Wright Inspires

A young ambitious businessman from a small village near Bengaluru barges into the Wright Inspires office in and demands “I want to build a chowltry” – “chowltry” being a Kannada word convention hall – a space where events such as weddings, receptions and other large gatherings are conducted. Our Principal Architect Prathima Seethur, also young and ambitious at the time quips calmly, slowly asking the gentleman what he does for a living. “I have a crusher business, we turn boulders into sand”, he replies promptly Her – “So, what do you know about running chowltries?” Him – He is firm to say, “Nothing really, but I want to build one” Her – “And why is that so?” Him – “I have been associated as a ‘crusher businessman’ and although it has gotten me this far, it isn’t a term I like. A chowltry is a happy place, one where memories are made and cherished forever. I’d like to change my brand image, I’d find it more to my liking to be known as a chowltry businessman” And so the ambitious businessman placed his trust in Ar. Seethur who took on the ambitious project by placing her trust in her craft and her team. The result? A magnificent 20,000 sqft convention hall at the edge of the Mysore Expressway, a structure that would amaze every onlooker, excite every passerby and go on to win numerous nation awards for its innovative and eco-friendly design. Just 18 months after that day, when M-Siri Celebrations Venue was inaugurated by Seethur’s Guru Ar. Jaisim Krishna Rao with a proud “Chowltry businessman” with gleaming eyes standing next to her, she realized that she had moved away from the business of shaping buildings to the business of shaping people’s lives. The result was a elegant, well crafted and environment-friendly venue promises a versatile design to suit multifaceted gathering needs like Weddings, Corporate or Professional gatherings, Seminars and Conferences, Concerts and Performances, Product launches etc. With the changing times, social gathering and interaction spaces are are redefined to keep up with the changing societal needs. From our traditional roots, temples were the primary place of social gathering and were designed to host large spaces for a gallery, cultural performance, market corridors and social interactions. With the design opportunity, we reciprocated to the present generation’s aspirations for the congregational spaces with inspiration from the temple architecture. Outcome was a bridge of the traditional aspects and futuristic expressions.