To come up with innovative, futuristic, sustainable design solutions addressing the problem of waste generation in the very initial stage of designing of any one particular building typology.
Chosen typology: Large scale; New residential construction in upcoming townships
Types of waste to be dealt with: Construction and Demolition waste (C&D), Municipal waste
We have taken an upcoming township as a case study, where the community focuses on adopting a
'ZERO-waste' module.
The 'ZERO-waste' module is based on sustainable natural cycle where all the waste generated in the system is designed to become a resource for the community itself that can be used for further development thus increasing the lifespan of materials and reducing the extraction of raw materials.
The trash sent to landfills and incinerators is minimized to a great extent thus solving the ubiquitous issue of waste generation and disposal.
We concentrated on two major areas of the entire 'ZERO-waste' module:
1. Zero - house (Deals with C&D waste management)
2. The segregation centre (Deals with municipal waste management)
Understanding Construction and demolition waste management:
The disposal of Construction and Demolition waste has become a major concern in recent years. We had to come up with a solution that minimises C&D waste to a great extent. We started by understanding the different types and amount of C&D wastes generated and analysed the problems with the current C&D waste management system.
Problems with the current method of C&D waste management:
Opportunities:
The ZERO house
A specialised prefabricated building, that is manufactured off-site in advance, in standard sections and modules that can be easily shipped and assembled. The prefab structure makes the process of deconstruction quick and transparent.
A specialised prefabricated building, that is manufactured off-site in advance, in standard sections and modules that can be easily shipped and assembled. The prefab structure makes the process of deconstruction quick and transparent.
Keeping these rules in mind and the lifestyle pattern of the indian audience we have designed modules of the 12 x 12 x 10 ft. to form a grid that can be put together in several permutations and combinations. We have explored on one such L-shaped module in detail.
A comparitive analysis of: The Current scenario vs. The Proposed concept
Understanding Municipal waste management:
India’s growth story, especially in the last few decades has also resulted in a rapid increase in both domestic and industrial waste. The problem in the cities is how to dispose such large mass of solid waste daily and this poses a massive and expensive problem to the authorities.
We started by understanding the different types and amount of municipal wastes generated and analysed the problems with the current waste management system.
India’s growth story, especially in the last few decades has also resulted in a rapid increase in both domestic and industrial waste. The problem in the cities is how to dispose such large mass of solid waste daily and this poses a massive and expensive problem to the authorities.
We started by understanding the different types and amount of municipal wastes generated and analysed the problems with the current waste management system.
One good example of a well managed waste system is SWACH, Pune.
SWACH mainly works for the upliftment of ragpickers and aims for better health and lifestyle conditions for them and their families. They insist on segregation of waste at source and have opened up segregation centres in every area of the city.
So, keeping their management system in mind we have designed a space to fulfill their requirements.
The Segregation Centre
The segregation centre is a space alloted for storage and segregation of all the waste colected in the community. The segregation centre also acts as a retail space for everything that can be repaired and sold for cheap. that cannot be recylced is sent to the landfill/incinerator.
The segregation centre is a space alloted for storage and segregation of all the waste colected in the community. The segregation centre also acts as a retail space for everything that can be repaired and sold for cheap. that cannot be recylced is sent to the landfill/incinerator.
