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Sahana Kumar

Architect / Urban Designer / Artist

Projects

Proposed Framework with protected watersheds and stormwater basins along with aqueducts and streets.

Proposed Framework with protected watersheds and stormwater basins along with aqueducts and streets.

Water As A Catalyst: Blurring The (Money) Edge

In O4W, “property” can be defined as the infiltration brought about by a number of factors including the government, tax breaks and private developments. This has resulted in an unjust and dominant economy and tax flow that primarily affects and excludes the marginalized communities in the neighborhood that once was their historical and cultural identity.
Through the design intervention, in a world after property, there will be reprioritization of tax flow to create a counter model of the existing commercial private development such as Ponce. This in-turn creates small human scale revenue generating businesses where the marginalized communities come together to form resistance. This will create a flexible ecosystem where there is a new system of exchange and ownership of money for these communities to thrive.

In O4W, “property” can be defined as the infiltration brought about by a number of factors including the government, tax breaks and private developments. This has resulted in an unjust and dominant economy and tax flow that primarily affects and excludes the marginalized communities in the neighborhood that once was their historical and cultural identity.
Through the design intervention, in a world after property, there will be reprioritization of tax flow to create a counter model of the existing commercial private development such as Ponce. This in-turn creates small human scale revenue generating businesses where the marginalized communities come together to form resistance. This will create a flexible ecosystem where there is a new system of exchange and ownership of money for these communities to thrive.

Breaking the Mold

Reimagining the industrial system is essential because of the region’s high rates of poverty, unemployment, and harm to the Harlem River caused by existing industrial activities. Since 1919, Harlem has been a prospective industrial area for a variety of reasons, including its proximity to water and extensive network of transit for the movement of goods and services. Additionally, the industries would benefit globally, attract capital to revitalize them, and strengthen their resilience against future challenges.
How this would benefit the neighborhood, the environment, and the Harlem River: People in the Bronx and Harlem have extremely low employment levels and low-paying occupations; these industries would help to change that.
Changing the typology of industries to create an upcyling industry would have benefits such as reduced costs, better health outcomes, stronger supply networks, the creation of employment, and a decrease in carbon emissions.

Reimagining the industrial system is essential because of the region’s high rates of poverty, unemployment, and harm to the Harlem River caused by existing industrial activities. Since 1919, Harlem has been a prospective industrial area for a variety of reasons, including its proximity to water and extensive network of transit for the movement of goods and services. Additionally, the industries would benefit globally, attract capital to revitalize them, and strengthen their resilience against future challenges.
How this would benefit the neighborhood, the environment, and the Harlem River: People in the Bronx and Harlem have extremely low employment levels and low-paying occupations; these industries would help to change that.
Changing the typology of industries to create an upcyling industry would have benefits such as reduced costs, better health outcomes, stronger supply networks, the creation of employment, and a decrease in carbon emissions.

Stories Lost in Stone

Stories Lost in Stone

Stories Lost in Stone

The site spans about 109 acres and the brief is to propose around 250 housing units with common social infrastructure such as club houses, spa’s, healing gardens etc. The ideation began on the master planning level. This included understanding of the slopes that indicate various angles of gradation at various points which thereby leads into demarcation of various zones / blocks each of which has a unique cluster typology based on the slope of the land, wind pattern and circulation.
This created three main zones with primary access running across each zone and secondary access roads along the clusters within each zone. The public amenities are situated such that it is in close proximity with the entire site. Since the site is located in Hyderabad, Telangana, it lies in a region of hot and humid climate.
This required the understanding of local materials such as the kadapa stone and laterite blocks along with the use of passivhaus building strategies. At the microlevel, the idea is to design spaces with an equal percentage of built and unbuilt and to create harmony not only between the residences but also with respect to the cluster as well as the master plan.

The site spans about 109 acres and the brief is to propose around 250 housing units with common social infrastructure such as club houses, spa’s, healing gardens etc. The ideation began on the master planning level. This included understanding of the slopes that indicate various angles of gradation at various points which thereby leads into demarcation of various zones / blocks each of which has a unique cluster typology based on the slope of the land, wind pattern and circulation.
This created three main zones with primary access running across each zone and secondary access roads along the clusters within each zone. The public amenities are situated such that it is in close proximity with the entire site. Since the site is located in Hyderabad, Telangana, it lies in a region of hot and humid climate.
This required the understanding of local materials such as the kadapa stone and laterite blocks along with the use of passivhaus building strategies. At the microlevel, the idea is to design spaces with an equal percentage of built and unbuilt and to create harmony not only between the residences but also with respect to the cluster as well as the master plan.

Backyard Stories

Public Library

Public Library

Centering the youth

Centering the youth

Centering the youth

Chote Kadam (Small Steps)

Chote Kadam (Small Steps)

Chote Kadam (Small Steps)

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