Masala Beads rooftop café

Thamel is loud at street level, so the value of a roof is that it is not the street. The plan takes that literally: an enclosed room at the back for wet weather and service, and a terrace in front of it that stays open.

A concrete pergola with a split-bamboo underlay carries across the join so the two halves read as one room, and parasols cover the tables that sit beyond it. Seating is mixed on purpose — a long banquette against the parapet, low tables, and stools at the rail — so the roof works for a coffee in the afternoon and a full table at night. The client's second room, in Chitwan, is recorded separately.