How might our homes adapt to poor air?

An Open Lab

‘My house is ill!’ is a speculative exhibit that invites you to a home adapting to persistent air pollution in Delhi.

Housed within an apartment in Khirki village, the project exists at the intersection of architecture, new media and ecology to study air pollution micro-climates within indoor environments and investigate patterns that are otherwise unseen.

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Architectural responses to build resilience against poor air

The house greets occupants and visiting guests through a live messaging board.

A network of particle sensors share health stats of different spaces and offer occupants live notifications and recommendations.


Mapping airflows through analog tools

The house greets occupants and visiting guests through a live messaging board.

A network of particle sensors share health stats of different spaces and offer occupants live notifications and recommendations.


Playful ways to communicate data around air quality

The house greets occupants and visiting guests through a live messaging board.

A network of particle sensors share health stats of different spaces and offer occupants live notifications and recommendations.


Open source systems to build localised air quality data

The house greets occupants and visiting guests through a live messaging board.

A network of particle sensors share health stats of different spaces and offer occupants live notifications and recommendations.


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Build your own air quality map — Follow the instructions on our Github

AirSaathi — An assistant that alerts you about the air in your house

About

Architecture for Dialogue is a research and design practice pushing the boundaries of architecture across physical and digital mediums. AfD_ specialises in creating transformative spaces that inspire thought and instigate conversations around the future of living. In a short span of time, the young studio has propagated a research-backed spatial design approach across domains of street design, food systems, water security, waste management and air pollution.

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Salil Parekh is a design researcher and creative technologist. He is currently working on creating a planet-centered machine intelligence at The New School, New York.

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Supporting team:
Archita Goyal, Ashima Mittal, Dhruv Singhal and Ketan Dua

The first phase of the project was active through May 2022, hosted and supported by Khoj Studios as a part of the 'Does the Blue Sky Lie' program with the Prince Claus Fund.