Abstract:
Humans and animals have lived coherently as a family for thousands of years. They
lived off each other and hence, provided the basic necessities. But humans grew
smarter and farther away from their roots in the recent years. After this black patch in
our history, we now notice that the animal human relationship changed into mere
spectator relation. For example, zoos, nation parks, etc. for some though, the
domestication of dogs, cats etc shows a very positive impact on the lives of their
humans.
Domesticated animals in a country like India, have been stranded for the longest
time. A few NGO’s are working towards their upliftment and better life conditions but
have failed to do so due lack of help, awareness from public, lack of funds and ever
increasing no. of strays in the society. The idea is to design a place that focuses on
making spaces where the animals can be trained and taken care of. Also, inviting
humans to develop a relation with these animals and develop a symbiotic
relationship between the two species. Resulting in a higher emotional quotient of the
society, increasing the happiness quotient, betterment of animal shelters, increasing
economy for no kill animal shelters.
There has to be a solution that has a better play between creating an environment
where animals can thrive, and also be studied or protected. Finally, in a world where
sustainability and environmentally conscious building practices are being pushed
harder and harder, who or what are we ultimately designing for? Hopefully, it’s not
solely with the human in mind.
The thesis thus focusses on designing a space for generating this bond between
humans and animals and generating awareness regarding the same.
