Urban Graft project addresses the
phenomenon of decline in spatial qualities
in developing countries due to rapid
urbanisation. The proposal analyses
indigenous settings for their spatial qualities
and attributes. The open spaces and built
morphologies in these settings are studied
as they are the embodiment of the local
socio-cultural and environmental aspects.
Analysis of the specified settlements
includes conversion of the spatial and
organisational aspects into numeric
parameters and geometric logics, to be
used in the computational design process.
Our ambition focuses on the development
of an evolutionary urban design model,
which can accommodate demographic
pressures of density while retaining its
spatial identity based on former settlements.
This not only adds social relevance but
also creates location specific architectural
identity. Organizational aspects like spatial
hierarchy and open space distribution are
also referenced from the local settings to be
embedded into the new
