“ LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL ”- international design competition 2006 - winner of ‘honorary prize’

The design brief called for affordable housing for young couples in metro cities... The idea was inspired from the space utilization of ‘balconies’ by the mumbaiites, with a proposed modification of bye laws permitting use of projection spaces for residential purposes in commercial bulidings. Thus, creating a new form of landuse... The design is a generic unit of homes exploiting the ‘balcony’ spaces of office building for young couples- to save cost on land and commuting time... It operates at various levels of flexibility...