Self-Sustaining Community
A holistic residential community integrating housing, agriculture, renewable energy, water management and community infrastructure.
A community rooted in people, place and nature.
The design is inspired by traditional Tamil village typologies re-engineered for a carbon-negative future: Built ecosystems center around a central water body, fostering community life, learning, farming, and shared recreation.
Site & Context
Topographical mapping of natural drainage channels across the 18-acre site.
Zoning Strategy
Perimeter residential modules buffering an organic agro-forestry core.
Green Network
Continuous pedestrian bioswale corridors linking every doorstep to the central lake.
Built Form
Stepped low-rise volumes with deep shading eaves maximizing passive cross-ventilation.
Community Hub
Civic center, school, and workshop spaces anchoring public life.
Topographical & Climate Analysis
Located in the southern growth corridor of Chennai, the site features a natural catchment depression which was preserved and amplified as the masterplan's bio-sponge heart.
Interactive Master Plan
Click on the interactive markers to inspect key spatial nodes and architectural clusters.
Central Bio-Lake & Wetland
Natural retention basin buffering monsoon surges and cooling ambient air.
Stepped Terraces & Microclimate Thermodynamics
Sectional studies illustrate how hot air is drawn up through central courtyard atriums while cool humidified air from the lake sweeps through ground-floor living quarters.
Axonometric Massing & Green Circulation
01 Base Topography
02 Lake Excavation
03 Density Pods
04 Solar Roof Planes
05 Pedestrian Arteries
BIM Tectonic Layer Decomposition
Structure
A hybrid structural system optimized for efficiency, flexibility, and low embodied carbon concrete + mass timber.
Designing with climate.
See the difference architectural solar shading and courtyard ventilation make in real time.
