home-made
Interactive Market + Productive Housing Complex
Yamuna River Project, Rajasthan Cities: Jaipur
Advanced Research Studio // Fall 2020
Rhino 6.0, Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign
Economic Research
The manufacturing sector is the second-largest employer for residents in Jaipur, Rasjasthan, India. My research found that traditional handicraft manufacturers are challenged by long production supply chains. Simultaneously, Jaipur’s numerous historic landmarks and shopping bazaars attract an increasing number of seasonal tourists, which is the largest source of revenue for the city’s economy. Local manufacturers and tourists become key stakeholders here.
Housing Units
Urban Strategy
The project serves to optimize handicraft commerce by centralizing production, market exchange, and housing in the same place for artisans and their families.
An urban strategy with six outdoor spaces types creates a three-dimensional matrix of public and private layers. An activated ground floor, semi-public mid-floor work courts, and extra production areas on the roof compose this interactive + productive housing community. A pedestrian pathway guides tourists explore the site and shop for handicrafts displayed on large swing-doors, or peer in to ask a question, take a picture.
Residents can host workshops for tourist groups on using production spaces on the ground floor.
Informal vendors can sell street food and other handicrafts to passing tourists along the street.
Shared courtyards between 2-4 units can be used for handicraft production, with some extra roof spaces for storage.
The architecture celebrates a return to authentic traditions, cultural experiences, [micro]economic empowerment, and domestic stability for a densely urban Jaipur.