Spaces Issue 7

prospective buyers to evolve a dream
home. A concept of architectural zoning
was born with a unique sloped roof
streetscape with rich greenery. The wide
well lit roads were planned for tree
plantation in the style of French
Boulevards. About 38% of the entire area
was dedicated for open areas, which
included fountains and green parks giving
the ambience of a garden city. Tree
plantation was taken up seriously, choosing
some species blossoming in certain part
of the year and others in the balance part,
giving an evergreen and lush look. In all,
more than 300 trees are to be planted at
site and this is very relevant as it is
happening at a time when there is merciless
uprooting of trees in the Valley on the
pretext of urban pressures.
The layout of the houses is in a terraced
format, giving every occupant a height
advantage for a clear view of the valley
and mountainscape. Houses are planned
in plot sizes of 10, 9, 8, 6 and 5 annas (1
anna = 342.25 sft.), with varied options
of covered area, ranging from
approximately 2000 sq ft to 3500 sq ft. The
Left: Two gates, specially made of cast
ornamental steel , are on either side of the
guardhouse which also houses a useful
clock tower.
Below: About 38% of the entire area is
dedicated to open spaces which include
fountains and green parks.
The site measures 78 ropanis and is on a
frustum of a hillock with its periphery
dropping by as much as 9 metres at certain
places. The major area is however
reasonably plain and at a commanding
height overlooking the valley and also
lending a kaleidoscopic view of the entire
Himalayan range. This kind of a large
magnitude of area suggested a unique
housing development and with such a
difference in level between the low and the
high point, a terraced kind of disposition
was considered a good option, which is
also in keeping with the valley terrain.
An exhaustive study was made on the
contemporary developments in Thailand,
Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam and USA.
Series of interactions were held with
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