· ध्वखा बाहा ·

DhwakaBaha.

A Conservation project for a Baha of Ason, Kathmandu

Department of Architecture · Thapathali Campus
Institute of Engineering, Tribhuvan University

Conservation Studio

The Site

Ason has grown around trade and temples for centuries. This walk threads eight courtyard shrines and one bahal, still legible beneath the density of the modern city core.

Heritage walk map of Ason, Kathmandu, showing the route through courtyard shrines and the bahal — Fig. 1 — Heritage walk route through Ason, mapping shrine courtyards along the historic trade lanes. (Base map: Group B, Dept. of Architecture — placeholder, will be replaced by site-specific survey drawing)

9Courtyard nodes mapped

1Bahal under study

~600yrsEstimated founding era

Audio Guide

A short narrated walk through the bahal, for listening on site. Placeholder track — the final recording will be swapped in.

Walking the Bahal — Narrated Guide

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Placeholder audio (8s tone)

Credits

project

Supriya and Gang
Conservation of a Bahal, Ason, Kathmandu
B.Arch project, 2026

Institution

Department of Architecture, Thapathali Campus
Institute of Engineering, Tribhuvan University

Conservation Studio

Dhwaka Baha
Kathmandu Metropolitan City, Nepal

This is a working brochure — content, imagery, and narration are placeholders pending final project material.