Anirudha Rai Batch 2020
The thesis proposes a lens to look at Urban voids and dead spaces in the city as catalysts for the immediate context and their potential to become Urban Commons.
A physical manifestation of this has been attempted in jaipur with the Bais Godams (22 Godowns), which were once a hub for industrial activity. As a result of expansive growth of the city boundary, what once used to be utilitarian godowns at the edge of the city, have now become dormant spaces in the centre of it.
The design proposes a revitalisation of these warehouses into an Urban commons for the people of the city, addressing ideas of community and relief.