Design intentions
The Surat city is growing through rapid pace. Surat and its metropolitan area had a population of approximately 4.5 million. It is the 2nd largest city in Gujarat and 9th largest in INDIA. There is always conflict about land of agriculture farming in citylight area in surat, to grab it as to built commercial and residential plots by the developers and making big profit giving nothing as public space to the city. The city has this land acting as a lungs and surrounded by dense urban fabric. There is an active effort from the agriculture cotton research institute and by the people of surat to that the land should be used in the favor of public activity more rather than commercial and residential buildups. The project will revitalize the whole area and will come up as an identity of surat bringing new reformation in concept of “green surat and clean surat”. The intention is to promote an economically viable, environmentally sound, and culturally acceptable integration of farming with the urban environment. Through efficient conservation and the effective use of urban resources, an environment that promotes the health of both humans and animals may built within cities. By Integrating with forests in urban area, public lands, such as green ways, and private property, an urban agricultural environment can significantly contribute to a sustainable future. Using Nature as our basis for design, a building or design must grow, as Nature grows, from the inside out. Most architects design their buildings as a shell and force their way inside. Nature grows from the idea of a seed and reaches out to its surroundings. A building thus, is akin to an organism and mirrors the beauty and complexity of Nature. Let the design: • be inspired by nature and be sustainable, healthy, conserving, and diverse. • unfold, like an organism, from the seed within. • exist in the continuous present and begin again and again. • follow the flows and be flexible and adaptable. • satisfy social, physical, and spiritual needs. • grow out of the site and be unique. • celebrate the spirit of youth, play and surprise.


Project team
Anil Kantrodia