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AR.G.SHANKAR is the Founder and Chairman of Habitat Technology Group, Trivandrum since 1987. Which is t he Largest NGO in t he shelter sector in India committed to sustainable buildings solutions.

AR.G.Shankar is very dedicated and passionate Architect. He is a good mentor and guide for both professional and personal life, who always motivates to work hard and equip us w ith knowledge . He is known as people's Architect f or his decades of work in Architecture helping and making it feasible to all levels of society.

NOTABLE WORKS • Largest Earth Building in the world 6,00,000 sq.ft -Dhaka, Bangladesh • Rehabitation housing colonies for Tribals, Dalits and fisherman in Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Orissa.

• Attappady Tribal hamlet.

Achievements - Padmashree by govt of India in 2011. -National award for Best Eco City HUDCO 2014. - First Laurie Bakers Award by Govt. of Kerala. - Best Tsunami initiative in india, UNDP -Best cost effective house of Kerala, IIA. - Kerala Ratna Puraskar. - Natinal Award for slum Rehabilitation work instituted by ministry alleviation Govt. of India 2004.

• NATURE IMBUED : NESTLED IN A SPRAWLING PLOT OF 1.5 ACRES, THE SURROUNDING BUILDING SPROUTS FROM THE LANDSCAPE MUCH LIKE THE CONSTRUCTION OF AN ANT'S ABODE. THE PLOT HOUSES A HUGE BIODIVERSITY OF FLORA AND FAUNA LIVING IN HARMONY. THE MANMADE PONDS AROUND THE HOUSE HOST A HEALTHY ECOSYSTEM BY ITSELF. THE PLOT ALSO HAS A TEMPLE THAT BRINGS THE NEIGHBOURING COMMUNITY TOGETHER.

ONCE A BARREN LAND, THE PLOT HAS NOW TRANSFORMED INTO A BIODIVERSITY HOTSPOT BY THE MEANS OF EFECTIVE PLANNING AND METICULOUS DETAILING OF THE BUILDING, SURROUNDING LANDSCAPE AND THE NEIGHBOURING COMMUNITY.

• VERNACULAR ARCHITECTURE: SUCH AS • BAMBOO • TIMBER• LATERITE AND TRADITIONAL CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGIES HAD BEEN ADOPTED

• CLIMATE RESPONSIVE : SUN, WIND, AIR TEMPERATURE CONSIDERATIONS BASED TO MAINTAIN INDOOR ON THERMAL COMFORT AND ENERGY CONSUMPTION THUS MAKING IT SUITABLE FOR THE HOT AND HUMID TROPICAL CLIMATE OF KERALA.

• SELF-SUS TAINING AND PRAGMATIC: WITH EFFECTIVE TECHNOLOGIES, THE STRUCTURE IS MADE SUSTAINABLE AND COST EFFECTIVE USING RATIONAL DESIGN

LOCATION TRIVANDRUM, KERALA ORIENTATION - EAST FACING TERRAIN - FLAT AREA OF BUILDING - 200.67 SQ.M AREA OF SITE 6070 SQ.M CATEGORY GREEN BUILDING