Wagtime Pet Care Centre, Newtown, Kolkata. India's first biophilic pet facility. Every fence woven by hand. Every lamp carved from bamboo. Every play element made from the earth. Designed by Mahacharya Sourabh J Sarkar and the artisans of KarmYog Vatika.
Anugrahita Pradhan wanted something that did not exist in Kolkata — a pet care facility built to a global standard, where the dogs feel as at home as their owners. She came to Mahacharya Sourabh J Sarkar with a question: could biophilic design work for animals?
The answer became Wagtime — a centre where every surface the dogs touch is natural. Woven bamboo fences instead of metal. Wood log stumps instead of plastic obstacles. River pebbles underfoot instead of concrete. A cafe for the owners built from bamboo lamps and cane blinds. A pool fenced in lattice, not chain-link. Nature is not decoration here. It is the infrastructure.
The design concept. Every biophilic element was planned before a single bamboo pole arrived.
The screens go up.
The lamps arrive.
The cafe, complete.
Pool, during construction.
Pool, ready for the first splash.
The concept.
The reality.
No plastic fencing. No aluminum partitions. No synthetic shades. Every element at Wagtime was grown, woven, carved, or repurposed by hand.
The defining material. Diamond-pattern bamboo lattice screens serve as perimeter fencing, cafe partitions, pool barriers, and zone dividers. White-painted for the play areas, natural brown for the cafe, grey for accent walls. One material, woven into every corner of the facility.
The cafe ceiling is lined with hand-woven bamboo pendant lamps, each hung on jute rope from the metal roof structure. Between the lattice screens, cane roll-down blinds filter the light and provide adjustable shade. The cafe's atmosphere is entirely crafted, not installed.
The dogs play on wood log stumps, not plastic ramps. They navigate pebble pathways, not rubber mats. Their tunnels are recycled tyres painted in bright colours. Their agility course is bamboo mat, river stone, and polished hardwood. Everything they touch is real.
The artisans of KarmYog Vatika built every element on site — weaving screens, tying bamboo pergola joints, painting recycled tyres, staging hundreds of plants. The dogs moved in the week after the karigars moved out.
Assembling the bamboo pergola, one joint at a time.
Recycled tyres, painted and drying — tomorrow's play tunnels.
Terracotta pots staged at the entrance, ready to go green.
Play Area
Green lawn, tyre tunnels, and lattice fencing.
Play Corridor
Stone paving, lattice screens, and tyre obstacles.
Cafe
Bamboo lamps, cane blinds, lattice screens.
Pool
Bamboo fencing, planted borders, ready for the first splash.
Pool & Pergola
Wider angle — the pergola frames the pool below.
Pergola
Bamboo shade with cushioned seating.
Agility Corridor
Wood drums, tyre arches, and pebble pathways.
Whether it is a pet centre, a campus, a resort, or a home — Mahacharya Sourabh J Sarkar and the artisans of KarmYog Vatika can make any space biophilic. Write to us.
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