The house I grew up in
As the title states, I am sharing the architecture of the home where I spent my childhood.
Two decades back, my parents purchased a 2 BHK flat which would serve as a permanent residence (as my hometown was far >1700 km). The only condition being that the flat should be at ground floor level with a garden.
Below is the layout of the flat :
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| Existing plan of 2 BHK flat Photo by: Mitu B |
- Plot area = 1350 sq.ft (125 sq.m)
- Built up area = 620 sq.ft (57 sq.mt)
- Floor level: Ground floor
- Orientation: West facing
- Construction type: Brick masonry construction with plaster and paint finish.
- Flooring : Vitrified tile and paver block at garden area.
- Wall cladding : Vitrified tile for Toilet and Ceramic tile for Kitchen splash back.
- Window frame material: Aluminium
- Door frame material: Wood
Areas:
- Living room
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- Kitchen
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| Photo by: Mitu B |
- Powder room (marked as WC)
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| Photo by: Mitu B |
- Bath
- Bedroom-02
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| Photo by: Mitu B |
- Balcony -03
- Garden
Since the flat was built during the late 1990s, the building bye laws and amenities differ a lot from today. For instance, there was no provision of lifts or fire escape stair which would be mandatory today.
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| Plan renovated to create more areas Photo by: Mitu B |
After a decade of its construction, my father thought of renovating the existing garden to develop additional areas which include:
Following are the images of the garden area several years after the redevelopment :
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| Garden area behind Bedroom Photo by: Mitu B |
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| Deck Photo by: Mitu B |
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| Garden area behind Dining and Toilet Photo by: Mitu B |
While writing about this post, all of my childhood memories spent here came rushing back to me.
It has been more >20 years since it was built and even though the house has survived an earthquake (Magnitude 7.7 Mw) and a flood (house was submerged in water for 4 days), it still stands strong today.