Vineeta Mudunuri
Vineeta Mudunuri
I'm an architect from India and a graduate of the MS Architecture program. I had explored the topics of multi-species design, sustainable materiality, and inclusive design as a part of my directed research project at Pratt SoA. I constantly stretch the boundaries of my work and enjoy creating in the space between research and design disciplines.
Tectonic Grounds View
By Vineeta Mudunuri
Digital Model Vignette
By Vineeta Mudunuri
Site Deep Section - Research collaboration with Krithi Krishnan
By Vineeta Mudunuri
Multi-species habitat research - Research collaboratin with Krithi Krishnan
By Vineeta Mudunuri
Building components Research
By Vineeta Mudunuri
Chunk Model - Collaboration with Krithi Krishnan
By Vineeta Mudunuri
Chunk Model - Collaboration with Krithi Krishnan
By Vineeta Mudunuri
Hybrid Physical Model Collage
By Vineeta Mudunuri
Physical Model
By Vineeta Mudunuri
Physical Model - Collaboration with Krithi Krishnan
By Vineeta Mudunuri
Physical Conceptual Bio-Model
By Vineeta Mudunuri
Physical Model - Collaboration with Krithi Krishnan
By Vineeta Mudunuri
Physical Model - Collaboration with Krithi Krishnan
By Vineeta Mudunuri
House 14 Plan
By Vineeta Mudunuri
Axonometric View
By Vineeta Mudunuri
Section
By Vineeta Mudunuri
Section
By Vineeta Mudunuri
Detailed View - Collaboration with Krithi Krishnan
By Vineeta Mudunuri
Artist Statement
Our cities are driven by hostility towards other species - from asphalt and cement that choke habitats to greenhouse gas production and emissions of pollutants in water and air. Amidst a climate crisis, there is an urgent need to rewrite our standards with new materials and textures that aid a symbiotic relationship between humans and nature.

This graduate directed research project aims to spark conversation about the ethics, politics, and aesthetics of coexistence between humans and non-human species in urban environments at a domestic scale. Governors Island serves as a testing ground for cohabitation and cross-species sociability. In the modern world, while non-humans are increasingly viewed as commodities occupying a human space, this project heightens their agency and provokes a shift in thought to viewing other species as clients or collaborators in architecture. This scenario opens up an exploration of spatial and territorial boundaries between humans and non-humans. Thus, moving beyond binary spaces such as interior and exterior, and taking advantage of the various scalar (spatial and lifecycle) requirements of multi-species, an intertwined ecosystem of curated and wild architecture is proposed. Through material experimentation, the project further examines the potential of alternative materials such as bio-foam in architectural design.
House of Species : A testing ground for coexistence
MS Directed Research Project