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Informal Surgery

University/SchoolRMIT, Melbourne, Australia
Lead ArchitectDeepankar Sharma
Design TeamSupervisor: Graham Crist
Project Videohttps://vimeo.com/562169881

Informal Surgery is a design experiment to examine a part of the largest informal settlement in India - Dharavi, aiming to surgically add a series of architectural objects. The purpose of this is to enhance the environment for the residents of Kumbharwada - the potters’ settlement in Dharavi, to thrive and prosper. The added objects are Sanitation Facilities reminiscing “Baoli” - Indian Stepwells, Residential Units recalling “Haveli” - Traditional Mansion, Smoke Infrastructures following the traditional construction methods and Public Spaces inspired by “Baithak” - A Communal Space.