Khalate Ankita Sandeep

CR4007

Conservation must move beyond sterile preservation. Housing is not a museum piece but a living framework for collective life—inviting change, adaptation, and reinvention. I propose a strategy that embraces growth and flexibility, allowing architecture to absorb new functions and remain ideologically relevant. Additions are not threats but acts of continuity. Sensitive, responsive interventions can resolve issues while reinforcing public life in streets and courtyards. In fragmented urban contexts, conservation must support resident-led transformations that enhance accessibility and meet evolving needs. By harnessing urban pressures, we ensure architecture stays responsive, resilient, and alive—rooted in the present and thriving into the future.