Designing Cool Kitchens as Climate Spaces

By Edible Issues

This workshop invites participants to reimagine kitchens as living climate systems, exploring how they might be designed for the hotter decades ahead. Led by Adrienne Thadani, the session positions “keeping cool” as a central design principle and encourages participants to think critically about spatial design, ecological adaptation, and the future of food.

Through participatory exercises, participants will envision kitchens and gardens for 2045 and 2055, considering how climate-resilient crops and innovative practices can shape daily life. The workshop concludes with a tasting of climate-adapted foods, offering a sensory glimpse into what could thrive in a Mumbai kitchen in the decades to come.

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