Zynorique Initiatives, a Nagaland-based architectural and design firm, has been pioneering bamboo-based construction across the state and beyond since 2004. Founded in 2003 by architects Richard Belho and Kezhagwetuo (Ato) Peseyie, the firm initially worked with RCC structures before shifting focus to bamboo architecture in 2004–05.

Zynorique Initiatives is registered under the Government of Nagaland, with the primary objective of training and empowering Naga youth in creative and sustainable building practices. The organisation aims to encourage self-employment, promote environmental conservation, and preserve Nagaland’s artistic and cultural heritage.

Explaining their shift toward bamboo, Belho said, “One reason we chose bamboo is that with RCC construction, money flows out of the stat

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