Dipasha Rathod

UR3008

Envisioning the rural landscape of 2070 conjures an initial perception of complete urbanization, rendering the term 'rural' seemingly obsolete. Projected data indicates a foreboding 61% decline in rural areas by 2070, posing significant threats to human habitats through depopulation, leading to diminished agricultural yields, food shortages, and adverse climatic conditions. 
Addressing the overarching concern of depopulation, a viable remedy emerges: the integration of digital nomads into rural settings, fostering a mutually beneficial relationship between local residents and nomadic professionals to bridge economic disparities. Digital nomads, characterized by their remote work lifestyles and nomadic tendencies, become instrumental in this transformative initiative. 
This project explores forward-looking Live-Work typologies aligned with emerging cohabitation and co-working trends, seamlessly woven into the rural fabric amidst picturesque agricultural landscapes. The envisioned 2070 rural paradigm, nestled between urban skyscrapers, reimagines the concept of living and working in harmony with nature. This juxtaposition aims to enhance overall well-being and reestablish human connections with the natural environment, even in the face of an increasingly prevalent online ecosystem that threatens to diminish face-to-face interactions. 
Going beyond the virtual realm, the initiative strives to establish offline community spaces intricately embedded within rural neighborhoods. The project seeks to cultivate a sense of offline community and strengthen social bonds, fostering harmonious coexistence between digital nomads and local residents in the envisioned rural landscape of 2070.