Samadhaan Hub

The Samadhaan Hub is a ground-breaking initiative designed in collaboration with the Gurgaon based NGO ‘iamgurgaon’. It is conceptualised as a waste solutions space that functions as an open- air interpretation centre, recycling station and workshop space that propels citizens towards a zero-waste lifestyle.

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The design grew out of a vision to demonstrate what wealth ‘waste’ can be: all the building materials are upcycled waste or completely biodegradable: bamboo-mud walls, waste steel mesh gabion walls filled with AC insulation and cement waste. Glass bottles were used to create seat walls and pathways were created by breaking cement waste.

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Dramatic installations from a prior art from waste exhibition were repositioned at focal points of the space. Solar lights provide lighting and a small water retention pond collects surface runoff. It shines as an example of a space that celebrates the values and intent of its purpose within the city and champions the cause of sustainable urban living.