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A house with a small 'COURTYARD'

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Clients: My Brother in law and Sister Four years back (I don’t remember exactly) my Brother In Law (BIL) Mr. Mohammed Yousuf Sheriff and my sister Mrs Afeefa wanted me to design their house. Theirs is a family of 6 with three male kids (Mohammed Hamzah Sheriff [15], Mohammed Hannan Sheriff [13] and Mohammed Hasnain Sheriff [10]) and their senior citizen mother Sayeda Sheriff (She is also my father’s elder sister). They wanted this house, a kind of their dream for them to settle down in this house once they return from Dubai (where he is working at present). I accepted this offer and started on with designing the same. I am writing this blog just to highlight the design ideas incorporated and some challenges faced in doing the same. If you are expecting some fancy/funky concept or design, that’s not going to be the case, explained here is a simple design and the thought process behind it. The Basic Requirements: As usually happens with most of the clients at the ...

IIAPL – Season 7 (Indian Institute of Architects Premier League) 2018 Ahmedabad, Gujarat.

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I participated in this event IIAPL Season 7 that took place in Ahmedabad Gujarat from 03 to 07 January 2018. Thought I would share my experience of the same.   It was a great event and lots of memories which I took back from it. At first I would like to record my appreciation to IIA national Sports committee chairman Ar. Jitendra Mehta Ji. Secondly, I think, it was the effort of Gujarat chapter and in particular Ahmedabad centre that helped in the event becoming a grand success. Big thanks to them for providing us with a wonderful experience both on and off the pitch. This time it was season 7 and a first time experience for me in participating in the national level Architects sports meet. This year two teams participated from Tamil Nadu in the sport of cricket, The Tamil Kaalais and The Tamil Tigers. Till last year only one team participated from our state, but this year the second team was formed and it entered the fray at the national event. Thanks again to IIA headquarte...