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Our bouquet of features this week addresses serious issues in the built environment. Circularity and adaptive reuse are close alternatives of the same base aspect – reuse and reduce. The Noord archive depot in Amsterdam is a built mass that epitomises this concept via its prefabricated nature, whereby the entire building is on offer for a different function, a new purpose – if required.

Taking this concept of entirety to an all new level is the Filux Lab – a light and cinema focussed space that acts as a laboratory for various light experiments and performances. Here, again, the building which already is an adaptive reuse project – makes itself available – doors, windows, walls et al… for art and projection – the very purpose it embodies.

Beautifully integrating aesthetics with design and planning is a norm. Adding a light touch to serious goings-on, are two projects that endorse this norm – the Colour Court in Noida that superbly and seamlessly integrates various leisure spaces under one roof; and our cover story -the Bridge View House – that is a modern oasis amidst Arizona’s wilderness. In both projects, as you will note, sensitivity is key – human to built form; and built form to immediate surroundings.

Enjoy the issue and tell us what set the grey matter rolling.

Warmly,

Savitha Hira

Editor

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