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Sanjaynagar Homes + Neighborhood near Mumbai
21 Sep 2021
Architecture: Community Design Agency
Location: Ahmednagar, Mumbai, India

Photos: Rajesh Vora
Sanjaynagar Homes + Neighborhood, Mumbai
Today in a slum called Sanjaynagar, located in Ahmednagar 150 miles from Mumbai, residents are celebrating the move-in day for 33 families into safe, healthy, and attractive new homes. Sanjaynagar is a tight-knit and resilient community of 298 families, living in slum conditions spread over just two acres of municipal land. Working in partnership with Ahmednagar Municipal Corporation, Snehalaya, a local non-profit and the residents of Sanjaynagar, Community Design Agency (CDA), an initiative of Curry Stone Design Collaborative, started this pilot housing project in early 2018. And after nearly 4 years of intensive participatory planning, design and construction, the redevelopment of Sanjaynagar slum aims to establish a new benchmark for housing for communities living on the margins.
Made possible through Government of India’s Housing for All Program (Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY)- Urban) along with funding support from Curry Stone Foundation and residents? contribution towards construction, this project is a shift from the traditional housing models. The collaborative team?s mission is to deliver safe and healthy homes, jobs and training, community enrichment programs a...