architecture

Over the last 17 odd years, Malaksingh Gill's traditional construction materials have reduced carbon footprints by thousands of tonnes.

"Throughout our projects, we have used waste materials like cracked tiles for wet areas, broken stone slabs for flooring and waste steel stitched together for grills. In the jungle lodges we designed, we used the fallen wood from forest trees."

"Not just is it cost-effective and sustainable, it's like going back to our roots. For instance, using mud or clay as primary building material keeps the house cool, eliminating the need for ACs!"

“Rapid urban expansion is taking a toll on our natural resources. These skewed notions of development floated by glamorous campaigns that make us believe that progress means a mindless increase in infrastructure, without a thought to the environment, is completely flawed. Each one of us needs to get closer to nature and understand that we can’t survive if we deplete natural resources.” #sustainablehomes

Meet the team that is living, breathing, and woking earth.

“There is a huge knowledge system that exists in our culture. In fact, local communities make sustainable homes with better facilities than what the contractor can provide them! So we sit down with them and take tradition forward."

“Nearly 27.4 million tonnes of waste is produced every single day in Indian cities. This is creating enormous mountains of waste. We wanted to work with that and use it for the greater good,” says the architect who has won over 30 national and international awards! #SustainableHomes #GreenIndia

“This is not just an architectural feat, but also a symbol of how innovation and technology can be merged to create a sustainable tomorrow,” explain the creators of this unique ‘Bus-Building’. #Innovation #Sustainability #Upcycling

This walk was part of a greater initiative titled India Heritage Walk Festival, a collaboration of Sahapedia and YES Arts & Culture.

“Reclaimed wood from demolished houses fulfilled the entire wood requirement of the home. Not a single tree was cut down. I feel our biggest achievement in this house is to keep it cool naturally, in a place like Mangaluru."