Welcome to Sanchi Bags Tailoring Unit - A Sustainable & Community-Driven Workspace 🌿
Discover how the Sanchi Bags Tailoring Unit in Venjaramoodu, Trivandrum blends sustainability, functionality, and local empowerment to create an eco-conscious workspace. Designed to house the production of handcrafted Sanchi bags, this project reflects thoughtful material reuse, passive cooling techniques, and a strong connection to the surrounding environment.
💡 Key Features ✔ Sustainable Construction: 95% of materials were sourced within a 30 km radius to minimize environmental impact. ✔ Rat-Trap Bond Masonry: Enhances insulation while reducing material usage. ✔ Traditional Trussed Roofing: Integrated skylights and clerestory windows ensure ample natural light and ventilation. ✔ Passive Cooling Strategies: Optimized airflow through clerestory openings and an octagonal layout that encourages cross-ventilation. ✔ Reused Materials: Doors, windows, rafters, purlins, and Mangalore tiles were repurposed from nearby sites, reducing waste and construction costs.
🏢 Functional Spaces 🟠 Central Octagonal Hub: The heart of the building, designed for maximum transparency and accessibility. 🍽️ Ancillary Spaces: Includes a dining area with an attic for temporary accommodation. 🪟 Custom Bay Windows & Skylights: Ensure ample daylight and thermal comfort.
✨ Why Sanchi Bags Tailoring Unit Stands Out This project is more than just a workspace—it’s a model of sustainable architecture that supports local artisans, reduces environmental impact, and fosters community development. By integrating passive design techniques and locally available materials, the Sanchi Bags Tailoring Unit proves that architecture can be both eco-friendly and socially impactful.
Hi, I am Ashams Devi, Architect at TAG Design Lab.
Today we are here to discuss about Sanjeev Baxx tailoring unit at Trivandrum.
So Mr. Safer, CEO of Sanjeev Baxx approached us to design and execute a tailoring unit for their
bag manufacturing and we visited the site. Actually the site is in Benyaramur, near
Trivandrum. We decided to have an octagonal shape so that the people inside the building can have
360 degree view all around and we have provided a number of windows all around the octagonal shape
so that there will be cross ventilation and natural lighting inside the building.
There are two extensions on eastern side and western side. In the western side we have a
dining area and a common toilet and just above the dining space we have an attic space where
we can accommodate the employees who are coming from outside the state. The main challenge we
faced in this particular project was in the execution part. We decided to use reused materials
from the demolished buildings actually. So when you see the walls we have used a technology called
RATRA bond technology where we can save up to 30 percentage of materials. So all the doors and
windows which we have used are sourced from a building which got demolished from Trivandrum
Medical College. So when it comes to the roofing system we have adopted the Kerala traditional
architecture roofing system with wooden frames and mangler pattern tiles and when we have the
windows all around the building and when we have the clear story windows in the roof we will be
having plenty of natural light which can decrease the electricity which we are going to consume
inside the building. Since we have used 95 percentage of reused materials in this building
the carbon footprint of this particular building is much lesser
when you compare to the other conventional buildings.
Working with ACQUI, the design is very excellent. Basically I just gave an idea
what we expect, what we are expecting from Asham's team and he wonderfully
draw, give me a draft, 3D design everything about the building and construction.
So we are extremely very happy and the design is always superb. We are having an integrated
building but some of my friends and clients are coming. They are coming to see this building and
very happy with the architecture, with the design and the way he executed and everything is happy.
I'm wishing Asham's to do many more buildings like this.
So we are extremely happy. We are happy customer of TagLabs.
