalil is an eminent Bangladeshi architect, urban planner and educator. He received his bachelor of architecture degree from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology in 1982.After graduating he worked as an assistant architect at CAPE under Architect Raziul Ahsan for some years and later founded his own architectural firm ARC Architectural Consultants. His major works include Osban House, Matir Bari, Shanta Chandralok, Shanta Akash Prodeep, Rashid Eye Hospital, Bengal Bangshibari, among others.
Developer Profile
Shanta Holdings Ltd. is a leading real estate developer of Bangladesh, developing iconic residential and commercial buildings in prime locations of Dhaka city. Shanta’s works are renowned for their aesthetic beauty, modern lifestyle amenities, safety, functionality and high-quality construction. Some of its notable projects are Shanta Western Tower, The Glass House, Shanta Skymark, Digonto and The Vantage. Shanta is also the only Superbrand 2018-19 in the real estate sector of the country, signifying its brand position and solid reputation in the market.
Are there any nice photos of such high rises in Chittagong, I'm aware of a few but they don't look nearly as neat as the ones in Dhaka.
But perhaps, the natural beauty of CTG more than compensates for this lack of concrete jungles.
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Yes there are. Here are a few. Khulshi has some nice projects, as expected. I will post more later. A little late now.
Chittagong Golf Club Swimming Pool
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Yes there are. Here are a few. Khulshi has some nice projects, as expected. I will post more later. A little late now.
Chittagong Golf Club Swimming Pool
Yes, Khulshi does have some but we need more. I live in Khulsi.
WE WANT MOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAARRRRR!
@gom poa ki khon, aru beshi beshi gorir high rise lagibone chittagong ot?
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akon beshi dorkar:
1. Sewage system fixing, shouldn't let industrial waste and household waste find their way into river/canal without going through some kind of purification/filtration .
2. somehow get rid of road side dumpster and implement better garbage management system
3. better transportation
4. somehow get rid of dust in the road.
implement these and we already have 10X more beautiful city.
In my opinion skyscraper should be last thing in the list
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Great list but I'd like to add another entry :
5. Move electricity and broadband cables underground.
Just do this 1 step and the city will come forth anew.
If dhaka can something about it's road traffic then just maybe, it may be classed as liviable city that is admired by some.
Instead of having many different bus companies, it should come under one umbrella organization that would be better co-ordinated.
Instead of having many different bus companies, it should come under one umbrella organization that would be better co-ordinated.
