We are clueless about the trash we generate. Most of this debris, ends up in the ocean threatening the ecosystems. As a part of the social initiative, we decided to generate
awareness about this problem. The floating pavilion of trash is entirely made of waste materials salvaged froman urban area. It uses discarded PET bottles, wood packaging and
disused fishing net to create the pavilion.
There are 5.25 trillon pieces of plastic debris in the ocean. Of that mass 269,000 tons float on the surface, while some four billion plastic micro fibres per square kilometre litter the deep
sea(*Marcus Eriksen, 5 Gyres Institute).
This pilot project was realised in 2015.
This is the second version of the pavilion, which was conceived after the devastating floods of Kerala in 2018 and 2019. This is slated for deployment near a sinkng land called Munroe Island, Kollam, Kerala, which is prone to floods and water level rise due to climate change. In addition to the awareness it creates about waste management, we intend this floating structure to be a point of comminication and coordination, when the next flood happens. We hope this version will inspire the use of sustainable technologies for more floating shelters amidst climate change and rising water levels.
The chiseled house was one of our earliest renovation projects. The original house was constructed 13 years back and had used heavy ornamentation in its architectural expression. The layout had disjointed functions and lacked ventilation. We redesigned the house with a minimal architectural vocabulary based on the functional requirements. The skewed roof form is the outcome of a design process based on functional requirements and structural integrity. Layers of bamboo and other tropical planting, at different strategic points bring about passive cooling, and adds greenery to the house.
