Type: International Architecture competition, 2017

Organizers - Van Alen Institute and AECOM

Group Project - 5 team members

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The intent of this proposal is to create a framework aimed towards housing that would be more affordable than what is currently offered in the market with an added impetus on social robustness and environmental sustainability. Further, the idea is also to develop houses to close to the city center with a view of reducing a traveling stress and dependency on non-renewable sources of energy. Hence, a combination of transit-oriented development with Co-housing which is a form of development that is resident-led, non-speculative and potentially energy conscious all without the involvement of a private developer emerges as a pragmatic prototype to offer at least partial solutions to the current housing crisis in Pune.