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This studio approaches design as an iterative process. It questions the relationship between live and work in the future. Instead of a physical context, the architecture responds to an imagination of a possible future. The buildings are imagined to be built in 2025 but the premise is that these buildings will go on to exist for a long time. At what pace should architecture move with respect to the growing pace of technology?
Future Context: A Choice-Based LifestyleWe are in the zero waste community. People have
realised that continuous exploitation of resources as a result
of capitalism has already put us in a very bad position. If we
want to survive, we will have to find ways to sustain ourselves. These people felt that material gains like money and fame are of
no importance as compared to life satisfaction and happiness.
This is achieved when we have a sense of purpose in lif. When
we are satisfied with what we do and when there are smaller
nuances of happiness in our day to day lives. Thus, the nature
of our neighbourhood and work, become very important.
People have also realised that if everyone has multiple interests
in their life that keep on changing with our perceptions
and experiences, then why do we train ourselves to do only
one job for our entire life?Where almost whatever you do can
earn you credits. A place where everyone can find something
they really love to do and pursue it without any pressure to
be rich. A society completely based on a credit system. Job
done is directly converted to credits produced which do not
double themselves through any methods like investments
in stock markets or banks. What you do is what you get.
Here, the neighbourhood is the closest circle you have after
your family.In all this, technology is something that enables. It enables us to
be more efficient in our understanding of the world, to do jobs
faster, to manage the working of an interdependent society
through surveillance and to help live a life where everything is
a choice. You choose your purpose and your contribution to
society. In the zero-waste society, where happiness
is of utmost importance, life is not a race but it is a collective
journey towards betterment, both outside and within.