A Boulder Hyderabad

In response to Hyderabad’s increasing reliance on glass and steel in
pursuit of global aesthetics, this thesis proposes that the shape and materiality of Modernisation in Hyderabad are Boulders. By embracing the natural abundance of boulders on the Deccan Plateau, it redefines modernisation through the materiality and permanence of rock. Using stereotomic techniques to carve regular, habitable forms
such as cubes, cylinders, and tubes into irregular rock masses, this project develops a new architectural typology that is both locally grounded and forward-looking. It envisions a future where modern spaces are not imposed on the landscape but are revealed from within it, preserving and celebrating Hyderabad’s rapidly vanishing natural terrain.”