Delhi NCR Discussions

[India2010]

Originally Posted by Indian Rockstars

Sorry biggest house belongs to Mr. Jindal on 7, Prithviraj Road...thats approximately 3500 Sq Yds and is the costliest..

Sure...but doesn't prithviraj come under DBZ ? I actually remember that he started a petition that his house should not be under DBZ because it wasn't a lutyens designed house but I don't know what eventually happened..

[India2010]

From my understanding, if you own a plot within the delhi bungalow zone, you can rebuild the house, but you are not allowed to go up more than one/two floors and you cannot extend more than the existing building footprint....this really limits your constructable area...i remember on teen murti lane the plot was over an acre but the house was only a few thousand square feet...

[India2010]

I just googled.

There is one house which is absolutely massive on Palam Marg in Vasant Vihar :

http://www.rediff.com/money/2008/feb/23lux.htm

A house that redefines luxury

front door that rises 13 feet, a basement in the swimming pool with heating and a dumb waiter so you can catch a bite while you swim... Archana Jahagirdar checks out an extraordinary home

For most people a roof over their heads would mean a couple of bedrooms and bathrooms, a living room and a kitchen thrown in. And then, there are houses like the one Ashok Minda has built that give a new meaning to the word "house".

The Minda home in New Delhi has everything that you could ever want in a house and more. Says interior designer Raseel Gujral who was involved in the design of the house right from its inception, "Sometimes you have to understand what the client's aspiration is and build an illusion around it."

The house, in fact, is a synchronised play between illusion and reality. The front door, at 13 feet height, making anyone, no matter how tall, feel dwarfed in comparison, is an effect that the builders of ancient cathedrals like St Peter's understood and used. The front door prepares you somewhat for what lies behind -- after all, an extraordinarily tall door will not hide an ordinary interior.

If the front door is impressive, the height of the roof is breath-taking. Says Gujral of the imposing 38-feet high roof on one side of the main living area, "In all my projects I like to suggest height as something that creates a sense of serenity. And I feel that the drama of height works."

On the other side of the roof is a glass wall that gives a visitor to the living area a tantalising glimpse of the basement swimming pool. Gujral says, "I wanted an element of surprise when you come to the basement." And an indoor swimming pool in the heart of a space-starved city like Delhi is indeed a surprise.

Gujral says that the look she wanted to give this area was that of a palace. There is the jaali-work wall, the floor of the pool has lotuses in blue and there are shades of aqua all over the area.

If the pool takes your breath away, then the quietly tucked-away sauna and a room with all the amenities of a beauty parlour (yes, inclusive of that chair which makes washing your hair in a sink easy) makes you realise that the rich do live differently from you and me.

The basement area also houses an office and a remote-controlled projection system, which is now almost commonplace in the home of many a wealthy person. The fitness area has a gym, a billiards table, a dart board and a small strip of green for practicing that putt, and a well-stocked bar.

Says Gujral of the reason for putting the swimming pool in the basement, "In a city house, if you put the pool outside it takes up the garden space. An indoor pool is more private and when it's not being used, it's a captive water body."

And in case anyone is worried about the water temperature, the pool has heating. So on a really cold winter day, imagine the sheer pleasure of a hot, hot swim.

Beats having just a plain old hot shower or a bucket bath that most people are condemned to! Oh, and if you feel like having a bite, all the floors of the house are serviced by a dumb waiter, so get piping hot food in piping hot water. What luxury...

Gujral's work, however, wasn't done with the swimming pool, clearly the piece de resistance of this house. Says Gujral of her brief for the rest of the house, "I had already done a couple of homes for this client's family and friends, so my brief was to make it completely different. I prefer the classic look. For this house, I have given it a contemporary look with Art-deco detail."

Apart from that, Gujral was sensitive to the fact that each of the three Minda children was at a different age with independent personalities and this gets reflected in the way their rooms have been decorated.

From Gujral's perspective, this project, which took almost two years to complete, has been satisfying.

She says with a smile, "The owners of the house were completely involved and yet there was creative freedom for me to work." A home means different things to different people, but most will agree that the Minda home designed by Gujral is extraordinary in what it houses within.

[Indian Rockstars]

humnn very true..!!!!!

[Abhishek901]

Originally Posted by Indian Rockstars

Sorry biggest house belongs to Mr. Jindal on 7, Prithviraj Road...thats approximately 3500 Sq Yds and is the costliest..

How much ?

