Two premium independent homes on a stilt + 2 structure. One refined plan, built twice — tuned to each occupant's horoscope.
Both upper floors share the same premium layout and finish. The first floor is the second-floor plan adapted to Thangam's horoscope. The two homes differ only in their Vāstu tuning and the central light/vent shaft + roof lantern, which sit on Venkat's floor only.
The last plot of about 44 × 39 ft (≈ 1,716 sq ft). The one open side is the West — a permanent 15-ft path (never builds out) giving all the light, air & view; North, East & South each abut a neighbour's home. Entry is from the South (SW gate), but the home is turned to face East.
Outcome-based requirements (what the home must do / have). Exact positions, room dimensions, Vāstu placement and structure are left to the architect, structural engineer and Vāstu consultant — to be confirmed against the legal survey and the CMDA-sanctioned layout.
A handful of choices drive the whole design — from how the cars move to how the light arrives.
Both cars — each the size of a Toyota Fortuner — must park and leave independently. Either drives out without moving the other, turning entirely within the plot.
3' setback all round (6' combined to neighbours; the West faces a permanent 15-ft path) → 38×33 on every floor (~1,254 sq ft). Load‑bearing walls + an RCC core carry it, with the stilt parking covered by the floor above — no column juts into a room.
Two sumps, two borewells, two water motors, two meters — each home is financially independent. Only the structure and core are shared.
A slim mesh-screened shaft in Venkat's Great Room, capped by a glazed lantern that pokes through a cut-out in the steel roof — sky-light + stack-ventilation, with no open court to breed mosquitoes.
A recessed, shoe-off entry vestibule with seating and a secure grill gate — leave the main doors open for cross-ventilation while staying secure.
Hollow clay-brick walls that stand up to water and sun and suit the coastal climate, with double-wall air gaps and the deepest shading on the hot West face.
West glazing day-lights the home; cross-ventilation (West-in → East setback-out) + the owner's stack shaft move air; ceiling fans, hollow-brick insulation, cool + umbrella roofs and deep West shading keep it cool — AC is the back-up, not the first line.
Raised plinth, floors graded to drains, sloped balconies with thresholds, full waterproofing, sized downpipes and drip moulds — no waterlogging anywhere, against sun, monsoon and salt air.
A lift serves every floor — the shaft provided from day one — with step-free access and elderly-friendly design, plus EV- and solar-ready provisions throughout.
Both floors are finished to the same apartment-grade standard. They differ only in Vāstu tuning and the owner's light/vent shaft. Both are turned to face East via the genkan.
First Floor · Premium
Second Floor · Premium
Bedroom into walk-in closet into a hotel-style bath — the signature of both premium floors, shown here for Venkat's. The bedrooms wear a tall operable picture-window, each under a deep sunshade.
Reference: bainandirvine.co.uk
Premium in both homes — built for Chennai's heat, humidity and salt air.
Accounted for in the masonry and electrical drawings — so no surface-wiring or cramped retrofits later.
For horoscope calculation. Place of birth — Mudukulathur, Tamil Nadu (both occupants).
Legal survey + soil test — boundaries, bearing capacity, foundation and plinth level.
Setbacks, FSI, height limit and regularisation of the private path access.
Confirm the family's actual vehicle sizes against the parking requirement.
Engage a Vāstu practitioner to fix the exact entry and room placements on the dimensioned drawing.
Detailed floor plans, elevations and sanction drawings to be produced by the appointed architect from these requirements and the reference images. This document is the brief, not the drawing set. Plan B (CMDA fallback): if any additional floor is rejected, revert to this stilt + 2 structure.
The CMDA-setback-compliant wall-accurate plans (true wall thickness drawn; every room labelled with its clear/carpet dimension; doors, windows & an area schedule on every sheet; 3' setback → 38×33 on every floor) — view them here, or take the print-ready PDFs to your architect.
