Lal Durbar
A symbol of colonial architecture, the Lal Durbar was built by Prime
Minister Bir Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana for his eldest son in 1890.
Over time, this property was fragmented amongst his descendants,
succumbing to temporal ruin, until the Saraf family acquired each estate,
and subsequently initiated a large scale restoration project.
Taragaon Next
In 1972, Carl Pruscha, an Austrian architect, designed and build Taragaon. In 2011, Arun Saraf began the restoration of this structure, inviting Carl Pruscha back into the space in order to rethink (and design) Taragaon, transforming it into a center of culture, art and collaborative pedagogy.
Chaitya Court
Designed by architect Niels Gutschow and artist Bijay Basukala, this
courtyard forms an ode to ‘chaityas’, consecrated and living Buddhist
shrines, found within ancient monuments in Patan and Kathmandu, and
built between the 11th and 18th century.
