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Multi-Hazard Disaster Resilient Homes in Sundarbans

Building strength, preserving heritage, defying disasters, Prototype Technical Demonstration Units designed to withstand, Cyclones, Storm Surges, Floods & Earthquakes. 
Blue Planet's climate-smart, culturally rooted, double-level, eco-friendly, multi-hazard resilient homes blend vernacular techniques with modern innovation. Co created by local artisans, with local materials like bamboo, mud, thatch and reused terracotta tiles, these affordable, low-carbon structures are thermally comfortable, livable & aesthetic while keeping communities safe. 
These houses were collaboratively designed by a team of experienced architects and engineers, alongside young qualified students, with continuous support from a pan India advisory body during the peak Covid lockdown. source of pride for the local community.

Blue Planet’s climate-smart, disaster-resilient homes are designed to withstand cyclones, storm surges, floods and earthquakes while preserving local heritage. These eco-friendly, double-level structures combine traditional vernacular techniques—using bamboo, mud, thatch and reused terracotta tiles—with modern innovation. Co-created by local artisans, the homes are affordable, low-carbon, thermally comfortable and aesthetically rooted in community identity. Developed collaboratively by architects, engineers and students during the COVID-19 lockdown, with guidance from a pan-India advisory team, these homes are a source of pride and safety for Sundarbans communities.

Double Level Bamboo House

Bamboo House

House on Rocking Stilts

Stilt House

Innovative Shell House

Shell House

Sundarbans Project Team

Senior Mentors

Project Lead

Ms. Sangita Kapoor
Ar. Laurent Fournier

Technical Lead

Ms. Sangita kapoor

Ar. Laurent Fournier

Advisory Panel

Dr. Prem Krishna
Dr. Ajay Chourasia
Dr. Jayanta Pathak
Er. Shyamal Kumar Mitra
Ar. Ashol B. Lal
Ar. Sandeep Virmani
Ar. Sanjay Prakash
Ar. Suhasini Iyer
Ar. Chitra Viswanath
Ar. Richard Belho
Ar. Vinu Daniel

Dr. Prem Krishna

Dr. Ajay Chourasia

Dr. Jayant Pathak

Er. Shyamal K. Mitra

Ar. Ashok Lall

Ar. Sandeep Virmani

Ar. Sanjay Prakash

Ar. Suhasini Ayer

Ar. Chitra Viswanath

Ar. Richard Belho

Ar. Vinu Daniel

Architects

Ar. Arihant Bajaj

Arihant Bajaj

Ar. Udit Mittal

Udit Mittal

Ar. Namsang Nimbo
Ar. Shivam Adikari

Namsang Limboo

Shivam Adhikary

Ar. Durjay Biswas

Durjoy Biswas

Junior Architects

Ar. Flora Rao
Ar. Bhavini Kapur
Ar. Anam Nasim
Ar. Kiranmayi Yenduri

Bhavini Kapur

Flora Rao

Anam Nasim

Kiranmayi Yenduri

Artisans

Bamboo Reinforcement
Bamboo Roof
Floor Colour

Sapan Halder

Paritosh Pore

Sandeep Khatua

Brick Dome

Putul

Wall

Bikash

Bamboo

Badal Roy

Ecotoilet
Stair
Wall 2
Bamboo Column

Kashinath Chatui

Shyam Roy

Tapan Bhandari

Sudhanshu Naskar

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