Fountainhead, the centre for Learning at Bamansure Alibagh was designed for the Edelweiss Group. The site was chosen with a view to create a campus which fostered learning in an informal and easeful environment.
The 7 acre site is on two levels, the upper area was arid with a few coconut trees and rocky outcrops, while the lower site was an old paddy field with water run offs from the Agarsure talav. The idea was to recreate a bucolic, green experience for young people from the teaming metropolis across the harbor. The site was conceptualized as a green field with crop rotations, water channels and coconut groves; wherein the buildings were tucked in to the edges leaving the landscape as the heart of the experience.
The buildings are simple with an open concrete framework and carefully dressed local basalt stone.
The campus is built around a casual route of movement linking the various parts, the conferencing centre, the dining and lounge areas with the pool, and the linear residential blocks with their interactive spaces. In the winter the campus transforms into an art space with the walk linking displays and events.