Kiraaya

(hindi: for rent)

Honorable Mention | SWITCH: What is a hotel?

In collaboration with Aishwarya Mahadevan and Vidhi Bansal

Tools: Adobe Creative Suite, Figma, Miro, SketchUp

Own a space that lies barren for a long amount of time? Don’t fret- we’ve developed an app where you can put up any space that you own and think people could temporarily use for some purpose and just wait! You’ll see people using your spaces when you won’t be using them, and you can charge them by the minute!

Need a space ASAP to freshen up- or to throw a last minute party? Don’t worry! You don’t have to go around booking expensive hotels when you basically just need a bathroom for an hour, or large grounds for extravagant prizes! This app connects you to people who’ve put up spaces for rent that you can use by the minute! You can literally use someone’s backyard or swimming pool as a party place!

We bring in a zeitgeist- by redefining accommodation as an already existing unused space that could be used for any purpose, be it reading a book in an empty room or camping in a school ground. These spaces would be put up for rent by people who own them, also users of the app. If the renter wished for further assistance, he could couple his selection of space with the selection of an agency through the app that would turn his dream into a reality by providing services that he needs, for example a grocer, or a party planner, or a camp site arranger, or even an agency that provides toiletries and other amenities.