DWELL: THE SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT RETREAT YEAR V : PART B - THESIS ( EG 881 AR )
Sano Thimi, Bhaktapur, Nepal, 2011 Status: Conceptual
DWELL: The Sustainable Environment Retreat is a learning and research center. It is a sustainable designbuilding project that has two components. It offers practical experience for people to actually live in residential green space. And, the retreat compound a research facility focused on energy efficient design and techniques. While, The Green Retreat Experience is about living in a space that is Eco-friendly, the Energy Research Centre will contribute to develop new forms of sustainable energy.
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Prototype Housing
Organic Farming
Solar Farming
Waste Water Treatment Plant
MASTER PLAN
The Dwell project intends to establish this building as a learning and research center. It is a multidimensional public facility where anyone from the community can get first hand experience on sustainability. It’s a gallery for artists to express their creativity through recycled material and it’s a practical model for energy efficient buildings. This project proposes a center that will make the community realize that being environmentally friendly is not just behavior but also a lifestyle.