Soil Testing
3 soil samples from our ongoing site at Kanha National park were tested for feasability for using as mud mortar. 2 samples were taken from under the foundation area and the third which was specifically taken for mud mortar.
Model Making
January 2014 saw the start of an informal partnership with my friend and classmate Ar. Meghana Kulkarni. M+P is our firm's logo and it can be seen in this image at the bottom right corner.
Participatory Budgeting And Ward Level Civics
Participatory budgeting is a process by which people living in an area can participate and demand for works in their locality.This is a process which was introduced to bypass the lacunae in the existing system of elected corporators.
Furniture Cost
This estimate is a slightly overpriced initial quote from an excellent rajasthani carpenter. Actually this is a firm and not an individual. However I have posted this to give an idea of furniture estimation. The above estimate is for slightly dense furniture ( that is involving several drawers, or layers
Ae-Love-Ae-Son Design
Why do we design perfect elevations for mass housings?! This is a building next to my house completed about 6 months back. Some of the families have settled well now. Today I noticed these clothes hanging outside one terrace. A dish antennae sticking out at another point.
Design Guidelines for a Weekly Market
Project: Design of a marketplace for a competition held by Ethos India. (February 2015) Site chosen by us: Mohagaon weekly bazaar at Mohagaon village, Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh Area: Approximately 1 acre. Design team: Pooja and Meghana (M+P architects collaborative)
WATER AND SANITATION SCHEME FOR BMPTC
This was a rainwater scheme made for a project by Building material and Technology Promotion Council. -BMPTC,Govt. of India.
Singapore’s Salient Feature Which You Won’t Get On A Travel Website
I spent 10 days in singapore. watched the Formula one race, roamed the country in mrt and bus. Got the local flavour of people, food, luxury, cosmopolitanism, shopping and nature. Here are some fun points which I would recall for my friends on returning:
Brick Kilns-VeeT bhaTTi-photographs
Photo-documentation of brick-kilns near MahaLunge village.This collection was exhibited at the Goethe Institute-MaxMueller Bhavan,Pune.
A & I Exhibition
Meghana+Pooja in partnership as M+P architects is now close to year old with some interesting projects on the way. In the spirit of Diwali festivities, we presented 2 of our projects for the A&I digest exhibition at krishnasundar lawns, mhatre bridge.