Better Design
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What is a better design?
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Design that saves you money
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Design that lasts longer
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Design that is aesthetically pleasing
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Design that is compliant with government regulations
We believe all the four above make a design better.
Building a home is a once-in-a-lifetime decision. Invest two hours, see a near-completion home of ours and see what we mean by better design.Till then, enjoy reading some points below.
More windows compared to NBC
The National Building Code suggests that the size of the window should be at least 10% of the room area. We think this is less. We have provisioned for 15% of the floor area in HomeEssential. This gives a well ventilated home.
High parapet wall on mumty
Do you like the view of overhead tanks on Mumty?
We also don’t like it.
So, instead of covering it later with a screen and incur extra cost, we have inbuilt a 1050 mm wall on mumty in our HomeEssential specifications.
8 feet high doors and windows
We prefer to design homes with abundant light and ventilation. So, we have provided for 8 feet high (appx.) windows and doors as a default in our HomeEssential specifications.
Groves on external face of walls
The joint of the brick and the column or beam on the external face of the walls can show a crack over time. It makes the home look less aesthetic.
So, on the external face of walls which are not part of the facade look, we make a grove on the joint on the brick and column or beam. Grove reduces the visibility of such cracks.
Use of mesh on joints before plaster
We recommend putting a mesh on the joints of structure and brickwork, before the plaster. This helps in reducing the cracks that occur over the time due to joint of two different materials.
Coping on parapet walls
On the top of the brickwork in a parapet, cracks develop over time. To protect against this, generally granite is put on the top of the parapet. But it is an expensive solution. As a more cost effective idea, we do a 50 mm thick concrete coping as a standard in Home Essential. Cement coping is more resistant to cracks due to exposure to weather.
Niches in bathrooms
As a standard feature in HomeEssential, we provide for one or two niches on the wall in each bathroom. Niches are convenient to use as they are permanent fixtures and unlike other bathroom accessories, they don’t project out.
Marble skirting flushed with wall
In marble flooring, as a default, we recommend flushing the skirting with the wall, along with a groove between skirting and the plaster. Besides being aesthetically pleasing, no dust also settles on the top of the skirting.
Shoulders in brick wall
Wherever a door or window is to be installed, we recommend a brick wall shoulder, as far as possible, so that door or window is installed on the wall rather than column. Also, it helps in installing door architraves aesthetically.
General purpose and mood lighting
The light colour preferred for general purpose/ reading (white) is different from the light colour for mood (warm white). We provide both the lights to cater to both needs separately.
Bathroom accessories of the same brand as main bathroom fittings
We have seen that main chrome bathroom fittings like basin faucet, shower faucet, shower head etc. are of a good brand, but chrome accessories like tissue holder, health faucet, angle valve for geyser etc. are of a local brand. Due to this, over time one can see different impacts of ageing on different chrome finished products. We recommend and use that all chrome finished products in the bathroom should be of the same company.
Stone finish on manhole covers
The manhole covers for manholes, catch basins and supply traps are finished with the granite used in stilts, giving a better look.
Japanese aluminium windows
More and more, large hotels or residential projects are using factory made doors for better finish and consistent quality. We also recommend using the same.
Factory made doors
More and more, large hotels or residential projects are using factory made doors for better finish and consistent quality. We also recommend using the same.
Requests:
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This page explains some practices that we follow. In case, you would like to propose a better solution, please do contact us. There can be differences of opinion among people on the solutions that we have proposed.
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If there is a problem that we have not captured here, do let us know.
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Based on our experiences and future developments, we can change any of the proposed solutions. This document captures what we are doing as on date of writing.
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Specific features may be available as add-on in some products.