Hodi-Mandai Geram: A Culturally Sensitive Village for a Disappearing Ethnic Group

An inspiring masterclass in vernacular design that beautifully preserves the rich heritage and spatial identity of the Hodi community.

"A thoughtful and inspiring design that reflects great creativity. Best wishes for a well-deserved win!"

A thoughtfully designed website that beautifully brings the Hodi-Mandai Geram project, its research, and cultural story together in one place.

Well organised plan for such primitive locals ,, hope the plan sees the face of the light in near future

Interesting outcome 👍

This was fantastic

This is one of those projects that makes you stop and actually think. The way you have woven the spatial logic of the village around communal rituals the fire circle, the boat routes, the tree canopy gathering space it's not just architecture, it's memory-making. The Hodi community deserves exactly this kind of care. a design that doesn't romanticize or freeze their culture in amber but gives it room to keep breathing. The image series alone tells a story that most architectural drawings never manage, really moved by this work

Such a thoughtful and culturally sensitive project! Amazing how architecture is used not just to create a place, but to preserve identity, memory, and community. Great work!

great work.

I wonder how this unique theoretical framework came along with the tangible version! Good job!👏👏👏