AN INSPIRING INTERVIEW WITH Ar.karan grover - Inspired to be ...

From Ratings to Standards:
Today we are focusing on rating systems more then on
actual green design. People started to think in LEEDpoints
rather than following passive design from the
beginning. A shift will happen. Rating and certification
systems will lose in importance but standards will be
increasing. Let me explain that to you: A LEED rated
building does not necessarily reflect green design. In
the future we will aim to increase standards instead of
hunting for points. Rating systems get negotiable and
are guidelines on the way to a green building. Architects
will raise the benchmarks; we will see buildings as
“Net-Zero”, “self-sustaining development” or “Plus-
Energy” and not anymore as Silver, Gold or Platinum.
The Magic of Nature:
It can’t be described in words, what the beauty of
nature is. It must be experienced – an early morning
walk through the forest could make us more sensitive.
The sound of nature, the beauty of each tree and plant
has a positive effect on human beings. We need to
rediscover our mother nature. Once people experience
the beauty, they will demand this beauty also in
their buildings. We would demand buildings with
individual character which also give us the possibility
to interact with nature. Parks and landscaped areas
around the building are important to find relaxation,
and we will realize the positive effects when we spend
time with nature.
Green Community and Collective
Benefit:
One green building in the neighborhood of thousands
of non- green buildings does not make a big difference.
It is about our environment, our neighborhood, our
city; I am looking towards an integrated green design
like green townships and green cities. We need to
understand the collective benefits of communities
adopting green standards. Green communities are the
base for a sustainable, healthy and fulfilled life. In the
present we can see egotistic developments focused only
on our own benefits, but the time will bring changes
and we will rediscover to think as a community.
Technology, Tradition and Design:
Passive strategies and design is crucial for every
building, new technologies are there to support, but
not to replace passive strategies. Photovoltaic panels
could be integrated in a façade design supporting
the passive strategies, and offering the benefits of
technology. Buildings have identity and we should
aim to root this identity to our place. Nowadays it is
architecture of space, buildings all over the world look
the same without considering the place, the tradition
and the culture. We need to root our buildings to our
place, than buildings will also be more connected to
people. Aesthetics should be based on individual
culture that people can relate.
National Institute of Design, Banglore
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