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Sustainable Frugal Urban Interventions by Citizens as eco sensitive initiatives to promote local crafts, cultures and sites.

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  The unprecedented growth of Urban Areas has witnessed marginalization of Eco Sensitive sites and Communities. The emergence of larger Metropolitan Regions as extended suburbs has absorbed in to its fold peripheral green field sites, as encroached urban expansion. In addition to this the laissez faire urban economics led by capitalist interventions that have largely focused on optimization of profits have seldom responded to the larger purpose of addressing the environmental concerns. The engulfed eco regions either turn out to become hazardous sites, crime spots, or are encroached by informal settlements. The resulting outcome is increased vulnerabilities and threat to environment. The large scale initiatives under the garb of development, conservation and protection are viewed with distrust and often resulted in further aggravation or facilitators of exploitation. It is in such a scenario of uncertainties that the initiatives for restoration and conservation have come from the fruga

Design Tips for Reinventing the Concept of Living Room

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During this lockdown we all have stayed indoors for a very long time looking at the same spaces over and over again and what always I have been thinking of why not change the ambience I am sure some of you would have also come across this feeling but yes budget is also a constraint so here I come up with some very cool ideas for your living room where changing just one wall can make wonders to your ambience. Let us explore the various trending design options for a wall in the living room. In this article I will try to cover up ideas that one can incorporate to enhance the living room interiors .  The issues that I will be addressing are - How can you highlight one wall in your living room which shall add value to the interiors of the space? How can you make a small living room look bigger. So some of the ideas are 3D WALL IDEAS - This can be achieved with the help of Paints ,Tiles , Sheets , Panels , creating grooves on the surface. Interior spaces need not necessarily f

Indoor Plants that Enhance Built Environments

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"A beautiful plant is like having a friend around the house." - Beth Ditto WE ARE THE INDOOR GENERATION In the current lifestyle, Health is a most discussed topic nowadays . Year after year we increase our expenditure on fitness clubs and yoga, on exercise trackers and equipment, yet we spend more time indoors than ever before (almost 80-90%). We are becoming a truly indoor generation. Hence improving the indoor environment has become essential than ever before. Today, making work and home coexist has become utmost important. Indoor environments are being altered to multi-functional - work from home spaces & make shift spaces for various creative endeavors to be carried out. Such spaces could reflect beauty and grace by the introduction of natural elements such as indoor plants. Let’s explore the indoor plants & its contribution in making our lives happier & fresh. WHAT ARE INDOOR PLANTS Plants that require a low amount of light and water to thrive ar