2525 PROVOCATIONS HYPOTHESES
Things we’re working on
1 THE FUTURE OF CITIES
According to a survey by the UN State of the World Population report in 2007, by 2030, over 40% of the country's population is expected to reside in our Future cities. Witnessing the fastest rate of urbanisation in the world, as per 2011 census, Delhi's population rises by 4.1%, Mumbai's by 3.1% and Kolkata's by 2% as per 2011 census compared to 2001 census. Speculative design around the cities of the Future forms one of the ma jor inquiries for The Lab.
The Bombay Boomtown Data sets from old Maharashtra Gazettes - City Histories
The Bombay Boomtown Data sets from old Maharashtra Gazettes - City Histories
The Tree Surgeons Guerrilla Solar artists from Mumbai 2035
The Bombay Boomtown City Future visualisations
The Bombay Boomtown Futures : The Antilla Dwarf
Malabar Hill 2035 : The Antilla and surrounding areas
2 IMMERSIVE MEDIA
Re-Imagining the Artefact Taking data from the places that have been documented using photogrammetry, we can reconstruct certain sites with knowledge from historical texts. Objects and Artefacts can then be placed in context, rich narratives told and experienced using immersive media and certain physical cues.
Photogrammetry documentation We would aim to document the Musuem’s catalog at various stages in their restoration, to be able to create incredible content through Photogrammetry, and allow a very intimate engagement with the artefact through immersive storytelling.
Museum and Old Goa Dollhouse kits We would aim to document and measure-draw monuments in Old Goa including available parts of the Convent of Santa Monica, and certain objects from the Museum’s collection.
Navigating home of Goa in Virtual space + Storytelling narratives
APMV.EXE : Immersive VR Film-making NID Student Workshop
APMV.EXE : Immersive VR Film-making NID Student Workshop
APMV.EXE : Immersive VR Film-making NID Student Workshop
3 HERITAGE NEXT
Heritage Next Heritage labs and open inquiries
The Heritage Next Lab : Asian Paints + The Busride Lab
4 HARNESSING THE 4TH INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
The Design Trends Award 3D Printed Trophy
Experiments with Digital Pottery + Additive Manufacture 3D Printing Experiments
5 EMERGING CULTURE AND CULTURE SPACES
Bhane + Veg-Non-Veg Street wear + Sneaker store
Blue FROG Acoustic lounge
The Church Street Social Restaurant / Bar
The Prithvi Cafe Restaurant
6 EXPERIMENTAL MEDIA + COLLABORATIONS
The Unbox Festival Live Sketching & Pedestrianisation workshop
SHRoom Demolition party Live sketching with BLOT!
Absolut Liquid TV : Bandish Projekt + The Busride Music video production for Television
7 EXPERIMENTAL LIVING TYPOLOGY AND HABITATION
The Folly House Residential interior design
When is Space? Exhibition of work
8 CRITICAL ART PROJECTS
Viology : Violated animals Wire-framing for live performance
Art Collaborations around Editorial Content : The India Futures Project Illustration : Monkeyverse
Art Collaborations around Editorial Content : The India Futures Project Illustration : Monkeyverse
9 COMMUNAL DINING & MICRO-ECONOMIES
The Gypsy Kitchen Not for profit dining
The Ranwar Tiny Sliding Home 160 sq.ft Studio apartment
I.N.R.I.
RANWAR ORATORY
The Bandra Dollhouse Project Architectural record and micro-economy
10 SPECULATIVE DESIGN + FUTURE FICTION
It is our contention that tomorrow’s statues need to transcend Ornamentation, Politics and weak Symbology. To justify their place in our Future cities, they need to become ‘Performative’.
Scenario #1 India has emerged as the Fifth largest E-waste producer in the world ( 2 million tonnes in 2016). Mumbai tops the list of cities producing e-waste, while Maharashtra tops the state-list. 95% of the processing of the waste is carried out by the informal sector.
The MKGandhi Memorial E-Waste Urban mine and Sorting Centre Commissioned July 2035
Scenario #5 The narrative of Ecological value as opposed to the ‘development’ paradigm is a gross misunderstanding. While humans must work hard to merit their place in cities of tomorrow, so must nature. It is our own myopia that stops us from visualising new symbiotic scenarios where we can co-exist and thrive.
The MKGandhi Memorial Aquatic Nature park and Coral Reef Scaffolding Commissioned February 2035
The Shaheed Bhagat Singh Offshore Grain Silo and Sovereign Seed bank Commissioned February 2035
The Kasturba Gandhi Memorial Server and City Data Centre Commissioned July 2035
The Dr.B.R.Ambedkar Public Transit stack + Pixel Art Mural Commissioned January 2035
Water : The Elixir of Life + Asian Paints Workshop and Installation
11 CONCEPT FRAMEWORKS +PROGRAMMING
Le Sutra : The Indian Art Hotel Hotel mood & room-wise concept development
MAEER MIT Institute of Design : Institute Manifesto Institutional framework
MAEER MIT Institute of Design Institutional Masterplan and Architecture
12 COLLABORATIVE ART PROJECTS
Experimenta 2006 Film Festival Collaborative illustration
13 DESIGN FOR PROCESS / WORKFLOW
IDEO Bombay Studio office design
The FAB Un-Rounds Factory Factory and Workshop
The Imaginarium 3D Printing Factory and workplace
14 INTERACTIVE INSTALLATIONS + HACKS
The PUMA Ultimate play machine Interactive Installation
15 ADAPTIVE RE-USE AND ARCHITECTURAL RESTORATION
The Ta j Mahal Tea House Heritage Restoration and Tea room
The RNM Galleria : Camac Street Kolkata : Adaptive re-use
Wellside Heritage : Sir RN Mookerji Bungalow Restoration and adaptive re-use for Retail
16 FURNITURE + ARTEFACT RESTORATION AND THEORY
The Cross of Santa Anna Documentation for Conservation
17 PRECINCT UPGRADES AND HERITAGE CONSERVATION
The Ranwar Documentation Architectural mapping
Bandra Facade Mapping Architectural mapping
The Bandra Collective Church signage and place-marks
The Village Directory : Ranwar Signage
The Bandra Project Pop-up Exhibition of Mapping
A Very Ranwar Christmas Xmas Decorations
18 ARCHITECTURAL MANIFESTOS AND PUBLICATION
The End of Local : Death of Architecture Manifesto
19 PROGRAMMING UNPROGRAMMED SPACE
The St.Jude Bakery Project Adaptive re-use for un-programmed space
20 FUCK MONEY
FuckMoney Barter payment experiment for Projects
21 THE ORACLE : CULTURE MAP 2035
The Oracle 2035 : The Busride Lab
22 MICRO-COMMUNITY EXPERIMENTS
Malvani Teach for India Classroom upgrade
23 50 BEAUTIFUL PROBLEMS
The Tesla Giga-Factory, Nevada
Modern day dystopias
The Abhaneri Sun Temple 2035
Illustration collaboration : Monkeyverse
24 FUTURES. SCENARIO BUILDING + EDITORIAL
25 MENTORSHIP AND TEACHING
NID Ahmedabad : The Future Pol 2035 course
Student Work : The Vertical Pol : Future adaptive-reuse
Student Work : The Vertical Pol : Future adaptive-reuse
The Greenhouse The Busride Lab + Quicksand Design Studio + Tandem Research Quitla, Aldona Bardez, Goa 403508