Spaces Issue 7

Infrastructure facilities include a club, a medical
inspection unit and a convenient shopping centre,
to make the complex a self contained mini-city.
special cast iron stair case railing,
architraves at the doorways of rooms,
cornices inside and outside the houses are
specially designed and uniquely crafted by
the best of skills available within the
country and in India. The houses are well
ventilated and window glazing are UV
protected by the latest Rebofin technology.
Infrastructure facilities include a club, a
medical inspection unit and a convenient
shopping centre, to make the complex a
Top: A fine example of the detailing is
in the solid stairs.
Above & Left: A spacious family room
at the centre of the bedroom and
study on the first floor.
self contained mini-city. Take out restaurants,
childcare centre, swimming pool and jogging
path are also envisaged in the future. As for
water supply, the source is an underground
tube well up to a depth of 306 metres (1004
ft) and two tube wells each with yield of
90,000 litres/day have been planned. The
requirement has been calculated as 140,000
litres/day including requirement for internal
house use, horticulture, fire hydrant system
and general amenities. A water treatment
system has been developed to ensure potable
water. Water from tube wells is pumped into
a 150,000 litre tank where it undergoes
treatment and then pumped to the central
overhead 100,000 litre capacity tank. From
here, water is supplied to individual
underground house tanks, each having 3000
litre capacity. Then, water is pumped up to
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