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A N I N D I A N J O U R N A L O F A R C H I T E C T U R EA N I N D I A N J O U R N A L O F A R C H I T E C T U R E
VOLUME 31 ISSUE 3
SOCIAL SUSTAINABILITYSOCIAL SUSTAINABILITY
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07 ABOUT THE ISSUE
08 REFLECTIONS
10 UPDATES
16 AWARDS’ ANNOUNCEMENT
SOCIAL SUSTAINABILITY
22 The Critical Practice of SustainabilityHimanshu Burte
26 Aesthetics of Simplicity Madhu Industries Ltd, Ahmedabad
Kakani Associates, Ahmedabad
34 Sustainable Architecture in The Developing WorldAshok Lall
38 Green Eye My Eye Hospital, Nuvem, Goa
Vikram Varma & Associates, New Delhi
46 Sufficiency Concept in ArchitectureSanjay Prakash
50 A Holistic ApproachCampus for Agilent Technologies at IMT Manesar, GurgaonSHiFt (earlier Sanjay Prakash & Associates), New Delhi
60 Sustainability Beyond Buildings Dr Vinod Gupta and Mohan Rao
68 Minimalist ApproachStudio Building of Shankar Narayan Architects, SecunderabadShankar Narayan Architects, Secunderabad
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF SUNEET PAULSENIOR EDITORIAL ASSOCIATENIJITA NANDAN KADAMARCHITECTURAL ASSISTANTASHNA PURISENIOR SUB EDITORPOTSHANGBAM JULYSECRETARIAL CO-ORDINATORPRITI SHRIVASTAVACREATIVE DIRECTORBIPIN KUMARSENIOR VISUALIZERJOHN ROYMARKETING:BENGALURU: JOY TALAPATRATel: 080-22219578; Fax: 080-22243428 CHENNAI: D KARTHIKTel: 044-28141816, 044-28140159KOLKATA: SUJIT BOSETel: 033-22874298, 033-22805323MUMBAI: PRAKASH ANJALEKARTel: 022-26053702/6; Fax: 022-26053710NEW DELHI: SONA LI ROY (GM)GANESH DIXIT (Manager - Ad Sales)NEERAJ RAWAT (Manager - Marketing)Tel: 0124-4759691; Fax: 0124-4759550PRODUCTIONSUNIL DUBEY (DGM)RITESH ROY (Sr. Manager) DEVENDER PANDEY (Manager)PRE-PRESS EXECUTIVEBRIJESH KUMAR JUYAL MANAGER SCHEDULINGC P SREEDHARAN PRODUCT SALES & CONSUMER SERVICESVIPUL JAIN (Head – Retail)ASHISH SAWHNEY (Manager – Subscription)REGIONAL MANAGERSSATHYA NARAYANA T S (South)SOMNATH PRAMANIK (East)SUBASH MISHRA (West)MANAGER – HR SONYA CAROLINE SHAHEDITORIAL AND ADVERTISING OFFICEMedia Transasia India Pvt. Ltd. Plot No. 323, Udyog Vihar, Phase-4, Gurgaon-122016, Haryana.Ph: 0124-4759500; Fax: 0124-4759550.E-mail: Editorial: [email protected], [email protected] SUBSCRIPTIONCall: Gurgaon: 0124-4759616/17Mobile: 09899414369, Fax: 0124-4759550Mumbai: 022-42467777, Fax: 022-26503710 Bengaluru: 080-22219578, Fax: 080-22243428 Chennai: Telefax: 044-28141816Kolkata: Telefax: 033-22874298Email: [email protected]: www.mediatransasiaindia.com
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74 Environmentally Sensitive Practice Chitra Vishwanath
80 Innovative Traditional Systems Hunnarshala Foundation Campus, Bhuj – A Case StudySandeep Virmani
PROJECT FEATURE
88 Sinuous StructureMartin Luther Church Hainburg, Austria
COOP HIMMELB(L)AU, Wolf D Prix / W Dreibholz & Partner ZT GmbH, Vienna, Austria
RESIDENCE DESIGN
96 Low Carbon Footprint Homes-Futuristic HomesShreya Dalwadi
102 Urban SustainabilityResidence Design, MogriHARMONY Planning Services Pvt Ltd, Vadodara, Gujarat
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Social Sustainability
Green Eye
Project: My Eye Hospital, Nuvem, Goa
Architects: Vikram Varma & Associates, New Delhi
Through the design of the project, the architect sought toprovide an alternative to the typical sensory journey thatone associates with a regular hospital and keep salary
bills and energy consumption low. The facility allows a groupof like-minded medical professionals, who were averse tojoining the big chains and losing their boutique character, toshare a high quality common infrastructure.
The architect decided to give importance to the designaspirations rooted in sustainability values. These values wereimplemented by maintaining the highest aesthetic standardswhile using appropriate technical means.
The design involves two structures, separated by a coveredstreet. One block is hospitality and the other is the hospital.Based on the operational hours, floors and areas were either
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Social Sustainability
Architecture, as a practical art, works
in a finite world with limited
resources. As building designers,
we cannot design infinitely large buildings,
on infinite land, with infinite height and
FAR. And even if we could, we would need
infinite clean energy, sustainable materials
and labour to execute such designs, which
we do not have.
In my practice, I find that the best work
comes out of resource constraints –
constraints of space, weight, energy, water,
and of money and skills. Architecture
without constraints is not architecture at all.
Constraints give us the opportunities that
allow us to do ‘More with Less’. They allow
us to simplify and solve problems, and to
be inclusive in our solution. In short, it
brings out the best jugaad innovation in us.
And with the concept of constraints
comes the idea of sufficiency. Sufficiency is
the concept of asking ourselves how much
is just right, how much is enough, and not
overload our buildings with extra features
that will overload the user’s mind1.
Is a 100sq m house better than a 10sq
m house for my family? If yes, is a 1,000
s
The RMX Joss garment facility in Noida
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Sanjay Prakash
Sufficiency Concept in Architecture
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Minimalist Approach
Project: Studio Building of Shankar Narayan Architects, Secunderabad
Architects: Shankar Narayan Architects, Secunderabad
Architecture is beyond doubt greater than the sum ofits parts. The design of the project focused on everypart of the studio to perform more than one function.
when open. Every part is made with the least possiblematerial consumption to achieve optimal functional
efficiency. This ‘eco-minimalism’ has toilet walls erected withShahabad stone slabs, walls without plaster and paint,protection from weather and security only where absolutelyessential. Spaces are multifunctional; lobby becomes theclassroom or a sleeping area at night and rooms are
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