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Terranova
Terranova is a speculative architectural project grounded in the principles of circularity and ecological regeneration. It reimagines the built environment as an active participant in natural cycles—where materials are sourced, reused, and returned without waste, and architecture operates more like an ecosystem than a static structure. The project explores computational design, material life-cycle thinking, and bio-integrated systems to create a landscape that regenerates soil, purifies water, and evolves over time. Terranova challenges the linear logic of traditional construction by proposing a closed-loop model of making, living, and decomposing.
Windows of Future
Windows of Future is a circular design exploration that reimagines windows not just as passive architectural elements, but as active components in a building’s material and carbon loop. Developed under the “New Narratives for Circularity” studio, the project investigates how window systems can be modular, repairable, and reusable, extending their life span across multiple buildings and contexts.
Using Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) tools, the design team evaluated the environmental impact of various window assembly choices, focusing on material sourcing, embodied carbon, and end-of-life strategies. By comparing conventional window components with circular alternatives (e.g., bio-based insulation, demountable frames, recyclable glazing), the team was able to quantitatively reduce carbon emissions across the window’s life cycle.
The final proposal emphasizes:
Design for Disassembly: every part of the window can be removed, replaced, or reused without damage.
Carbon-Conscious Material Selection: minimizing high-impact materials like aluminum and maximizing low-carbon solutions.
Digital Fabrication & Traceability: embedding QR-coded lifecycle data for future reuse planning.
Through this lens, Windows of Future contributes to a broader shift in architecture, from static construction to adaptive circular ecosystems, where even the most overlooked components carry the potential for transformation and impact.
Using Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) tools, the design team evaluated the environmental impact of various window assembly choices, focusing on material sourcing, embodied carbon, and end-of-life strategies. By comparing conventional window components with circular alternatives (e.g., bio-based insulation, demountable frames, recyclable glazing), the team was able to quantitatively reduce carbon emissions across the window’s life cycle.
The final proposal emphasizes:
Design for Disassembly: every part of the window can be removed, replaced, or reused without damage.
Carbon-Conscious Material Selection: minimizing high-impact materials like aluminum and maximizing low-carbon solutions.
Digital Fabrication & Traceability: embedding QR-coded lifecycle data for future reuse planning.
Through this lens, Windows of Future contributes to a broader shift in architecture, from static construction to adaptive circular ecosystems, where even the most overlooked components carry the potential for transformation and impact.
Markunda - Public Health Care Unit
Markunda PHC : A Circular Community-Centered Health Hub
This proposal for a Primary Health Centre in Markunda, Bidar is rooted in the ethos of circular design, community well-being, and contextual responsiveness. The design leverages local materials, vernacular techniques, and bioclimatic strategies to create a healthcare space that is both economically accessible and environmentally regenerative.
Circularity & Sustainable Strategies
Material Circularity: Use of rat-trap brick masonry reduced brick usage by 25% while enhancing thermal insulation.
Rainwater Harvesting & Greywater Reuse: Systems proposed for self-sufficiency in water usage.
Bamboo Trusses and Mud Walls: Minimizes embodied energy and utilizes rapidly renewable resources.
Composting and Waste Segregation: Designed waste systems help return nutrients to soil and prevent landfill overflow.
Key Numerical Highlights
Estimated Cost: ₹5,97,796 (~€6,600), made possible by vernacular construction and use of local labor.
Energy Reduction: Passive ventilation, light optimization, and solar energy reduce dependence on non-renewables.
81% of the population relies on home births, the PHC directly addresses this with accessible maternal care.
62% literacy rate and high infant mortality rates guided a human-centric zoning strategy that encourages community gathering, awareness, and traditional healing.
Design Features
Courtyard Typology: Central Anganwadi space doubles as a community gathering and workshop zone.
Multipurpose Ward: Functions as an isolation space during pandemics or as a labor room.
