Marginalised communities bear the brunt of toxic air within homes everyday, unable to protect themselves.
While air quality grabs headlines and sparks policy debates, houses in informal settlements like Madanpur Khadar (Delhi) suffer from air pollution trapped in living spaces for hours, leading to severe impact on health. Combined with heat stress and use of biomass for fuel, households unanimously voice feeling suffocated.
We are building a retrofit spatial intervention to improve air quality and provide immediate comfort indoors.