A Slow Living Series – Part II: The Vernacular Way of Life

Having explored the nuances of slow living in contemporary urban settings, we turn to three designers excelling at bringing mindful practices to rural settings. Surrounded by lush trees and age-old simplicity, one might argue that it is easier to seek out the serenity of slow living in vernacular settings, but how does spatial design underscore it? Spread across the country, these three examples – in the deep hinterland of Wadakkanchery in Kerala, in the fragile ecosystems of the foothills of the Himalayas in Himachal Pradesh and in a lush farm side plot in Maharashtra’s Badlapur – prove how sustainable and […]