Bharat is the urbz archivist and office administrator.

Articles

re:arc selects urbz!

Following up on the biggest news we had in our yearly update, we want to share more about how we got to kickstart our dream project in Dharavi Koliwada. Here we go. 

 

By: Rahul, Matias, Bharat, Samidha, Jai, Kareena
New night / New Day - Hugh Ebdy for urbz

2024 - Here we are !

We take a moment to reflect on urbz's achievements in 2023 and our objectives for 2024. We started in Mumbai in 2008 where we are busier than ever. Over the years we expanded our activities to Goa, Bogota, Geneva and now Paris. For 2024, we make the good resolution of communicating better and more frequently with our friends and followers!

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Vithal Bhaskar Chawl after Re-development

Revisiting the recently redeveloped Vithal Bhaskar chawl (a traditional residential tenement) in Dharavi Koliwada, Mumbai, to examine the impact of changes on daily life. 

By: Jai, Samidha, Bharat, Vidisha

Works

Homegrown cities

This experiment in affordable housing led to the co-designing and construction of a small house in Shivaji Nagar, in Govandi. A neighbourhood in Mumbai that is struggling against all odds to keep growing and improving.

By: Matias, Rahul, Jai, Bharat, Ketaki

The Design Comes as We Build

urbz invited local builders from Dharavi to design the best possible house they could imagine. These designs were translated into physical models by artisans. 

By: Matias, Jai, Bharat, Samidha, Rahul, Marius, Manou

Circulatory Urbanism

For the past 5 years, urbz has been following families who's lives are spread between Mumbai and their ancestral villages in the Konkan (Western India).

By: Matias, Rahul, Bharat, Jai, Ketaki, Manou