In Bengaluru, Jaya Rayaprolu, a Principal Architect, has designed a home that exemplifies sustainable living. “We have been living here for the last two years in a very sustainable way,” she says. Her home is an architectural marvel and proof of how eco-friendly solutions can be seamlessly integrated into daily life.

One of the standout features of this house is its rainwater harvesting system. “We’re standing on top of an underground sump – this is where we collect all of our rainwater,” the architect explains, pointing to a massive 30,000-litre tank that stores 1.3 lakh litres of water annually. This water is used for drinking, cooking, and washing, thus........

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