[Indian Rockstars]

Originally Posted by Abhishek901

How much ?

How much..????? very much....a bunglow at Amrita Shergil marg( next to pritviraj Marg) of MR. Modi was for Rs 180 crores and was smaller in size...so yes it has to be almost double of that........if we go by that.....

[Abhishek901]

Originally Posted by Indian Rockstars

How much..????? very much....a bunglow at Amrita Shergil marg( next to pritviraj Marg) of MR. Modi was for Rs 180 crores and was smaller in size...so yes it has to be almost double of that........if we go by that.....

I want to buy that Give me some money.

[India2010]

Delhi's best roads [ without govt. roads ] :

Prithviraj Road
Amrita Shergill Marg
Tees January Marg
Palam Marg
Archbishop Makairos Marg
Aurobindo Marg

[[ please add more ]]

oh and also Road 1, Shantiniketan !

[Indian Rockstars]

Originally Posted by Abhishek901

I want to buy that Give me some money.

Hahaha...all the very best dude.....ask Jodhu & Ichi on money part they might help you out...waise my very good frnd too owns a bungalow there .....8A, Jaipurias......been there many times....its like a palace from inside..love it every time i go to meet her...


Note: Her Dad( My Uncle) planning to give BMW 5 or 7 series to the one who marry's my frnd aka her daughter....

[Indian Rockstars]

Originally Posted by India2010

Delhi's best roads [ without govt. roads ] :

Prithviraj Road
Amrita Shergill Marg
Tees January Marg
Palam Marg
Archbishop Makairos Marg
Aurobindo Marg

[[ please add more ]]

oh and also Road 1, Shantiniketan !

Bro these are not best roads..these are most expensive roads...

[India2010]

Aurangzeb Road
Kautilya Marg
C.V.Raman Marg
Rajdoot Marg
Sardar Patel Marg

[India2010]

Originally Posted by Indian Rockstars

Bro these are not best roads..these are most expensive roads...

Fair Enough !

Sometimes I wish we had foresight...

we should have all bought an acre of land in dehi for about 10 lakhs in the 70s and sat on it !

[Indian Rockstars]

Originally Posted by India2010

Fair Enough !

Sometimes I wish we had foresight...

we should have all bought an acre of land in dehi for about 10 lakhs in the 70s and sat on it !

humnnn very true...however my Mama did....he owns a sprawling bungalow in Golf Links which he bought way back in 80's .....hehehe...soo few people did....few didn't.....i was not born at that time...so all burden's off me

[Abhishek901]

Originally Posted by Indian Rockstars

Hahaha...all the very best dude.....ask Jodhu & Ichi on money part they might help you out...waise my very good frnd too owns a bungalow there .....8A, Jaipurias......been there many times....its like a palace from inside..love it every time i go to meet her...


Note: Her Dad( My Uncle) planning to give BMW 5 or 7 series to the one who marry's my frnd aka her daughter....

Will she marry me

[India2010]

Independent House/Villa in Aurungzeb Road, Delhi Central
Property Address : AURANGZEB ROAD NEW DELHI, Aurungzeb Road, Delhi Central, Delhi / NCR - 110011 Contact Advertiser Now Sq.Ft.


Price: Rs. 380 Crore(s)

Check this out

House on Aurangzeb road.

Okay the plot size is 7000 square yards

but only 9000 square feet is built up and that is the maximum it can ever be ! only 9000

and they want 380 crores for it !

[Indian Rockstars]

Originally Posted by Abhishek901

Will she marry me

oye Line me lag...i have just joined Gym for the very same purpose hehehehe....naah she's very gud frnd ...and my best friend is her BF......soo better luck next time!!!

[India2010]

Originally Posted by Indian Rockstars

humnnn very true...however my Mama did....he owns a sprawling bungalow in Golf Links which he bought way back in 80's .....hehehe...soo few people did....few didn't.....i was not born at that time...so all burden's off me

nice ! is it on the main archibishop makairos marg?

[India2010]

we got our shantiniketan plot for 20 in 2000 ...good investment !

[Indian Rockstars]

Originally Posted by India2010

nice ! is it on the main archibishop makairos marg?

Nopes ....its in the inside part.....and thats awesome

[India2010]

Originally Posted by Indian Rockstars

Nopes ....its in the inside part.....and thats awesome

I know right ! the prices today really scare me...what's making it go up so much ? Especially in golf links, vv, prithviraj etc - is it mostly industrialist driven ?