Malhar Terraces Brochure
Malhar Terraces Brochure
Malhar Terraces Brochure
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Terraces
Ga r dens t h at cli mb w it h t he homes
Terraced
Gardens &
Shared Spaces
How do low-rise homes maintain rhythm
among town houses and independent
houses? How can 4 and 5 storeyed home
blocks blend into a landscape with
horizontally flowing aesthetics without
Home blocks that diminish as they climb. The receding
losing their uniqueness? terraces make the expansive form appear smaller and
less dominating over the surrounding landscape.
Homes that don’t look into one another. Air and light move in and out uninterrupted.
The homes in Terraces are set one after the Terrace gardens minimise the heat. They form
Like undulating terrace gardens other along the blocks’ wings with bridges a buffer from the dust, heat and the lashing
on a hill slope. The exteriors of the leading into each home from the corridor. rain. Yet their staggering on alternate floors
blocks are interestingly visualised, with The cut-outs or wells on both sides of the ensures free air movement between floors
receding terraces of little green gardens bridge ensure cross ventilation within the and appropriate placing of windows bring in
dotting their surfaces. These terrace homes and bring in the sunlight too. sufficient sunlight in to the homes.
gardens are staggered at different levels
all throughout the blocks breaking the
scale of the built structure.
A jogging/walking track,
that winds around Malhar,
passes adjacent to Terraces What’s at Malhar
along water bodies and
amidst dense growth. •A
scenic, kilometre long trail undulates
along a wooded fringe of the property.
•A
2-acres organic farm for community-
based farming initiatives.
Densely planted vegetation, water
bodies and small trails envelop •A
well set-up club, available on
Terraces on all sides. membership, supports a wide range
Park
of indoor & outdoor games, fitness
Home Layouts
A
activities and has a pool and a spa.
This block has its access corridor
on the east, where the corridor •A
large playground, almost the size
overlooks the jogging track and of a football field, is the pride of the
B
park, and the homes overlook the Malhar community.
Road
park in the front. How do we design home units that respond to their location (on each floor),
E Court
orientation, the view around, and the movement of air and light? Can they
The central block has its corridor afford the privacy and individualised layouts of independent homes?
Park C
looking into the inner courtyard. Not too far! Not too close!
•R
oughly 20 kms southwest of M.G. The emphasis on terrace gardens and their staggering out has led to an amazing variety of apartment
Road, 1.5 km off Mysore road, near
Leisure and play at the green park. layouts, each unique by itself. This is also partly a result of our interactions with people and the
Located to the front of the home
Kengeri town.
kind of spaces they were looking for. There are a total of 20 plans for the 63 apartments, which
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makes each home feel very individual in its look and feel. The layouts have organically evolved and
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own is the Terraces park and the Bangalore–Mysore highway (SH 17)
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children’s play area. not more than four homes in all the blocks put together look the same. The rooms are spacious
and the peripheral BMIC (Bangalore–
Mysore Infrastructure Corridor) road. with minimum walls and adequate light and ventilation. Bay windows in the bedrooms and French
This block has its access corridor windows in the living and dining spaces look out into the verdant greenery that surround the blocks
from the north, which overlooks the
•K
engeri town is an important transit
and provide cross ventilation.
park in the front and the homes are point for major bus routes.
oriented to the playground beyond. • T
he Metro Rail phase-2 line extends to Most of the living and dining areas in the homes are oriented to the terrace gardens. Some homes
Kengeri. have balconies instead of terrace gardens. A few others have no balcony or terrace garden but the
A club for fitness and leisure is views enjoyed from the elegant bay windows are of the beautiful grounds or a terrace garden below.
•E
ssential services and amenities like
located to the South of Terraces. It The apartments come in a range of one, two, and three bedroom homes. Some of the two-bedroom
has a multi-purpose community hall educational institutes, healthcare
for dance and Yoga, and an audio- centres, markets and entertainment are homes have a study and some three-bedroom homes have an extended family space to use for TV
visual room for movies and matches. at a comfortable reach. viewing or social interaction.
