The office for Action for Social Advancement (ASA), a nonprofit development organisation, has been designed as an inclusive and collaborative work space. Due to concerns of waterlogging, the building is raised by a floor and the site converted into a wetland. This hosts diverse aquatic and semi aquatic flora and creates a nesting space for birds. A stepwell creates a community gathering space, demonstrating the social values of ASA. The building has an RCC framed structure and exposed masonry. The adobe blocks are manufactured locally by mixing available black cotton soil at site with fly ash, cement and lime. Passive design features such as deep overhangs, balconies and courtyards also become spillover spaces, creating gathering spaces on upper floors as well. Appropriate systems of lighting and air cooling are integrated to reduce the operational energy usage.
