Boxes won't do for housing, residents should have emotional connect with their homes; that's why our Lakshamveedu project failed in long term, says Architect Tony Joseph
Kochi: Eminent Architect Tony Joseph said box-like houses will not suffice for people's housing needs and inhabitants should feel an emotional connection to the houses they reside in. He was delivering World Habitat Day talk as part of the leading builder Asset Home's triannual Beyond Square Feet lecture series in Kochi on Monday. "Emotional connection is part of sustainability and if that is not there, the materials, time and money spent on building that house will go to waste long-term," he said. He said our Lakshamveedu project failed to sustain long term because of this. He also cited white room torture, a method of torture used by many countries even in these modern times where people are locked up alone in a room with walls painted only in plain white color. People going through such a punishment will lose their minds, he said. Answering to a question, he said though 3D printing is in its nascent stage, in the near future, it will help save building materials and time in the construction industry.
Speaking on the occasion, Sunil Kumar V, Managing Director, Asset Homes said there are more than 160 crore people across the world who are in need of safe, sustainable housing now. "Even in India, 2.5 crore houses are needed for financially weaker people and another 3 crore houses are in shortage for the lower income segment. It is in this context that this year's theme of World Habitat Day - “Mind the Gap. Leave No One and No Place Behind” - becomes relevant," he added
Asset Homes has been organizing Beyond Square Feet lecture series thrice every year on world environment, water and habitat days.
