Look out, loop in
LOOP is an integrative design intervention that weaves together opportunities and challenges through attention paid to environmental systems and their relation to risk. In particular, LOOP aims to mitigate water-related risks by leveraging environmental systems, thus fortifying resiliency from the [out]side [in].
Chitravad - a village in Gujarat, India - has a strategic location on a high-lying area with a ridge that crosses the village from north to south, two major water bodies to the east and the west, and settlements at the periphery of the village.
Smart loop that integrates the village water management plan, widening at certain points to become places of community encounter.
Team: Wan Chantavilasvong and Eric M VanDreason