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A. Paoletti

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Housing for the tea garden community in Bangladesh

Shared roots : reshaping village life through community and tradition

This master thesis explores the housing challenges of the Lakkatura Tea Garden community in Sylhet, Bangladesh, one of the country’s most marginalized and segregated populations. The project responds to critical issues such as overcrowding, poor housing conditions, lack of privac ...

Stilt City

Living With The Seasons

The trend of rapid urbanisation, a global phenomenon, is very prominent in Bangladesh and leads to the expansion of existing cities. Sylhet, a city in the north-east of the country, has been expanding in the past decades and can be expected to grow further, as it is still in the ...

Made in Bangladesh

Housing for garment workers of the Sylhet Textile Mill in Bangladesh

This project examines the entangled relationship between humanitarianism, colonial history, and the garment industry in Bangladesh. What began as a reflection on the ethics of foreign intervention and the power dynamics that continue to shape global labor systems evolved into a m ...

Half Pucca

Temporary to permanent. Housing for internally displaced communities in Bangladesh

Housing for climate-displaced communities has long been limited to temporary solutions, often overlooking the long-term needs and realities of those affected. This thesis challenges that norm by proposing a new standard for permanent housing in the face of recurring displacement. ...

Sustaining Sylhet

Bridging Tradition and Growth

Bangladesh is undergoing a rapid urban transformation, with cities like Sylhet expanding at an unprecedented pace. This growth, however, often comes at the cost of ecological stability, spatial equity, and cultural continuity. This graduation project explores how sustainable urba ...

Genesis Metropolis

The Hidden Principles of Generative Design and their Application to the Problem of Housing for the Greater Number in Sylhet

This thesis explores self-build solutions in Bangladesh, a country experiencing rapid urbanisation, the erosion of rural building traditions, along with a shortage of qualified architects. It draws on rural construction practices and Christopher Alexander’s pattern theory to prov ...

The Urban Bloom

A large scale housing project in the commercial heart of Sylhet city, merging urban energy with village character

This design phase builds on research, personal experience, and insights gathered during
our field trip to Bangladesh. Especially the homestay in Ekduaria gave me a deep understanding of how people in rural Bangladesh live, how they use space, value community, and adapt their ...