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| Final touches to Murli Krishnan's Bungalow |
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| Murli Krishnan's Bungalow |
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| Murli Krishnan's Bungalow |
Thanks! Abhay Firake, architect, project manager and interior designer!!
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| Abhay Firake |
The other day, i visited Murli Krishnan's Bungalow at Dhanori. I went with my friend,
Abhay Firake (91 98900 10900 / 94229 87864). Abhay has designed and supervised the construction of "Murli's Bungalow". Luckily, for a few minutes, i could meet Mrs and Mr Murli Krishnan too. In those few minutes, we all were talking, but we were not looking at each other. All of us were only admiring "Murli's Bungalow"!
Mr. Murli Krishnan had to catch a flight, so they left and we, Abhay and I, admired the bungalow for some more time. Final painting of the bungalow was going on.
Murli's Bungalow is constructed on a very small plot. Only 2,000 sq.ft.! Murli lives with his parents and a college going sister. For Murli's joint family common spaces - dinning room, living room on the ground floor, family room on the first floor, were more important than the private spaces - bedrooms. Of course, for Murli, private terrace and dressing for the master bedroom were must.
For Abhay, because of the plot size, it was a challenge to fulfill these requirements of spaces. Not only in the terms of room sizes and carpet area, but even in "spirit" too!
Common spaces, living - family - dinning, should be enough open to feel Murli's small family close and at the same time, comfortable. Private spaces, bedrooms, should have a kind of privacy, you can get only in a bungalow, and at the same time, no one, particularly parents, should feel that they are "shut out".
It's easy to expect, but considering the available plot size, PMC rules, FSI and ground plus one structure, for Abhay, it was difficult to create spaces which will fulfill Murli's expectations. Possibilities of feeling "cramped" were more than feeling close, comfortable and together!
When you construct a bungalow and appoint a professional like Abhay, both of you get involved in the process, product and in each other.
My friend, Abhay considers this "involvement" as "an investment" his client makes and values it. Particularly, when he has a client like Ms. and Mr. Murli (IT professional couple working in Hinjewadi! Husband has left the job to get a degree in business management.) and their family (retired army officer and his wife) with whom Abhay's tuning is perfect.
Abhay, i have seen, feels committed to create the expected experience. Though, at every step, Abhay, Murli and his family have discussed, negotiated and approved; but ultimately it was Abhay's responsibility! (Though, i was not the part of their "team", i was involved from the first meeting and felt the same!)
However, that day, when we all were looking at Murli's Bungalow and talking with each other, we forgot that it was "Abhay's job!". Individually, all of us felt that it was like a dream come true! Have a look at the plans, drawings and photographs of Murli's Bungalow. Who knows? You may feel the same! Like a dream come true!
Murli Krishnan's Bungalow - Floor plans and perspective:
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| Ground Floor of Murli Krishnan's Bungalow |
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| First floor of Murli Krishnan's Bungalow |
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| Abhay's digital presentation of Murli Krishnan's Bungalow |
Murli Krishnan's Bungalow: A Dream Come True!
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| Murli Krishnan's Bungalow and Abhay |
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| Murli Krishnan's Bungalow under construction |
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| Murli Krishnan's Bungalow - a few months ago |
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| Murli Krishnan's Bungalow - porch and window of the living |
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| Murli Krishnan's Bungalow inside |
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| Murli Krishnan's Bungalow - casting of the slab |
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| Ms. & Mr Murli Krishnan and their Bungalow |
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| Murli Krishnan's Bungalow - painting! |
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| Murli Krishnan's Bungalow |
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| Murli Krishnan's Bungalow - living |
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| Murli Krishnan's Bungalow- kitchen |
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| Murli Krishnan's Bungalow - painting |
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| Murli Krishnan's Bungalow - room and window |
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| Murli Krishnan's Bungalow - Abhay in the staircase |
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| Murli Krishnan's Bungalow - bedroom with 2 windows |
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| Murli Krishnan's Bungalow - terrace |
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| Murli Krishnan's Bungalow - terrace with a view |
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| Murli Krishnan's Bungalow - good light |
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| Murli Krishnan's Bungalow |
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