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Taj Theog Resort and Spa in Shimla
25 Oct 2020
Taj Theog Resort and Spa
Design: Studio Lotus and Pradeep Sachdeva Design Associates
Location: Theog, Himachal Pradesh, Shimla, India

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Taj Theog is a 90-key, luxury resort that sits on a cliff on the periphery of Theog, a remote Himalayan town in the northern Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. The project marks the Taj Hotels? first hospitality venture in Himachal Pradesh and had a clear mandate to marry the region?s rich cultural heritage with world-class amenities to offer guests a service-oriented environment with a profound local connect. Studio Lotus was brought on board by Pradeep Sachdeva Design Associates (PSDA), the architects on the project, to design its public spaces with the aim of bringing in the distinct warmth and intimacy of a mountain home to the hospitality experience.
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Consisted of the brief, the studio has employed a light material palette of locally-sourced timber and stone to create a quiet and restrained spatial experience. Handcrafted elements from the vernacular lexicon are contemporized and incorporated to evoke traditional spatial gestures associated with hospitality and home-like warmth.

photo © Taj Theog
For instance, the prime showcase for this approach, the hotel lobby, features rows of timber spindles suspended on metal screens to recreate the welco...