Showing posts with label Bungalow. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Bungalow. Show all posts

Friday, October 16, 2015

Time Honored Modern Bungalow Designs in India

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Exteriors and interiors of a bungalow reflect its physical features and personality. They share culture and lifestyle with that of its occupants, isn’t it?

With rapid modernization taking place in every sphere of human living and the technological advancements in construction, bungalow designs are transforming. Patterns in living styles and transition of house designs from traditional to contemporary are therefore unsurprising.

Did you know? Bungalows is derived from the word “bangala” that the British first built in India. They were informal designs used as one-story rest house for travelers. Built low to the ground, the structure had large porches sheltered by wide overhanging eaves, a perfect way to deal with the country’s hot, sunny climate.

Indian Home Designs Are Time Honored, Yet Fresh!

Gwendolyn Wright, in his book USA – Modern Architectures in History has quoted that “American modern architecture is a lively and mutable as quicksilver”*. In fact, architecture of modern homes in India has been an adaptation from the western dwelling styles. Consequently these designs were tailored to meet the requirements of the country’s urban lifestyle and culture. For example, the modern house plans for independent bungalows are got more functional with clean and strong lines.

Later influenced by clients’ requirements and expectations, building designs confirmed to vastu elements and feng shui guidelines. Furthermore, the modern house designs in India incorporated the unexpected traditional touch within these orderly and contemporary designs.







Wednesday, October 14, 2015

New Trends : Sleek Modern Homes Of 2015


In a country with a history and culture like India's, it is always interesting to see how designers and architects bring that context into their modern efforts. The single family home featured in this post was designed by the team at Charged Voids. The residence is located in Mohali, Punjab, India, which is a region experiencing tremendous modern growth at the moment. For this reason, the house was designed to be somewhat universal in its presentation. Many of the homes featured on this blog were designed with specific occupants in mind, but this sleek and beautiful home instead acts as a blank slate for whatever modern family chooses to move in.

Because the home was not sold when building began, the architects wanted to ensure the broadest possible market for the house. This is why the design, from color scheme to building materials, is luxurious but still largely neutral. We at 3D Power think that this is the reason why they chose to adhere to the Indian tenets of Vaastushastra, ideas which dictate building layouts, measurements, arrangements, and other architectural details. While not all Indian families adhere to these ideas, a home that does will be more likely to sell.












Monday, October 12, 2015

Heritage and Modern Bungalows


The oldest society in Ellisbridge area, on the western side of the river, was Pritamnagar Society. Wealthy people of Ahmedabad covered Shahibaug Area. The bungalow of Sir Chinubhai Baronet is unique. Because the construction has mixed Gothic style, the bungalow looks like a palace. At present, the bungalow is saved from being destroyed. It is surrounded by Shilalekh apartments. The bungalow of Sheth Ambalal Sarabhai is called ‘Retreat’. Its design was prepared by a Bengali architect, Surendranath. The bungalow of Sheth Mangaldas Girdhardas Parekh has European style. At present, there is a hotel and restaurant in the bungalow.


The design of Amit Ambalal’s residence and Dave House was made by a French architect Bernard Kohan. The design of Manorama Sarabhai House (1955) and Shodhan House (1956) was made by Le Corbusier. Both these bungalows are well known for their unique architecture.


Claude Bartley made the architectural design of Shalimar Lalbhai House 70 years ago. Charles Correa designed the bungalows of Dilip Parikh and Ramakrishna Harivallabh. The architects of the city, Balkrishna Doshi, Hasmukh Patel and Leo Parera designed the architectural structures of residential houses. These structures are novel and unique in their own way. Achyut Kanvinde prepared the design of Harivallabhdas House (1964) and Leo Parrera prepared the design of Avani Shah’s House. Contemporary Bungalow with heritage charm of Mohit Shah designed by C. Naren. The bungalows of the wealthy people on C.G.Road are remarkable. When C.G. Road became commercial zone, all these bungalows were demolished one after the another and now a grand commercial complex has come into existence. These days the rich people have a craze to make farm houses. We can see numerous farm houses around Ahmedabad.


Friday, October 9, 2015

Traditional House Plans Depicting Olden Times


Traditional House Plan: Find all things at your home in vintage style when you plan of building a new house then you have two choices either a traditional house or a modern house design you opt. There is two different meanings of the choices like the word modern means “current and recent things” that is measured a modern house plan in today’s era. The traditional home design includes a wide array of elements to build a house and if take the example of ceilings of the floor that comprise of the trim, the wall finishing it means the windows and furniture of the house will be on customize way.


The themes of traditional interior design are quite different from all the traditional to the modernistic. The furniture and entire things of your homes must be decorated in old style or with antique fashion so, that again you can go back into the primitive era of history. The choice of traditional home design is chosen the persons who actually would like everything at their home with outdated items as well. They think that all these traditional arts will give their home a unique and exceptional look and that is also true one thing it is the own choice that what people actually prefer. Another thing is that traditional house plans provide an aesthetic appearance and give you warm feeling towards the antique style.


If we talk about the traditional house plans India then you find the Victorian house plans are extremely famous till now but some of the builders who are longer experienced in this type of field of house plan as well as they also add their own additional skill on it. It doesn’t mean at all that doing this reducing the charms of your homes, even, providing your house a custom look and alternation is the choice of the buyers what actually they demand. Leave everything on us that we ApnaGhar offering you distinct style of house plans India and our professional builders help you to get your all traditional arts inside your house that what you prefer. We settle the entire interior decoration traditionally as you would like to.


It doesn’t matter at all that what type of traditional house plans you opt for, it is very important that you get the home that suitable and fits for you and your whole family best. Whether it is any Victorian home design or you are planning to turn at the modern style, we work according to your suitability and requirements that what you want for your best and convenience.


India needs 3D-printing construction technology right now!


It takes six months on average to build a house in the US. In India, where brick and cement are favored over wood, build times are usually double that, if not more. Meanwhile, a Chinese construction company assembled a 3D-printed house in just three hours.

In India, constructing a house over months at a time means extended periods of noise and dust pollution, unsafe working conditions and the high costs of keeping contractors, security staff and labourers on duty.
By employing 3D-printing to pre-fabricate homes, these issues can be tackled in one fell swoop. Zhouda Group, the Chinese firm behind the three-hour construction miracle, says that 90 percent of the house it assembled in front of a live audience was built in a factory, complete with interiors, wiring, plumbing and sanitary ware.


In addition, this method could also reduce India’s reliance on migrant labour from rural areas. Workers are often underpaid (a 2012 study found that men were paid less than $4 a day, while women earned less than half that), pressured to press their children into service and forced to work in unsafe environments.

And of course, once construction is complete, they are left out in the cold and at the mercy of labour contractors to find their next project.


Entrepreneurs working on “Uber for X” is wonderful and all, but this is the sort of tech India needs to invest in next.