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Construction Sustainable

Holcim Awards 2005 - Asia Pacific - Acknowledgement

Chaupal - Eco House, New Delhi, India

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Holcim Awards for Sustainable Construction 2005 - Asia Pacific - Acknowledgement  Chaupal - Eco House, New Delhi, India

Type of project: 
Architecture (housing)

Start of construction:
September 2005

Principal authors:
Satya Sheel, Industrialist and Ms Anamika, Green Building Design Consultant, New Delhi, India

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Project Summary
This entry from India offers an exploratory case study in the use of environmentally friendly technologies. While conceived as a showcase of contemporary sustainable construction techniques, the project provides important lessons in the untapped potential of traditional design knowledge.With expressed concern for the ecological footprint of manmade constructions, a harmonic balance of natural, social, and material environments is sought. A high degree of competence is displayed in the amount of considerations given to issues like water retention and recycling, site irrigation, low-energy fixtures, wall and roof construction, as well as the use of solar energy. Such measures not only enhance the spatial qualities of the house, but also reduce costs for construction and maintenance. The project pays respect to local building practices, yet is up to date in its expression, offering a timely, stimulating debate on sustainable architecture.

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Holcim Awards 2005 - Asia Pacific - Acknowledgement  Chaupal - Eco House, New Delhi, India
Acknowledgement prize (l-r): Ms Anamika and Satya Sheel

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Comment of the Holcim Awards 2005 Jury for Asia Pacific
This project offers an exploratory case study in the use of known environmental technologies. Not only showcasing the advantages of sustainable construction, the work is also significant for its demonstrative value of the insight to be gleaned from traditional design knowledge. This factor is relevant in that it minimizes disputes as to the viability of design proposals such as this.

The work evidences an ethically discerning position toward the interdependencies of social and material environments, while simultaneously expressing a concern for the ecological footprint of man-made constructions. A high degree of technical competence is displayed in the amount of considerations given to issues like water retention and recycling, site irrigation, low-energy fixtures, wall and roof construction, as well as solar energy generation. Such considerations not only benefit the spatial and experiential qualities of the house, but just as importantly reduce costs for construction and maintenance.

While serving to embody the heritage of an indigenous building tradition, the project is nevertheless up-to- date in its physical expression, offering a timely and stimulating debate on sustainable architecture.

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