SUSTAINABLE ARCHITECTURE REALISED IN LOW-TECH
Sachin Rastogi co-principal, Zero Energy Design Lab × Bang Yukyung
Bang Yukyung (Bang): This project is a domitory for a university in Gurugram, a satellite city to Delhi in northern India. After completing the Boys Hostel Block in 2017, Zero Energy Design Lab (ZED Lab) also carried out design of the Girls Hostel Block. What did you focus on when you designed in this project?
Sachin Rastogi (Rastogi): The primary design challenge was to create a secure hub for the girls—a campus within a campus that would fit into the urban master plan of a university campus that did not restrict movement, while establishing a connection with the outdoors. The hostel was expected to be home to approximately 130 students, with dorm rooms spread across four levels in addition to
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