AYUSH Facility: Promotes integration of Ayurveda, Yoga, Unani, Siddha, and Homeopathy.
Adaptive Design: Allows future expansion and responds to climate extremes (heat, floods, droughts).
Impact
This PHC design goes beyond infrastructure, it proposes a circular ecosystem embedded in social fabric, ecological cycles, and vernacular resilience. It is an affordable, replicable, and regenerative model for rural healthcare architecture in India.
This proposal for a Primary Health Centre in Markunda, Bidar is rooted in the ethos of circular design, community well-being, and contextual responsiveness. The design leverages local materials, vernacular techniques, and bioclimatic strategies to create a healthcare space that is both economically accessible and environmentally regenerative.
Circularity & Sustainable Strategies
Material Circularity: Use of rat-trap brick masonry reduced brick usage by 25% while enhancing thermal insulation.
Rainwater Harvesting & Greywater Reuse: Systems proposed for self-sufficiency in water usage.
Bamboo Trusses and Mud Walls: Minimizes embodied energy and utilizes rapidly renewable resources.
Composting and Waste Segregation: Designed waste systems help return nutrients to soil and prevent landfill overflow.
Key Numerical Highlights
Estimated Cost: ₹5,97,796 (~€6,600), made possible by vernacular construction and use of local labor.
Energy Reduction: Passive ventilation, light optimization, and solar energy reduce dependence on non-renewables.
81% of the population relies on home births, the PHC directly addresses this with accessible maternal care.
62% literacy rate and high infant mortality rates guided a human-centric zoning strategy that encourages community gathering, awareness, and traditional healing.
Design Features
Courtyard Typology: Central Anganwadi space doubles as a community gathering and workshop zone.
Multipurpose Ward: Functions as an isolation space during pandemics or as a labor room.
AYUSH Facility: Promotes integration of Ayurveda, Yoga, Unani, Siddha, and Homeopathy.
Adaptive Design: Allows future expansion and responds to climate extremes (heat, floods, droughts).
Impact
This PHC design goes beyond infrastructure, it proposes a circular ecosystem embedded in social fabric, ecological cycles, and vernacular resilience. It is an affordable, replicable, and regenerative model for rural healthcare architecture in India.
Hexagonal Pod
Hexa-Pod is a robotic fabrication experiment that explores the architectural potential of layered hexagonal stacking through precision-controlled robotic assembly. Designed as part of the “Introduction to Robotic Fabrication” seminar, the project investigates modularity, ergonomics, and spatial expression using a rotation-based stacking logic.
Inspired by natural geometries and public gathering typologies, the final form consists of 81 wooden sticks stacked in 27 rotating layers, each shifted by 120 degrees. This creates a twisting, open-ended pavilion-like structure that offers both functional seating and spatial enclosure.
The use of robotic arms allowed for high-fidelity precision, testing multiple layout configurations (Options A–D) before finalizing an optimal design based on spatial flow and user interaction. The hexagonal form not only enhances stability and assembly logic, but also provides a 360-degree public interface, suggesting future applications in outdoor furniture, bus stops, or modular installations.
Hexa-Pod is a study in how robotic processes can drive both structural logic and experiential design, bringing architectural expression and digital control into direct dialogue.
Inspired by natural geometries and public gathering typologies, the final form consists of 81 wooden sticks stacked in 27 rotating layers, each shifted by 120 degrees. This creates a twisting, open-ended pavilion-like structure that offers both functional seating and spatial enclosure.
The use of robotic arms allowed for high-fidelity precision, testing multiple layout configurations (Options A–D) before finalizing an optimal design based on spatial flow and user interaction. The hexagonal form not only enhances stability and assembly logic, but also provides a 360-degree public interface, suggesting future applications in outdoor furniture, bus stops, or modular installations.
Hexa-Pod is a study in how robotic processes can drive both structural logic and experiential design, bringing architectural expression and digital control into direct dialogue.
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