2 Bedroom
A 202, D 202
Super built-up area: 916 sq. ft. TOILET
4’ 11”X 7’ 9”
Terrace Garden area: N/A
LIVING
12’ 0”X 13’ 1”
These homes are compact and ideal for a small family. BED ROOM—2
13’ 1” X 11’ 0”
TOILET There are a variety of two bedrooms plans. A compact W.I.W
4’ 11”X 8’ 0” KITCHEN 5’ 3”X 2’ 11”
11’ 4”X 8’ 0” two bedroom plan has the dining opening into the
balcony and the kitchen can be opened up. The larger
two bedrooms have terrace gardens. Here the plan is
more open with reduced built-up spaces. This makes
the homes appear much larger. LIVING
15’ 1”X 12’ 0”
BEDROOM
11’ 0” X 14’ 10”
DINING
11’ 6” X 12’ 4”
TOILET
4’ 11”X 8’ 0”
KITCHEN LIVING
6’ 11”X 10’ 11” 11’ 2”X 11’ 3”
KITCHEN UTILITY
W.I.W 8’ 6”X 8’ 2” 2’ 11”X 7’ 10”
BED ROOM—1
4’ 11”X 2’ 7”
15’ 3” X 11’ 10”
DINING
11’ 2” X 9’ 9”
W.I.W TOILET
BED ROOM 4’ 1”X 4’ 11” 7’ 9”X 4’ 11”
12’ 2” X 12’ 0”
BALCONY
E 102 12’ 10” X 5’ 11”
Super built-up area: 818 sq. ft.
Terrace Garden area: N/A
1 Bedroom
BED ROOM—1
Area Area
11’ 0” X 12’ 0” (sq. ft.) (sq. ft.)
A 102 (Without Balcony) 1127
B 101, B 102 (Without 1105 –
Balcony) 1207
This is a compact unit—meant for single people,
B 201, B 301, B 401, B 501, 1105 –
senior citizens or a young couple. It is also B 202, B 302, B 402, B 502 1207
designed to serve as a studio and offers plan (With Balcony)
KITCHEN
flexibility. The kitchen wall can be removed 1 Bedroom Super Built-Up Terrace Garden TOILET 11’ 4”X 8’ 0” TOILET C 102, C 202, C 302, C 402 1200
Area (sq. ft.) Area (sq. ft.) 4’ 11”X 8’ 0” 4’ 11”X 8’ 0” C 502 (With Balcony)
to open into a larger space, with the bedroom LIVING
A 202 916 12’ 0”X 13’ 1” D 102 (Without Balcony) 1128
retaining its privacy. An inviting balcony provides
D 202 913 E 401 1359 263
the casual hang-out space. Lounge here on a chair
E 102 818 E 402 1367 263
or a hammock and enjoy the greenery outside.
TOILET 2 Bedroom + Study Super Built-Up Terrace Garden
4’ 11”X 7’ 9” Area (sq. ft.) Area (sq. ft.)
A 101 1464
TOILET
4’ 11”X 8’ 0” A 501 1651 176
BEDROOM—3 BEDROOM—2
KITCHEN 9’ 10” X 11’ 0” 12’ 0” X 11’ 0” A 502 1480 205
8’ 0”X 10’ 4” 4’ 11”X 2’ 11”
C 101, C 201, C 301, C 401, 1464 – 1486
BEDROOM—1 BEDROOM—2
C 501
12’ 0” X 11’ 3” 11’ 0” X 11’ 0”
D 101 1475
D 501 1673 176
LIVING
15’ 1”X 10’ 5” D 502 1476 209
E 101, E 103 1459
E 301, E 302 1590, 1585 232
TERRACE GARDEN
13’ 1” X 16’ 1”
TERRACE GARDEN
15’ 3” X 13’ 11” 4’ 11”X 14’ 1”
DINING
11’ 0” X 12’ 8”
DINING
TOILET 15’ 1” X 10’ 8”
7’ 9”X 4’ 11”
KITCHEN
A 502, D 502 12’ 0”X 13’ 1” BEDROOM—1
Super built-up area: 1480 sq. ft. 11’ 8”X 11’ 6”
Terrace Garden area: 205 sq. ft. LIVING BALCONY
16’ 7”X 12’ 8” 5’ 11”X 12’ 10”
W.I.W
2’ 9”X 8’ 2”
TOILET
4’ 11”X 8’ 2”
BEDROOM—1
10’ 8”X 12’ 0”
A 501, D 501
Super built-up area: 1651 sq. ft. A 101, C 101, D 101, E 101, E 103
Terrace Garden area: 176 sq. ft. Super built-up area: 1464 sq. ft.
