My Space

Dr Chugh is not alone. Many others from the city are busy fashioning their homes,with some technical assistance from experts. “An architect assisted me with water pipes and feasibility of walls,the rest of it is mine,” says Amarjeet Singh,a filmmaker. “I have traveled across the world and have a clear picture of what I want and so I restyled the house on my own,” says Singh. “It’s about using elements that unite the functional areas,the kitchen,the drawing and dining rooms,causing a well-balanced flow throughout,” he says. “It saves the effort of finding and hiring an architect and interior designer and explaining what you want and constantly correcting in case there’s a misunderstanding,” he adds. Pratap Singh,a second year student of Panjab Engineering College,likes working on 3D home design tool to create one’s home and customise changes as one go about. “A little survey about the material to be used and the design trends and my work was done,” he says.

As for Sidharth Mehta,a businessperson,he wanted his house in Sector 6,Panchkula,to be exclusive. “I want no replication,” Mehta says,adding that he did not want someone else to take the final call.

Elsewhere,couple Amarjeet Virdhi and Sonal,are actively involved in making their house in Sector 44,thrashing out ideas and constantly conceptualising. “I like colours so that remains the focal point of our house and both of us being artists,most walls flaunt our creations,” Sonal says,adding the biggest challenge was to place the lights so that they would enhance the wall art. “It’s about putting a little bit of you in every room,” she explains. Sushma Gupta,a final year student of Department of Laws agrees. “Though architects and interior designers create the perfect set up,the exclusivity is lost. You end up seeing replicas of the work in other houses. That’s the reason I took about two years to work upon my home,studying the needs of every member of the house. Though the house has a few flaws,it’s something that reflects me and is my personal space,” she signs off.

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