Upscale Eco-Friendly Housing in Bangalore, India

A small, upscale neighborhood shows how eco-friendly living is a viable alternative to housing india’s high-tech affluent in unsustainable subdivisions.

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Stillwaters Restaurant

Stillwaters Restaurant

Ceiling of house, made of compressed earth blocks.

Compressed Earth Blocks

Lotus growing behind Subramanian house.

Lotus

View from the second floor of the Subramanian house.

Subramanian House

Vermicomposting bin.

Vermicomposting Bin

Bricks on walkways allow for water percolation.

Water Percolation

Local traditions/materials brought into building design.

Local Traditions/Materials

View of Stillwaters Restaurant patio from below.

Stillwaters Restaurant

Community center.

Community Center

Amphitheater, where theater, dance and other cultural events are held.

Amphitheater

One of the village ‘tanks’ which captures and stores water to recharge groundwater.

Village 'Tanks'

Swimming pool.

Swimming Pool

A scene from the village in the dry season.

Dry Season

A view of the village from the water tank.

A View of the Village

Water tank, which supplies the village.

Water Tank

Baskar Subramanian, center, his mother (right) and gardener (left).

Baskar Subramanian...

A typical anthill from this region.

Typical Anthill

Sacred grove.

Sacred Grove

A simple form of ‘drip irrigation’, where plastic bottles with holes in the bottoms are buried neck deep into soil to allow for slow delivery to plant roots (see document). The exposed neck of the bottle is seen in this photo.

'Drip Irrigation'

Another view from Stillwater restaurant.

Stillwater restaurant.

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