Sustainable architecture

Built using traditional techniques, this unique house permits light and air to enter but keeps out rain and direct sunshine. Find out how! #SustainableHomes

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

The Auroville Solar Kitchen in Tamil Nadu is a shining example of sustainable architecture as it also keeps the interiors cool, with greywater recycling and composting.

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.

“In this house there is no sense of enclosement. It is like sitting under a tree, there is shade but no obstacles. Privacy is achieved by means of light-weight storage modules that can be re-arranged at any time.” #SustainableHomes

Want a house that benefits both you and the environment? Mud houses are known to be durable, low-cost, and most importantly, biodegradable.

"We did not want to import marble from Italy or wood from Brazil. We wanted to include local labour, local resources and more importantly, local arts and crafts in the homes we built."

From a bungalow built at a meagre budget of Rs 22 lakhs to procuring local construction materials from a radius of 3-5 kilometres, unTAG is setting affordable and sustainable architectural goals

From a discotheque with 90% reusable materials to a restaurant constructed with no carbon footprints, Manoj Patel interweaves aesthetics, traditional practices and local construction materials with modern designs to build eco-friendly spaces

And the cherry on the cake? The family gets 2 hours of biogas everyday from their composting units! #SustainableHomes