
Jai is an architect who manages and co-ordinates various projects at urbz.
Articles

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.

Resident-led Projects of Dharavi Koliwada
These projects have been re-developed by the residents in collaboration with local contractors and the urbz team.
Homes, Models and Materials
Artisans collaborate with contractors, residents and the urbz team, to create models in wood, clay, steel, acrylic and brass to produce model homes in Sangam Gully, Dharavi, Mumbai, as part of the Homegrown Street Project.

The Making of the Koli Jamat Community Hall
urbz was involved in the design of a new community building in Dharavi.

A Commercial and Community Building on Dharavi Main Road
urbz is designing a new building in Dharavi for the Koliwada Jamat.


Bareilly Compound Space for Children and Women
Update on our latest project in Dharavi for an elevated community space

DIY Tool House
80 students design their own vision of one-day workshop where participants had to plan and design their own architecture studios/living space in a homegrown settlement of their choice.

"The Design Comes As We Build" project
urbz invited local builders from Dharavi with a vast experience in construction, to design the best possible house they could imagine.

Live Architecture For Homegrown Settlements
Every kaccha house transforming into a pukka house is a story worth telling – one which is extremely significant to residents and the development of the city at large.

Dense With Waste
A prize winning proposal to recycle plastic waste along Mumbai's coastal village of Versova, uses fishing nets and the involvement of the local fishing community.
Works

Homegrown Street
We are taking the Design Comes as We Build project to the next level - the Homegrown Street!

Dharavi works
Dharavi works is a series of projects designed in Mumbai by urbz in partnership with local inhabitants and contractors.

Habitat 100: A chawl redevelopment project
We are excited to be working on a new architectural project in Dharavi Koliwada. Our friend, collaborator, and contractor Joseph Koli, approached us to work on his latest project - the redevelopment of a chawl owned by brothers Vithal and Bhaskar Koli.

No Future
As part of the Future Architecture Platform, urbz was part of a series of exhibitions and lectures at the MAXXI in Rome, the House of Architecture in Graz, Oris House of Architecture in Zagreb and the Future of Architecture symposium in Ljubljana.

Khotachiwadi
urbz has been involved with the heritage precinct of Khotachiwadi for nearly a decade. We have organized many events workshops there and produced a strategic plan for the area among other things.