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Surat Living Nursery

"Ethnobotanical Research Lab · Surat, Gujarat. Modernist steel and ribbed translucent glass research conservatory pavilion located inside an ethnobotanical trial nursery."

Situated within its regional terrain, this intervention orchestrates ancient land-shaping traditions with precise ecological water management. By sculpting natural earth embankments and subterranean reservoirs, the master plan converts sporadic monsoon torrents into permanent, climate-regulating microclimates.

The landscape avoids alien decorative plantings, adhering exclusively to resilient native xerophytic and littoral species capable of flourishing in extreme dry seasons while anchoring local avian biomes.