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Nine hacks to get your home party-ready

Teja Lele Desai Teja Lele Desai lists nine tips to get you going

Earthy elegance

Raw, natural architecture

Mud blocks, rammed earth techniques, and burnt bricks are used to create unconventional, dramatic structures. A look by Nandhini Sundar

The house-on-wheels consists of all necessary amenities such as a kitchen, bedroom, bathroom, toilet, foyer, terrace area, an additional space for a vendor to do sales, and an upper-level lounge with a shade. Special Arrangement

Affordable shelter on an autorickshaw

Staff Reporter This is to create awareness on cost-effective small scale architecture, he says

Colour it right this New Year

Bold is trending in interior design, to accentuate the energy of the space. By Nandhini Sundar

Homes and gardens

Deck up your home for Christmas

Teja Lele Desai

Homes and gardens

Preparing your garden for summer

Latha Anantharaman There are a few things you can do to ensure your garden survives in the dry season

An abstract for the story Purpassion

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Nippon releases colour forecast for 2020-2021

Ranjani Rajendra An NIFT professor along with Nippon Paint has come out with colour predictions for 2020-2021 based on human emotions and thought processes

Multimedia

Tala Treehouse Villa: “Perched on a cliff, the wooden house in Tala [Maharashtra] celebrates its forested surroundings. A large tree goes through the villa, and it is also reflected on the outside because we’ve put up a reflective screen on the exterior. So, it is a complete inside-outside experience.”- Shefali Balwani, partner, Architecture BRIO, Mumbai

Branches in the blueprint

Are LED lights harmful?

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Homes and gardens

Cocoon Fine Rugs and Arjun Rathi Design celebrate 100 years of Bauhaus

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S Nanjammal urges villagers to grow their own vegetables and fruits

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How a Kerala family shows the way towards subsistence farming

Nila House: Inside Jaipur’s blue project

The importance of light and water sensors

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Paying property tax

15 ways to use fairy lights this festive season

Teja Lele Desai lists 15 ways to use them this festive season

Traditional sky lamps are getting a boost this Deepavali

Learn to craft a lamp this season

Indian brands for your party table

Up your hosting game with these festive additions

A fall in launches and sales

Key source of finance for real estate developers has dried up, and buyers are postponing their purchases, says report

At home in a rented house

If rental housing gets a proper legal framework, it can attract institutional investors in the long run

Light up Diwali with these nature-inspired designs

From seaweeds in the living room to lush installations that call to mind the tropics, this season’s lights are designed to sparkle

The 10-step Diwali clean-up

Teja Lele Desai on the often ignored spaces you ought to get cleaning

Symmetric plan, austere elegance

The CAR headquarters close to Sirsi Circle was originally a hospital. A look by Meera Iyer

Right time to invest in real estate?

RBI’s decison to cut repo rate further benefits home loan borrowers.

CURVING THE ROOF, differently

Flat clay tiles make a hourdi roof easy to maintain, and the aesthetics is stunning.

A touch of Chinoiserie in home décor

Give your home a touch of the Far East with these 15 tips, says Teja Lele Desai

Beauty of built-in furniture

It can reduce or even avoid the use of expensive, free standing wooden décor pieces

‘Sustainability makes a project cheaper’: Sonali Rastogi

Fresh off jury duty at the Dezeen Awards this year, Sonali Rastogi, co-founder of Morphogenesis, on running a female-friendly architecture firm, and building a new (and sustainable) India

Do ratings matter?

Online property reviews majorly impact the decision of those intending to buy a flat but they need to be cautious about false reviews.

Bags full of green designs by Sanchi

The brand, which has been making trendy cloth and jute bags, opens a store selling eco-friendly products

Paying maintenance charges

Your property-related legal queries answered by S.C. RAGHURAM, Partner, RANK Associates, a Chennai-based law firm

The evolution of the balcony

Anupama Mohanram looks at how the architectural feature has developed across regions

A real estate crisis

With funds drying up and supply exceeding demand, builders and buyers have to find a way out.

Residences for senior living

The Virtuoso Club and Serviced Residences by Columbia Pacific Communities is set to be launched in Bengaluru. The property is located at Budigere, off

Vibes favourable for offsite construction

Economy and eco-friendliness are strong drivers.

Single material, many uses

Mangalore tiles could be used to build walls, roofs, pavers and more, says Sathya Prakash Varanashi

An eclectic mix of architectural elements

Two levels of windows, soaring ceiling, tiled roofs... Seshadri Iyer Memorial Hall is a beauty, says Meera Iyer

Buying a flat just got easier?

With home loan rates now linked to repo rate, it’s time for borrowers to rework their strategy and see reduced EMIs.

Raseel Gujral Ansal’s singular take on design

With a collection inspired by the Amazon about to drop, the interior designer talks about big projects and her love of scale

There is music in the structure

At the Indian Music Experience building, interactive exhibit galleries, music school and sound garden are designed as fluid spaces. By Nandhini Sundar

In demand: co-living spaces

They provide adequate private space, common lounges, TV rooms, gyms, housekeeping services, and personal safety features.

Intellectual hub, interesting design

The ICHR building in the heart of the city has rooms with high ceiling, ventilators and many interlinking doors to ensure air circulation. By Meera Iyer

How to clean indoor air

Anupama Mohanram recommends potted plants and eco-friendly cleaning products

Why décor becomes Ritu Kumar

Designer Ritu Kumar diversifies into home furnishings, with 10 collections that draw deep from her expertise in textile and print

Retaining Bengaluru’s green cover

Eighty per cent of transplanted trees have survived in new locations. By M.A. Siraj

How to live in a forest

We can actually live all our life in a forest, with food, fabric and shelter taken care of, avoiding the urban claptrap. Tamandua Rain Forest Research Station in Peru tells us how. By Sathya Prakash Varanashi

3D wall art

Objects seem to project out from a painting or photo, and the effect is mesmerising. By Nandhini Sundar

It’s all about affordable housing

With demand-supply gap widening, vibes are favourable for big players. By M.A. Siraj

Will 1 lakh families go off the power grid on October 2?

In an aim to embrace renewable energy, will one lakh families go off the power grid on October 2 ? Chetan Singh Solanki is working towards his Gandhian mission

How to take cues from the nude look for your home’s design

Barely there hues of almost any colour can be used to create the nude look. So while obvious neutrals such as beige, taupe and tan are there, you can

Indoor plants that purify air are in demand

Indoor plants are in demand this season, for a variety of reasons

How to build safely

Civil construction projects have their own hazards, and awareness about precautions to be taken is crucial. By M.A. Siraj

Chajjas steal the show

The Agriculture dept. building near K.R.Circle, built in the early 1900s, has some great design ideas. A look by Meera Iyer

This summer, use mud pots to cool down your house

The mundane mud pot placed strategically by a skilled mason can cool your house. By Sathya Prakash Varanashi

Battle of the wells

Why open wells make more sense for today’s urban scene, says Anupama Mohanram

The zero-cost revamp

Teja Lele Desai on how to give your home a new look for free

Singapore mansion sets record with $167 mn sale

A Singapore mansion sitting on a sprawling plot of land has been sold for a record $167 million, the latest in a string of eye-catching property deals

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