#urbz_neighborhood

Where affordable housing is scarce but people have tweaked the system and the land to achieve the best possible results in the given circumstances. 

Architecture academics makes it difficult for the student to understand the practicality of the profession. This hands-on approach was taken by urbz and the team so that the students could understand the depth of it.

Local newspapers doubled, tripled and eventually quadrupled with classifieds about the shiny, affordable, chic new buildings with swimming pools coming up in every empty corner.

Similarities between urban villages in Mumbai and Italy. 

Drooging around the informal economyexploring the city’s streets that are dedicated to the production of goods and objects

The small streets in the big city are one of the most important features of Mumbai’s fabric.

Daily early morning BMC, the local civic body of Mumbai will release water for mere 2 hours, and Dharavi witness the chaos caused by it at the main community water supply connection. 

Lowcost housing by Architect B V Doshi, whose planned vision grew very incrementally.

Local contractor Amar Madhukar Nirjankar constructs the most affordable house for one of his clients in Bhandup's homegrown neighbourhood.

Some interesting collages from the urbz mashup at Festarch in Italy. 

The coming together of speculation-driven real estate development and the idea of “public space” has produced weird urban species.

Ahmedabad in the race of developing cities of India where inspite large availability of land the property prices are shooting up.

Micro homes which integrate spaces of work and are well connected to the street economy seem to be far more viable on the longer run at all levels.

Street vendors in Dharavi

The number of religious sites in Dharavi is practically infinite. Small shrines and large temples dot the courtyards and roadsides with incredible density.

Walking on Mahatma Gandhi Road seemed like being part of a big never ending real time movie.

In the chaotic, overcrowded and over dynamic environment of Dharavi, space is the main resource. Every inch of space has its use and is exploited to its fullest.

For reasons more than one, Khotachiwadi is across various Bombay newspapers.