Terrace Garden area: N/A
BALCONY
11’ 2” X 4’ 3”
BEDROOM—2
11’ 0” X 12’ 0”
DINING
11’ 6” X 10’ 0”
BEDROOM—1
13’ 1” X 12’ 0”
W.I.W
2 Bedroom + study
4’ 11”X 7’ 1”
TOILET KITCHEN
7’ 9”X 4’ 11” 2’ 11”X 3’ 11” 7’ 10”X 10’ 11”
These homes have two bedrooms along with a study or a smaller third bedroom. They are the
economy options to the bigger three bedroom plans and have terrace gardens. They have two LIVING
11’ 6”X 15’ 1”
toilets, with one attached to the master bedroom and another a shared one. The third bedroom UTILITY
7’ 10”X 3’ 10”
can be used as a study, entertainment space or guest room. These homes offer the flexibility to STUDY/BEDROOM—3
TOILET
4’ 11”X 8’ 0”
11’ 0”X 9’ 10”
adapt to owner’s requirements, and are still very economical. There are two other plans of this
type: one compact and the other more spacious with a terrace garden.
E 201, E 202 A 203, D 203
TOILET Super built-up area: 1769 sq. ft. Super built-up area: 1669 sq. ft. TOILET TOILET
4’ 11”X 8’ 0” 4’ 11”X 8’ 0”
7’ 10”X 5’ 7” Terrace Garden area: 272 sq. ft. Terrace Garden area: 233 sq. ft.
BEDROOM—3 BEDROOM—2
12’ 0” X 11’ 4” 14’ 1” X 11’ 0”
BALCONY
5’ 11” X 12’ 6” 5’ 3”X 4’ 11”
BEDROOM—3 4’ 11”X 4’ 11”
14’ 11” X 11’ 6”
TOILET
7’ 10”X 4’ 11”
UTILITY
3’ 5”X 10’ 0”
KITCHEN LIVING
8’ 2”X 10’ 0” 11’ 0”X 16’ 9”
W.I.W
5’ 2”X 5’ 3”
UTILITY
8’ 6”X 4’ 11” TOILET
4’ 11”X 8’ 0”
BEDROOM—2
15’ 1” X 13’ 1”
DINING
12’ 4” X 11’ 8”
KITCHEN 3’ 11”X 8’ 2”
10’ 0”X 8’ 2”
BEDROOM—1
12’ 10” X 14’ 10”
TERRACE GARDEN
19’ 11”X 12’ 0”
DINING
14’ 8” X 11’ 2” LIVING
14’ 8”X 11’ 6”
2’ 11”X 12’ 9”
C 203
Super built-up area: 1656 sq. ft.
