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The brief of the project was to design an “ all-inclusive
housing complex exclusively for NRI's to make them feel “
at home” when they return to Kolkata. The client was very
particular that the project should match global standards in
term of design and facility at the same me of design and
facility Indian in the context in terms of material finish. A huge
central landscape area was also included as a part of the
the project along with executive apartment, senior citizen
quarters, a full flagged club and a retail building with their
separate facilities, amenities, and privacy.
The site is situated at the juncon of 2 roads, approx 10 km
from Kolkata airport at New Town on 16 acres of vegetaon
free land. The predominantly flat site with no slope and
vegetaon had open fields in the vicinity on all sides with
virtually no development.
As the site was as the juncon of two busy roads, the entry
to the residential complex was planned along the side
having less traffic. As the length of the site was 400m it was
imperative to have all buildings within equal walking
distance from the main entrance. Thus the main entrance of
the site was made in the center of the longer axis on the
east side. The building object of the project was to create a
varying mix of apartment areas to create two different
luxury segments starting from a 1700 sq. star
apartments. This ensures different cket size of the
apartments without compromising on luxury
