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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

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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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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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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

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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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