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hamlet, bangalore, india
Bangalore, India
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| 175 homes - of which 80% are townhouses, a community centre/clubhouse, a Hindu temple, village green, daycare facilities, and
neighbourhood shops.
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45 acre sustainable
community designed in 1997 for a visionary Indian developer Environmental Master
plan features:- landscaped court yard
organisation for community gathering and micro-climate cooling roof, storm water and
grey water collection edible, native
landscaping waste recycling,
composting The aim was to create a green residential neighbourhood endowed with the same benefits and personality as a traditional town centre.To advocate a use of natural and vernacular materials allied with a use of natural, existing energy elements : the sun, wind, light and shadow.To promote an investment in the inhabitants in order to reveal a collective and ecologic conscience.
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| Publications |
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“The
Hamlet, India: A
Self-Sufficient Community Modeled on the Traditional Town,”
ARQ #109 November, 1999
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