Urbanism case study
Village of Eternity
A bottom-up rural framework connecting agriculture, livestock, skills, shared infrastructure and local enterprise into a circular village economy.
Project type
Rural development and circular village economy
Portfolio status
Competition proposal, 2019
Location
Ratanpur near Bhopal, India
Project overview
Development begins with the relationships already sustaining the village.
Ratanpur is studied as a network of people, work, culture, land and seasonal change. Rather than replacing this network, the proposal identifies where new links, shared facilities and targeted spatial interventions can strengthen local self-reliance.
The framework combines mapping, community requirements and phased design. Agriculture, dairy, crafts, education, health, rights, participation and economic groups are connected so that physical proposals can support livelihoods as well as space.
Design priorities
Three ideas carried through the proposal.
01
Local knowledge and community priorities establish the project baseline.
02
Circular relationships connect production, skills, services and markets.
03
Phased interventions allow learning and adjustment during implementation.
Portfolio boards
Concept, analysis and design development.
Selected original boards from the reviewed portfolio source.
Circular village economy premise and Ratanpur context.
People, production, services and regional systems mapping.
Phased interventions connecting livelihoods and shared infrastructure.
Next step
Bring the next project into focus.
Share the site, ambition and current stage. We will identify the design questions that need to be resolved next.