emerge MUMBAI

Robyn Perkins, Student ASLA

Harvard University Graduate School of Design, Cambridge, Massachusetts

Faculty Advisors: Niall Kirkwood, ASLA; Nazneen Cooper

"Water quality issues are a phenomenal challenge and are well-represented in this project. The project paid attention to the socio-economic issues of Mumbai. The analysis of flooding and geology is very extensive."

— 2008 Student Awards Jury Comments

Project Statement:

emergeMUMBAI addresses flooding at a regional level, water management and public social spaces for housing redevelopment sites, and most importantly, it alleviates the insufficient water supply for the individual citizen. The project uses modern techniques combined with Indian models to provide solutions that work within Mumbai’s culture and maintenance/implementation regimes. Each block of the colony becomes self-contained in terms of water management, while supplying enough water to meet its consumption demands.

Site and block plan: these site diagrams (right) show the relationship of the tank system to open space and housing within the proposed colony, the detail block plan shows in more detail typical relationships between ground level public spaces.