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Company Name | tHE gRID Architects |
Address | C 1001 ganesh meridian SOLA. S.G. HIGHWAY Ahmedabad India Map It |
Name | tHE gRID Architects |
Job Title | co founder and co principal |
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Phone | 09427418225 |
Role of this organisation in the project being entered | Designer |
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Name of organisation entering the Awards (if different from above) | tHE gRID Architects |
Role of this organisation in the project being entered (if different from above) | tHE gRID Architects |
Project Name (written how it should appear) | Organic Store |
Project Address | Prernatirth derasar satellite Ahmedabad India Map It |
Client Name | confidential confidential |
Designer/Architect Name | tHE gRID Architects |
Contractor Name | NA NA |
Project Description | % CARBON FOOTPRINT DESIGN benefiting the people that use the space and encouraging the community to understand the importance of organic materials and its beneficial impact. This project represents a new way of thinking and design, connecting with nature to improve health and wellbeing, encouraging local craft and skills following ideas and principles of Biophilic design. Cost of production is low and reducing carbo footprints an initiative giving depth and indigenous and unique quality. Sensitivity and resonance to the material and the retail product lending the project an earthy and rustic feel and creating a calming and restorative atmosphere enhancing the psychological and physiological effects of the space. The impetus for the store came from the lifestyle of the client — a farmer by birth — who was heavily involved in organic farming and who followed an organic way of life, albeit in a modern context. The brief revolved more around keeping the budget and time-lines in check — and the architects took up the challenge of delivering the store in 15 days flat! The store was situated in a residential locality, on the ground floor of a commercial building and enjoyed advantages of easy access and high visibility. At 500-square-foot, the store may be small, but the thoughts that were put in creating the right platform for the merchandise were enormous. While the design, but naturally, was shaped by the products it would sell (ORGANIC Food products) and enjoys synergy with the merchandise, the process sought to galvanize the local industry by incorporating local organic produce and labour. It also attempted to communicate that the composition of materials used in an organic interior is only a small part of what makes a space organic. A space becomes truly so when it has easy-to-live-with materials, and textures and colours that inspire healthy living. The interior treatment is contextual and resonates the core idea of environment-sensitive living. It embraces regional elements of design and décor. To create a more meaningful space, the process also assimilated the philosophy of reduce, reuse and recycle. Deliberation on ideas of using organic materials and finishes to display and justify the ambience and design led the architects’ thoughts to cow dung, which, as research shows, is a mood enhancer, a natural insect repellent, a natural disinfectant and a good thermal insulator. The IPS flooring is integrated with the walls which are treated with cow dung application — a sustainable and powerful product – mixed with hay resulted in a natural texture creating a subtle backdrop. Recycled wood and reclaimed MS are the other mainstays of the material palette. The organic harmony of colours adds to the underlying cohesiveness and charm of the aesthetics, highlighted by energy-friendly LEDs. Attractive spin-offs of the design strategy are low cost of production, good indoor air quality and a reduced carbon footprint. |
Materials Used | The hero of the entire narrative is Cowdung. Reinforcing the intent through senses and objects: The material development and research were done on site, and no artificial pigment or additives were used in the process of making the organic paste for the application on the surface of walls and ceiling. These make the spatial narrative richer and convey the commitment to build with a respect for the place we inhabit resulting in Low embodied energy. This project represents a new way of thinking and design, connecting with nature to improve health and wellbeing, encouraging local craft and skills following ideas and principles of Biophilic design. Cost of production is low and reducing carbon footprints an initiative giving depth and indigenous and unique quality. Sensitivity and resonance to the material and the retail product lending the project an earthy and rustic feel and creating a calming and restorative atmosphere enhancing the psychological and physiological effects of the space. The interior treatment is contextual and resonates the core idea of environment-sensitive living. |
Sustainability | Time frame: 15 days, 0% carbon footprint design 1. We used earthy, local materials, shaped and worked by local hands, to build this store. All the materials (COW DUNG) Attributes 0% CARBON FOOTPRINT DESIGN benefiting the people that use the space and encouraging the community to understand the importance of organic materials and its beneficial impact. |
Issues Faced | Time frame 15 days and budget were our biggest challenges. |
Additional Comments | Organic design and materials have calming effects, causing occupants to feel more at peace and gently welcomed into their space — recharged with nature’s life energy. Adaptability requires the capacity to accommodate substantial change over the lifetime of a building in response to its social, economic, and physical surroundings and respond to the ever-changing needs of building occupants. It’s an endeavour to encourage that nature connected design is a response to the need to bring nature into the built environment. Good design creates a habitat where the human organism, can derive the health and fitness benefits associated with time in nature. |
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