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A café and store where architecture, food and local craft meet.

Tinga Ba

Typology
Commercial
Location
Virajpet
Year
2023
Site area
19,000 sq ft
Built-up
7,000 sq ft
Status
Ongoing
Street frontage of Tinga Ba café in Virajpet: white walls with terracotta-tiled roofs, a timber door and planted edges beneath tall trees.

Tinga Ba Café and Store is conceived as a layered environment that brings together dining, gathering, and cultural retail. Set within the landscape of Virajpet, the project draws from local traditions while presenting a contemporary interpretation. The planning is dispersed across the site, allowing each component to maintain its own identity while remaining connected through open spaces. Sloped roofs and elevated volumes bring in diffused natural light, enhancing the overall spatial quality.

The use of timber, stone, oxide, and locally inspired elements creates a grounded atmosphere. Dining areas open outward, encouraging movement between built and unbuilt spaces. The retail component extends the experience, offering objects that reflect local craft. The project creates a setting where architecture, food, and culture intersect, resulting in an environment that feels both rooted and distinctly curated.

Virajpet, Google Maps
Garden view of Tinga Ba with terraced steps, corten planters and a timber-clad gabled pavilion between long verandahs.
The timber-clad gable and steel pergola of Tinga Ba seen across a lawn with stepping stones and flowering beds.