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|August – September 2024
R+D Studio designs a defence bunker out of recycled waste in a remote Jammu and Kashmir outpost, shifting the perception of conscious construction
Sustainable architecture is often misconstrued as opposed to technology, difficult to maintain or time-consuming to construct. Is there a better rebuttal than a net-zero bunker in a remote, rugged mountainous outpost? R+D Studio founded by Shridhar Rao and Shikha Doogar, designed a pilot of the Permanent Defence (Bunker) at 14,000 ft near Razdan Pass in Jammu and Kashmir, entrusted by the Indian Army’s 2 Engineer Regiment of the Chinar Corps.
This story is from the August – September 2024 edition of Elle Decor India.
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