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INTERIOR
rooms. Perhaps these are the reasons for
reinforcing the at-home feeling that seems
to make Kiran and his wife, Sarita, as well
as the other members of the family, so
satisfied with their house.
Of course, the designing of this particular
house entailed no small efforts on the part
of the consultants, Designer Prakash B
Amatya and Engineer Uday S Shrestha of
Above left: Stairs play their part in making
the house interesting.
Above: The first floor landing - also used
as a a cozy lounge.
Left: The master bedroom.
Below: This room has bright colours and
colourful decor.
Spatial Design Company. But the
client’s clarity of vision helped.
According to Kiran, “I was very
definite in my vision of what I
wanted my house to look like.”
This, more than anything else, was
of paramount importance to the
consultants and although,
conceptualizing and building such
a house did come with its inbuilt
limitations and difficulties, the
client brief, translated clearly,
helped to a great degree towards
the success of the project. “Our
major focus was on aligning the
house with the hill slopes because
we wanted the house to merge
with the landscape,” informs
Shrestha. Obviously, this was a
challenging task since such a
design would mean utilization of
available land to a lesser degree, and
naturally, the room sizes would have to be
compromised as well.
Designer Amatya agrees, “Some thought
had to be applied to make the concept
design agreeable to the special structural
requirements inherent in this house’s
construction. And yes, this is why more
use of space for making rooms could not
be utilized.” The plinth built up area of
Kiran’s home is 848 ft.
Still, in spite of the difficulties, Uday and
Prakash are happy to be have acquired a
satisfied client. After all this is what Sarita
and Kiran have to say, “We wouldn’t like
to live anywhere else.” And, in parting, raise
a query, “We haven’t named our home as
yet. Do you have any suggestions?”
“Comfy Cottage” perhaps? S
58 MAR-APR 2006 SPACES