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Boss Homes-Part-1

A house is made of walls and beams. A house is made of love and dreams.
If I ask, what would you rather design- a private residence or an apartment for a developer, what would be your answer? Do leave a comment at the end of this post.

 I remember my conversation with Mr. Gupta one afternoon, for whom we are designing a commercial cum residential building at one of the most prestigious spots in the city. I have sat with him for hours, session after session, discussing each of the floors, commercial and residential, decoding his requirements. The most detailed discussion which lasted for a couple of hours was his floor, which he decided to convert into his own home. In the middle of the conversation he said to me, ’I know I am elaborating each and every aspect of this plan, only because it’s going to be my home and I have given a lot of thought to it, so please bear with me’. I instantly realised that I have not enjoyed discussing any of the other floors as much as this floor, only because, for the other floors he was the developer, for this one, he was the owner! It is always fascinating for an architect when the client puts his heart into the project. Personally, I enjoy meeting individually every client of the developer and discuss their apartment in detail. Listen to their stories and their heart out, see the sparkle in their eyes of their dream house/flat.


The same sparkle I saw in my boss’s eyes. It was only few months that I started working in this company and this was my first project which started from a sketch, and that’s why it is so close to my heart and I cannot wait till I see it completed! The sketch transformed into a floor plan and a 3D view and then into somebody’s dream house and in this case, it transformed into an urban palace! With extraordinary views, of course, and in the poshest area of Bengaluru in Koramangala, it boasts a basement with some seven car parks to start with. 

3-D Concept
With 14,000 square feet of total built up area, this is on a 60’x90’ east facing  plot with three floors. Double height living rooms overlooking trees, partial double height dining space and extravagant room sizes with a gym and mini home theatre, massive master bedroom and master bath with a promising separate female wardrobe for the lady of the house, the architect wanted this to be the most desirable living space in the vicinity! Here is a glance through the floor plans, 3D view and work in progress at the site.
Initial Sketch by Principal architect Indraneel Dutta
Basement Floor Plan

First floor plan
Ground floor Plan


Second Floor Plan

Section AA

Section BB


Site Image from the road
Entrance Lobby 
Dining Space-Partial double height




Grand Living
Corner window overlooking trees
View from the Gymnasium

Master Bedroom
 Thank you for going through the pictures and the post. More images to come once the building is over!

Love,
AB



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