Mr. Gautham Nayak of DTLabz attends a Collaborative Design Workshop
23-Jul-2019
Mr. Gautham Nayak, Design Led Innovator from DTLabz took part in a 4 Weekend Collaborative Design Workshop titled “RE-VISION DWCC”, which was held from 24th May 2019 to 15th June 2019 in Bengaluru. The workshop was anchored by BBMP's Solid Waste Management Cell and co-organised by the Indian Institute of Architects (Karnataka Chapter) and Sensing Local. A 30 member interdisciplinary team consisting of Architects, Civil Engineers, Urban Planners, Urban Designers, Product Designers, Waste Management professionals, Service Designers, Sociologist, Sustainability professionals, and MBA professionals were shortlisted for the workshop.
The activities in the workshop consisted of audit and collaborative re-design of 166 neighbourhood dry waste collection centres (DWCC) across the city of Bengaluru. The collaborative design session involved enquiring the feasibility for expansion to augment capacity and improve daily working, plugging in of new programming such as upcycling/recycling/drop off zones etc, as well as inclusion of amenities for waste workers.
More details about the audit can be found in the link below:
https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/bangalore/civic/dry-waste-collection-centres-to-get-a-facelift/articleshow/70334754.cms
