Akshay Kaul

This project was also completed in 2005 with Architects - Thewatia Chauwan and Sharma Inc (TCS). The project is on a half an acre lot in Gurgaon for a joint family.Apart from addressing environmental issues like water harvesting, introducing native plants, herb garden, reducing paved area to minimum, using only local material for construction - working with stone crafts - the most unique thing was to reduce the lawn size and below 2m where the lawn was provided cooper pipes were provided for cooling the residence. The irrigation of the lawn helped to keep the soil temperature low. We work very hard to ensure that none of the services are exposed in the landscape and so no manhole, pipes, gully traps or rainwater harvesting pits will be seen - they are integrated as part of the landscape design.