Pro-Bono Service for 2010-2011

In our bid to spread awareness about environmentally sensitive architecture we are offering pro bono services for community projects in India. We are looking forward to collaborate with community organisations who need technical support.

Save Energy

In India, manufacturing of construction materials consumes 20-25% of the total energy. Further 15% of the energy is consumed while we live in the buildings. According to an estimate of Ministry of Energy, government establishments waste 25% of their electricity consumption by way of faulty and bad design. Its cash value is more than 15 crores of rupees.


What is a good house-1

A good house is not merely an assembly of walls covered by a roof. Such a house will be nothing more that a shelter. As compared to a "shelter" a good house exists between the walls. In other words it is the "space" that matters most and not the walls. Often even a trained and experienced architect would fail to understand the difference. Resulting in houses that are simply brick walls capped by concrete slab.

It is not difficult to understand that we do not use walls, as such, but we use "space". Walls are not related to our mood, feelings, socializing and family bonding. Space is definitely relating to these things and these things are important for a family.

So to me when someone says that a particular house is good or not so good, I take it that in terms of "space" and not so much in terms of structure.
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