D.I.Y. HOUSING

Description of Project 

The project is situated in Nagargaon, Lonavala, about 80 kms from Mumbai. The approximately 4 acre site was in its earlier avatar an old Parsi sanitarium with several mature trees and is situated abutting the railway tracks and a crossing. The project offers a range of sizes and configurations from a 1.5 BHK to a 5BHK, a variety of types within a size, locations, floors, a choice of walk ups, internal stairs, railings, screens, windows, toilet layouts, finishes etc.  The particular combination that one chooses allows one to individualize their home to reflect their own identity. To make it all manageable and executable, it is regulated with a limited palette of choices such that certain efficiencies of mass housing are possible through repetition. Provided within the complex are amenities like shops, offices, banquet halls with terrace and a pool with clubhouse facilities. There is also a large amount of open space with a landscaped garden and another area with a plantation of native trees. There is a balance between private individual gardens and communal open spaces.

Materials of Construction Details:

The Prime material used for construction is Reinforced Cement Concrete.

Special Features:

Homeowners get to choose from a range of sizes and configurations from a 1.5 BHK to a 5BHK, a variety of types within a size, locations, floors, a choice of walk ups, internal stairs, railings, screens, windows, toilet layouts, tiles etc. The particular combination that each one chooses allows one to individualize their home to reflect their own identity. To make it all manageable and executable, it is regulated with a limited palette of choices such that certain efficiencies of mass housing are possible through repetition.