A house with a small 'COURTYARD'
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 ...