While working on rebuilding a run-down factory into a mall in Kochi, Koshy P Koshy came across discarded Mangalore tiles, steel frames and wood. He decided to repurpose and upcycle them to build a sustainable office building, which he named Koshish.
From learning to grow organic food and construct eco-friendly homes to using renewable energy, today, people are trying to live in harmony with nature. Taking this thought forward, Kerala’s 40-year-old architect Koshy P Koshy built a sustainable office out of discarded materials from a run-down factory.
It all started when the architect was working on a project of transforming a run-down factory into a mall. The tiles, wood and steel from the factory looked like trash to most, but what Koshy saw was an opportunity for a sustainable project.
Koshy’s workspace, named Koshish, was the result of this idea.
Nestled in the heart of nature, the three-levelled building is made out of 90 percent repurposed and upcycled materials — including…