The Mud House at Anangpur Village, Surajkund, Haryana, is located on land that was once a quarry, mining quartzite, and Badarpur stone dust. The ecology of the area had been devastated by the mining and the original scrub forest had been chopped and ravaged for firewood. The Mud House called Katchi Kothi is an attempt to heal the wounds inflicted on the earth and establish a niche in the ecosystem that is expressive of emerging ecological values. The Kothi design and the architecture are based on the premise that the purpose of human culture is to accord dignity to all forms of life, to recognize the holistic nature of the environment, and to value its regenerating and self-healing capabilities.
Architect: Kamath Design Studio
Location: Haryana
The Kothi design process has actively been guided towards the evolution of an ecological architectural vocabulary informed by indigenous building practices. The creating of space, form, and visual characteristics is based on the rearrangement of natural materials found on the site and its surroundings, with a minimum, judicious use of non-renewable, non-biodegradable, and fossil resources such as metals, stone, stone slabs, plastics, cement, lime, etc.
