50 kms & Beyond, Dhun, Jaipur

A study over a year is set in the erstwhile princely state of Jaipur. The region is known for the plethora of possibilities of techniques to construct buildings that last centuries. Buildings in the region manifest innovative systems, techniques, and skills to build buildings that suit the region's climatic and cultural needs. 

A study spread across a 50 km radius, covering buildings across various scales, user type and uses of building materials. Spatial configuration of the built environment for the choice of material and function of the spaces. The project is comparative to research and documenting buildings built before the industrial age, while uncovering the material and mix recipes, decoding the structural sciences, reasons for the shape, form, finish and proportions.