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Charming Colonial Homes ADAPTING HOMES

Indraprastha College for
Women in Civil Lines, New Delhi,
PRETTY PUDUCHERRY earlier used to be the offi ce-
cum-residence of the British
Puducherry is famous for the Colonial French and Commander-in-chief in 1938.
Franco-Tamil architecture. The French styled
architecture is suited for this town because of the
weather, with its long and huge windows with HILL HOMES
vertical cast iron bars as grills, ornate balconies, large
Colonial heritage
courtyards, circular arched gates, and stucco designs.
bungalows are seen
They have fl at roofs, an inner courtyard with garden, across most of our hill
and colonnaded porticos that serve a double function stations like Shimla,
of protection from the sun and rain, and also as a Ooty and Darjeeling.
transition space to the rest of the house. This was because the
Colonial British used
Floors are polished and have coloured cement or tiles.
hill stations as their
Coloured Belgian glass is set in the arched, wooden
summer retreats!
frames above doors and porticos.

Illustration by: Akanksha,
VIII D, ASN Sr. Sec. School,
Mayur Vihar-I , Delhi

BENGAL BARIS

Grand Bungalow type homes emerged in Kolkata,
due to colonization and the European styles that
this rule brought with it. These were adapted and
modifi ed according to the climate and context.
Photo Credits: Mr. T. S. Randhawa, Advisor (INTACH Knowledge Centre
& Information Technology) These bungalows mixed European architecture
with Bengali styles to create a style of its own.
GRACIOUS GOA
ACTIVITY: TAGORE’S HOME
The architecture of Goa is
Jorasanko Thakur Bari is the ancestral home of
a combination of Indian,
Islamic and Portuguese the Rabindranath Tagore. Find out about more
such grand Baris that one can spot in Kolkata and
styles. Dramatic colours are
used. describe their features.

The houses have balconies (covered porches) and
verandas that are outward-looking and ornamental. The MUMBAI’S ART DECO
houses of the rich landlords had high plinths with grand
staircases leading to the front door or balcao. The Art Deco style with its
bold colours and geometric
The ornate windows are among the salient features streaks is seen in the
of Portuguese architecture that still stay to date. The residential buildings lining
wooden framed widows have panels made with tiny Marine Drive of Mumbai.
mother-of-pearl shells. It is perhaps the world’s
second-largest collection
Azulejos are the colourful hand painted glazed tiles of
Goa used in these homes. of Art Deco buildings after
Miami.
Anushree Vishwakarma, VI E, Delhi Public School, Sec-45, Gurgaon

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