Sustainability in Contemporaneous Lifestyle

[ad_1] Photography: Bharath Ramamrutham; courtesy Malik Architecture  . Built on a thickly forested site at Alibaug, this weekend home is an exemplary model of sustainable living right from the choice of vernacular architecture and materiality to water harvesting and site treatment. In fact, only exposed patches on the site were chosen for construction thereby minimizing intervention to the natural topography… As a corollary, the design of this residence is fragmented in and around the 2.3 acre site interconnected (for privacy) through a series of courts and multiple water bodies.  .. The concept echoes a deep understanding of vernacular construction techniques; […]