Samir Shukla, visiting faculty at IIM Ahmedabad writes an Open Letter to the Council of Architecture, India
This is the first office building in which the earth that came out from the basement excavation has been used as compressed stabilized earth block in the masonry of the building, and in making its landscape garden slopes. Another special feature of the building is the plants and trees that have been planted.
The client for the project was Tigi foundation, a non-profit organization started by Imran Khan and Aamir Khan, that stands for “Trust In the Goodness Inside” and provides free gentle care for cats and dogs and working towards finding safe and better homes for them through volunteer work and foster care programs.
This project familiarised us with the ground realities on site, and being challenged in this manner made us reconsider our attitude towards the built environment, to attention to detail, and quality of construction we are satisfied with.
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