Terrace Garden area: N/A
W.I.W
5’ 3”X 2’ 11”
TOILET
BEDROOM—1 8’ 0”X 4’ 11”
14’ 3” X 11’ 0”
3 Bedroom
10’ 2”X 8’ 6” 3’ 5”X 8’ 2” (With Balcony)
BEDROOM—3
12’ 0” X 11’ 10”
LIVING
11’ 0”X 16’ 9” TOILET
4’ 11”X 8’ 0”
DINING BEDROOM—2
12’ 4” X 11’ 2” 13’ 1” X 12’ 0”
BEDROOM—2
12’ 10” X 12’ 0”
FAMILY TOILET
UTILITY KITCHEN 8’ 0”X 4’ 11”
13’ 7” X 10’ 8”
2’ 11”X 8’ 4” 12’ 2”X 8’ 4” TOILET TOILET
4’ 11”X 8’ 0” 4’ 11”X 8’ 0”
BEDROOM—3 BEDROOM—2
12’ 0” X 11’ 4” 14’ 1” X 11’ 0”
FAMILY
11’ 0” X 13’ 11”
UTILITY LIVING
3’ 5”X 10’ 0” 15’ 1”X 12’ 6”
TERRACE GARDEN
KITCHEN 16’ 6”X 18’ 1”
8’ 6”X 10’ 0”
TOILET
7’ 9”X 4’ 11”
W.I.W
TERRACE GARDEN 7’ 9”X 3’ 5”
15’ 3”X 14’ 7”
DINING
16’ 7” X 11’ 2”
A 302, D 302 DINING
15’ 1” X 12’ 6”
Super built-up area: 1834 sq. ft.
Terrace Garden area: 211 sq. ft.
LIVING BEDROOM—1
16’ 7”X 11’ 2” 10’ 8” X 12’ 0”
4’ 11” X 2’ 11”
TOILET
The most luxurious of all the home plans in Terraces, the three bedrooms with a family 4’ 11”X 7’ 9” UTILITY
room, is a large spacious apartment. In its feel it is almost like a house at a single level, and 9’ 10”X 3’ 5”
reproduces the interesting spaces akin to it. The family space can be used as an entertainment
A 301, D 301
area or as an extended space for socialising. The ones with terrace gardens have their living Super built-up area: 1919 sq. ft.
and dining spaces located around them. Terrace Garden area: 290 sq. ft.
Features
How do we maintain the continuum of the Malhar vision with Terraces?
That of an eco-community where caring for nature and people reflect
in the way spaces are designed and used? Where sustainability provides
the blueprint for how a neighbourhood is conceived and realised?
The individual terrace garden—a piece of sky for everyone: These open terraces bring the
outdoors inside invoking the feeling of living close to the ground. Residents can enjoy views of the
water bodies, the greenery and the sight of the sky changing colours above. Besides recreating a
bit of the outdoors even at the higher floors, they break the severity of the built-up scale, making it
more human and organic.
The landscaped gardens act as a buffer from the dust, heat and the lashing rain. They are staggered
on alternate floors to form a terraced pattern, which enhances the air movement between floors.
The spacing between the gardens gives each one a private uninterrupted view of the sky and the
surrounding landscape.
Transition spaces: The homes Community spaces: Terraces, in continuation of the theme of the
in Terraces have transition spaces other communities, are dotted with community interaction spaces
connecting the indoors to the outside and inside its blocks. Besides parks and playgrounds
outdoors—the balconies and the there are the pathways that lead into the central courtyard.
verandahs. The terrace gardens Beautifully landscaped, this along with the open atrium play host
have a semi-covered pergola, to neighbourly interactions and leisure. Even the corridors on each
or the verandah connecting the floor have places for growing plants and to sit and relax.
inside of the house to the open
terrace. Full of character, this
space is more than just a transition Design for natural light and ventilation: Natural light and air
space and takes a life of its own. flow into the homes through the corridors, bay windows, French
Camaraderie, companionship or windows and verandahs. The windows have comfortable seats
solitude describes it and from here where you can just relax with a cup of tea or book. At Terraces
one can watch the rainfall, enjoy they also open the homes to the beauty of the Malhar landscape
its mild spray and be soothed by around.
cool breezes. All the homes are placed in a straight row, one after the other,
and not around a central lobby; they thus enjoy adequate natural
light and cross ventilation. The strategic placing of the terraces
and balconies in all the blocks and the use of thermally conducive
materials are all features that reduce the necessity for artificial
temperature control.
