Alibaug

The Pardiwala family’s initiative to use containers for building a house is a brilliant way to reduce construction waste and costs.

Vijayanand Shembekar from Maharashtra is one of those passionate people who go to office by day and create breathtaking masterpieces out of waste coconuts by night.

This nature-inclusive house in Alibaug also has a couple of medicinal and fruit-bearing trees that provide shade and keep the interiors cool.

Stanzin is from Ladakh's Nubra valley and Samyuktha is from Tamil Nadu's Coimbatore. Despite being from opposite ends of the country (literally!), what they share is vision for architecture that is eco-friendly, community-driven and hands-on.