Sunrise over the restored lake and tree cover at Dhun, on the edge of Jaipur
Work

Dhun

2022 to present · Commission · Edge of Jaipur, India

Placemaking strategy and district programming across five hundred restored acres on the edge of Jaipur.

Our role The place strategy, and the programme that brings people onto the land, season by season.

500 acres
the district we work across
70%
held as bioreserve by the owner
6 formats
of programming curated by us

What the ground was

Five hundred acres on the edge of Jaipur, ecologically restored over many years by the landowner and developer, held as bioreserve and organic production. A remarkable landscape with no district life yet running on it.

What was made

A placemaking strategy and district transformation programme: arrival and public realm, a calendar of cultural and learning programming, the School of Pursuits and Passions curated by us, a farmers' market, The Big Sit, and a resident and visitor experience shaped season by season.

What changed

The estate reads as a district rather than an estate. Restored ground now carries an audience, a programme and a public, which is what turns ecological value into occupancy and demand.

The restored water body at Dhun in full monsoon, seen from the air
A trail through the bioreserve grasses and khejri canopy at Dhun
A craft pavilion standing in open ground at Dhun at first light