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Bhubaneswar: Odisha’s exquisite government building ‘Krushi Bhawan’, an architectural marvel themed with ‘Samabalpuri Ikat’ style brick facade walling has now earned a place in the internationally acclaimed magazine ‘Dezeen’.

Dezeen magazine is one of the world's most influential architecture, interiors and design journal that gives feature to the beautiful architectural designs around the world.

The magazine in it’s 23rd August edition published a detailed piece featuring Odisha’s Krushi Bhawan building in Bhubaneswar.

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Krushi Bhawan is a government building in Odisha, designed by architecture practice Studio Lotus and featuring an elaborate brick facade. New Delhi-based Studio Lotus built the facility for the state government of Odisha in the city of Bhubaneshwar.

“The complex houses administrative offices for the Department of Agriculture & Farmers' Empowerment around courtyards filled with ponds and trees. The brickwork elements that wrap the upper floor create a pattern designed to emulate Odisha Ikat, a traditional dyeing technique from the eponymous Indian state.” the magazine reads.

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According to the magazine, “The khondalite was carved by hand to create lattices around the central courtyard, which has a stone inlay floor that displays a yearly calendar according to the crops. Bas reliefs carved into the laterite on the complex's public plaza illustrate rice paddies in the style of Odisha Pattachitra scroll paintings, a traditional, cloth-based scroll painting.”

Alongside this, Dhokra, a type of metalwork perfected in India over 4,000 years, appears on screens along the building's corridors and the light fixtures on columns.

Apart from being a workplace for 600 staff, the site also houses spaces for education and community engagement.

The plaza has an amphitheatre, and a garden with a pond to naturally cool the space. Entrance is via a pathway lined with trees and stone colonnades, which doubles as a shady place for employees to eat their lunches.

(Edited By Suryakant Jena)

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