ANANDALOY

*COLLABORATION

• Concept and design: Studio Anna Heringer
• Project management / Architectural and technical planning: Stefano Mori

The Anandaloy Project

The Anandaloy Building host a center for people with disabilities and a textile workshop for the women of Rudrapur (Dinajpur district, Bangladesh).

“Often people with disabilities are seen as a kind of punishment and challenge from God or bad Karma from a former life. Because of this, they are rather hidden than included. Besides this poverty forces every grown-up member in the family to work and often people with disabilities are left on their own during the day. Places for therapy are rare in the country and not existing at all in that area of Rudrapur.

The concept was not only to provide therapeutic treatment for people with disabilities but also provide them an opportunity to learn and work in that building and engage in the community there. Everybody wants to be needed. As a visible sign of this inclusion, a big ramp winds up the first floor.” [Anna Heringer]