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MOVEMENTS IN ARCHITECTURE 01 | 2017 LIVING LEVELS BY NPS TCHOBAN VOSS CONQUERING NEW YORK – INTERVIEW WITH BIG ENERGY SELF-SUFFICIENT INDEPENDENT MULTI-FAMILY DWELLING GENESIS OF HIGH-RISE RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS EDITORIAL Sanjay Puri (Sanjay Puri Architects, Mumbai) LET’S TALK ABOUT: LIVING pulse interviews Indian architect Sanjay Puri How is the topic of home living currently discussed in India? India is a country with numerous, diverse cultures and in each region, homes are discussed quite differently. In the cities of the South people still prefer living in individual villas, and these cities offer corresponding opportunities. In cities like Mumbai and Delhi most people do not have the option to live in a detached home and necessarily have to live in a flat. But there is a marked difference in perception. A Mumbai resident would prefer a higher floor whereas a Delhi resident would opt for a lower floor. What, for you, is a successful living environIn Europe everyone’s talking about the increasing shortage of living space in cities. Is this a viral topic in your country, too? In India there is an acute housing shortage, mainly in the affordable category. Studies indicate that there is a housing shortfall currently in excess of 25 million homes. India will witness more construction in the next 10 years than in the prior two decades. 2 What do you see as the current international trends in residential construction? High-rise buildings can be a good solution as long as the design creates large community open spaces and personal open spaces for each apartment. Creating closed glass towers is the worst kind of high-rise in tropical climates, which is what most Indian cities have. Currently the trend is to create high-rise apartments with large landscaped spaces at the podium level, the terrace level, intermediate terraces as well as in the form of individual balconies. and a large 800-square-foot deck. Almost the entire site will be landscaped and pedestrian friendly with a basement car park. How significant are aspects of sustainability to your housing projects? Sustainability is a key factor in all our housing projects. A focus on reducing heat gain and using materials that do that is essential in the Indian context since temperatures in most Indian cities are in excess of 30°C for eight months of the year. Using local materials wherever possible is also very important. ment ... and how can it be created? A successful living environment would be one which creates a lot of landscaped open air spaces, many entertainment facilities, sporting facilities and of course spaces for immediate needs in addition to good living spaces. As an example, we designed a project in Surat with 120 apartments. Each of the flats is a five-bedroom apartment with a private gym, a study Because we’re so curious ... what sort of a home do you yourself have? After a three-year search I found the home that I live in now. It is on the top floor of an eightstorey bui...