Spaces Issue 7

is a spacious hall with a fireplace. The
living/dining opens out to the front lawn
through a veranda vestibule and will be a
great asset during gatherings or even a
family dinner.
At the ground level, the kitchen adjoins
the dining part of the living/dining hall.
The kitchen is well sized for modern style
usage and has an attached store. A covered
washing area for utensils is located
immediately outside through a side entry
door, which also leads to a domestic help
room and toilet to enable the domestic
help to independently access the kitchen
without interfering with the inside of the
house. The bedrooms and a study are
placed on the first floor with a spacious
family room at its centre. The master
bedroom is the largest and has an
adequately sized closet vestibule to the
bathroom. A spacious balcony adjoining
the master bedroom is a unique feature in
the design and has lent a veiled openness
to the privacy of the bedroom.
The other bedroom at the same front face
of the house on the opposite side is the
gate complex is approximately 120 ft. wide
with traditional stone spouts and cascading
water bodies enriched with floral planting
on either side of the gate complex.
There are two gates - one for incoming
and the other for outgoing traffic. The
gates are specially made of cast ornamental
steel and are on either side of the security
guard room, which also houses a clock
tower. A monitor in the guardroom gives
information on security of 16 strategic
locations by means of video cameras fixed
at these places. A green area with a fountain
seen immediately on entry gives a pleasant
ambience at the entrance area, which is
continued throughout the complex. The
greenery was accomplished by enriching
the topsoil with sweet earth, as the existing
land was barren due to gravel formations
at the surface.
The entry to the house is through a sliding
steel gate with a car porch and driveway
long enough to accommodate two cars, as
is the demand of modern day families.
At the ground level, there is an
entrance foyer - convenient for leaving
hats, umbrellas and the like - before
entering the living/dining room, which
Facing Page: The living-dining room is
a spacious hall with a fireplace.
Above: The sloped tile roof, typical of a
traditional home with exposed tile facade
and certain classical embellishments.
Below: The car porch and driveway is
spacious enough for two cars.
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