35Editor's ChoiceAnahataPilgrimages are today losing meaning in the expanding ocean of commercialization and chaos. How can architecture holistically redefine them?
3Neighbourhood Impetus For Time-Memory And ChangeLooking at the neighbourhood as a collection of events, activities and thought-objects, the idea of this project is to insert a 'pacemaker' in the ageing heart of the town which functions like a machine that runs the city while its site edges are composed of municipal ward offices overlaying with other public activities through Time, Public and Architecture.
79Editor's ChoiceVILLA VERNACULAR KERALAThe whole plot is surrounded by a high concrete fence with only one front entrance. After passing it, you will see a huge rectangular block of concrete. The view might be overwhelming in its size and weight, whereas for the members of the household, gives a sense of protection and privacy from the outside world. The closed and cold front of the villa is a co
8WinnerON THE WAY THE TASK WAS TO MAKE AN ACCOMMODATION FOR 100 TRUCK DRIVERS, WHICH MUST ENABLE QUICK STOPS FOR REST AND REFRESHMENT, PROVIDE A PLACE FOR FOOD CONSUMPTION AND SPACES FOR A LONGER REST. THE SHAPE OF THE BUILDING IS INSPIRED BY A TRADITIONAL INDIAN HOUSE WITH A CENTRAL ATRIUM. THE BUILDING HAS TWO FLOORS SO THAT IT DOES NOT TAKE A LOT OF AREA.
