At the heart of Raipur’s cultural and spiritual fabric, the redevelopment of the Dadabadi Temple Complex redefines how design can serve both devotion and daily movement. The space hosts thousands of barefoot pilgrims each day, demanding a ground plane that balances comfort, safety, and civic order.

Istaka's design approach at Dadabadi demonstrates how hardscaping becomes more than surface—it becomes urban infrastructure, spiritual support, and inclusive space-making.

The project integrates Gradieno slabs at plinth levels for slip resistance and thermal comfort underfoot, paired with Samuel Steps featuring anti-skid treads and seamless landings. VolgaVista, a multi-stone modular paving system, enables large-scale pedestrian flow while tolerating high-traffic vehicular movement. BrikWeave defines edges and guides transitions between active and passive zones with textural clarity.

WalterWall elements serve as low-height dividers that double as informal seating and define green buffer zones—finished with Fullnose Coping for safety, softness, and elegance. These surfaces also facilitate resting points for elders, children, and differently abled visitors—ensuring equity in movement and pause.

A standout element is the custom welcome symbol at the entrance, created with Quadra 200 & 100 and PianoPebble combinations, aligned to the temple shrine and visible on drone and map views—bridging sacred geometry with urban legibility.

Across each material—from slabs to coping— Istaka’s CleanCrete, and hydrophobic surface technologies ensure long-term performance, reduced heat absorption, and easy maintenance. The result is a site that not only respects spiritual significance, but enhances it through responsive urban design.

This is not just hardscape. This is - Surface of Emotion.