3+ hour, 56+ min ago   (255+ words) On the first-floor balcony of Kerala University’s botany department, 50 square feet became a green corner filled with plants, pebbles, wind chimes, a small waterfall, and chairs. Fourth-year PhD scholar Reshma PR was studying indoor air-purifying plants, focusing on formaldehyde, a…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (1625+ words) Two sisters pooled their own money to build one home on land passed down through the women of their Kerala family. They kept the trees their mother had planted, and let the site itself keep the house cool. Designed around…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (294+ words) In Pangot village near Nainital, architect Shagun Singh built a house so unusual, visitors enter through the doors of an abandoned Mahindra Bolero SUV. Singh quit her corporate marketing job in 2015 and founded Geeli Mitti, a natural building learning centre,…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (148+ words) What if homes didn't fight floods—but floated with them? 🌊🏡 Meet Prashant Kumar, the Indian engineer designing a climate-resilient floating house that rises with monsoon floodwaters instead of being damaged by them. Built using locally sourced natural materials, this carbon-negative home…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (155+ words) The Better India Gaadi Ghar | The Eco-Friendly Home | Shagun Singh What looks like an abandoned car is actually the entrance to one of India's most inspiring sustainable homes. 🌿 Built in just 45 days, architect Shagun Singh's "Gaadi Ghar" in Uttarakhand is…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (284+ words) Meghalaya, home to some of the wettest places on Earth, receives relentless monsoon rain. But locals have relied on a unique rain shield for over 100 years. Forget plastic canopies and metal frames. Meghalaya’s traditional “knup” is crafted entirely from bamboo…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (431+ words) Private gardens in the sky, cooler homes and uninterrupted views of nature. This Kerala residential project rethinks apartment living through a design that responds to both its residents and the surrounding tropical climate. If someone pointed at this building and…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (978+ words) Chuzhi in Shoolagiri, Tamil Nadu, is a mud home built with 4,000 plastic bottles by Wallmakers. In 2020, architect Vinu Daniel — founder of Wallmakers, an award-winning architectural firm that lays focus on building sustainable spaces — was approached with a strange request. The…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (238+ words) Long before air conditioners, Indian homes stayed naturally cool through smart architecture. Traditional designs used airflow, shade, water, and local materials to beat intense summer heat. Central courtyards, or aangan, helped hot air escape while drawing cool breezes indoors. Plants…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (182+ words) Before air conditioners took over our homes India had a cooler greener solution, khus 🌿✨ From fragrant curtains sprinkled with water to refreshing sharbats made from vetiver this humble grass kept scorching summers bearable using nothing more than wind evaporation and…...