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Get That Small-Town Feeling Near a Big City
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New urbanist communities’ accessibility recall the best of the past
If you want a traditional small-town feel without moving to the middle of nowhere, consider a place like Promenade in the city of Hercules, Calif.
Built near the waterfront of the San Francisco Bay and about 20 miles northeast of San Francisco, the houses have a historical look with Victorian, Craftsman or Italianate design. All have front porches to encourage neighborliness, are built close together and garages are, in many cases, located in the back of the houses or accessible by alleyways. Streets are narrow to slow down traffic. Read the rest of this entry »
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Dispelling the Greatest Culinary Urban Myth
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It is perhaps the greatest culinary urban myth of our time. You’ve heard it stated repeatedly on cooking shows. The chef adds a cup of wine to a delicious looking dish simmering away on the stove, leans into the camera for his/her close up, and confidently says, “We’ll give the alcohol a few minutes to cook out.” Or with a dismissive wave of a hand, assures us with, “Don’t worry about the alcohol, it will all cook out in just a few seconds.” Sadly, his or her confidence in the presumed disappearing act of the alcohol is misplaced. Research proves that the alcohol does not all cook out. Read the rest of this entry »
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Business of Life
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Urban living
Sea views, wide-open spaces spread over 8,000 sq. ft, a private lift connecting first and second floors: life in the city doesn’t get much better than this
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The family entertainment area adjoins the central hall. Visible beyond the glass wall to left is a part of the sea-facing balcony opening out from the central hall |
Before they started work on this luxury apartment, architects Bahaar and Kaif Faquih of the Mumbai-based firm Faquih and Associates, spent considerable time getting to know their client Piyush Kothari and understanding the family’s requirements.
The duplex, spread over 8,000 sq. ft, has a fairly symmetrical plan. A perforated wall separates the lobby from the central hall. |
The wall, in a sense, sets the design dictum that has been followed throughout the house—visual connectivity.The double-height (22ft.) central hall has two wings, one on each side. There are no doors between the family entertainment space, the dining and breakfast corner and the kitchen. Sliding glass doors separate the balcony from this central space. Only the grandparents’ room on the ground floor and the guest bedroom have have doors
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Architects Kaif and Bahaar Faqui |
“Visual connectivity is a quintessential urban design requirement. People constantly want to be in the thick of things and this does become a challenge when the space is very large, so we thought of demarcating the area with objects instead of dead walls,” says Kaif. Read the rest of this entry » |
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