Integrating ecology with landscape: Creating an environment for the Water recycling: An on-campus sewage Rainwater harvesting and recharging: At Malhar eco-
land to rejuvenate becomes an important aspect of planning, especially for treatment plant will recycle all waste water village, true to its name, rainwater conservation takes on a
the psychological and cultural values they impart. Trees and plants will be generated in Malhar. The wastewater from special significance. Rainwater is harvested and the ground
mostly local and of a variety that can withstand low water conditions. The the kitchens and bathrooms is collected water is recharged through well spread out percolation
environment will be interactive and engaging and Malhar will be a veritable and treated with a series of bio-filters and channels across the development. Roof water will also be
encyclopedia of plants and trees including the medicinal variety. Relive the then passed through planted reed beds, channelled through pipes, passed through a series of filters
nostalgia of your own childhood as your children discover insects and birds, to emerge clean. This water will then be and collected in the water tank. With intermittent rains in
climb trees and create imaginative worlds in the nooks and corners of Malhar. used for gardening and for toilet flushing. Bangalore, this supplements the supply through bore wells.
While you also experience the change in seasons as expressed through the The planted reed beds merge elegantly We are also contemplating digging a small open well at the
flowering and shedding of the trees. into the landscape. bore wells to direct the rainwater to it.
Landeater Design
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Specifications
Infrastructure
Internal roads: Main roads WBM with tar black top, cluster roads with soling and paving to increase rainwater percolation.
External compound wall: Will be a solid 6 feet compound wall.
Water supply: Central pressurized water supply from bore wells and sump and overhead tank.
Electricity: Underground cables with individual meters in each house, common lighting for roads and parks.
Telephone/internet: Telephone and underground cable will be laid and networked to each house, with a provision to make connection.
Landscape: All common areas will be landscaped with trees, parks, playgrounds and will have designated visitor car parks.
Club: Clubhouse with games room and party space, shared with Mosaic.
Structure
Foundation: RCC footings and plinth beam.
Super structure: RCC column and beam structure with hollow clay blocks as walls.
Roof & slabs: Reinforced cement concrete slabs.
Interior walls: Cement plastered.
Finishes
Exterior finishes: Hollow clay blocks artisticlly pointed and some plastered and painted.
Interior finishes: Walls rendered with lime and painted with oil bound distemper.
Woodwork
Front door: Seasoned teakwood, artistically designed, fully panelled.
Internal doors: Seasoned hardwood, fully panelled, finished with clear polish.
Windows: Seasoned hardwood, clear glass (except for toilets), finished with cashew oil.
Grills: Mild Steel grills as per design, painted with primer and semi-gloss paint.
Hardware: A combination of brass and powder coated fittings and branded locks.
Electrical Three phase concealed wiring. All wiring shall be of Anchor/ Finolex or equivalent make concealed in 19/25mm dia,
2mm thick PVC conduit pipes. Modular switches of Crabtree or equivalent brand. 200 liters solar water heater of
reputed brand.
Flooring Vitrified tiles with a rustic stone finish of Nitco or equivalent brands.
Bathrooms Ceramic tiles with a rustic finish of Nitco or equivalent brands. Walls in ceramic tiles up to 7’ ht., interspersed
with designer tiles. We invite you to join us in our journey towards a sustainable future.
GoodEarth is managed by a close knit group of people, involved in the project
Sanitary fittings European wall mounted white closet, Parryware or equivalent make. right from the concept to design, to the implementation of the smallest
Taps—diverters, basin mixers and overhead shower in toilets, of Jaguar or equivalent make, CP fittings and ISI
details.
marked concealed PVC plumbing. Provision for geysers.
Kitchen The cabinets, counter, dado, sink and taps are not included. Electrical and plumbing connections will be provided.
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