This Article is From Mar 14, 2011

Abhay Deol's Dream House

Abhay Deol's Dream House

Highlights

  • Abhay Deol has purchased a one-acre land in north Goa to build his dream house an eco-friendly project. Construction begins soon in a month's time.
  • A friend of the actor informs, "The land is on the side of a mountain, surrounded by greenery and has a great view."
  • He adds, "There will be four bedrooms, a living room and a dining room and an open kitchen. His master bedroom will be on the first floor with a terrace. A 22-seater private screening room is also on the cards."
  • The Abhay has friends, architect couple Vishakha and Muninder Chowdhry designing his dream house. Reveals Muninder, "Abhay wants a house that incorporates environmentally sustainable design.
  • The construction will conform to leed Platinum standards in its development."
  • What architectural style will be employed? "We won't be stylistically bound. It will be a contemporary home, with materials, colours and accents that reflect Abhay's personality in many ways. The house will have pitched and green roofs with huge windows for a lot of natural light."
  • What is Abhay bringing to the table, in terms of creative inputs? "A lot! He has an amazing taste and it's a joy to work with him."
  • LEED is Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design which is a third-party certification programme and the internationally accepted benchmark for the design, construction and operation of high-performance green buildings. Leed gives building owners the tools they need to have an immediate and measurable impact on their buildings performance.
Mumbai: Abhay Deol has purchased one-acre land in north Goa to build his dream house, an eco-friendly project. Construction begins soon in a month's time.

"The land is on the side of a mountain, surrounded by greenery and has a great view," said Abhay's friend.

He added:  "There will be four bedrooms, a living room and a dining room and an open kitchen. His master bedroom will be on the first floor with a terrace. A 22-seater private screening room is also on the cards."

Abhay's friends, architect couple Vishakha and Muninder Chowdhry will be designing his dream house. "Abhay wants a house that incorporates environmentally sustainable design.The construction will conform to leed Platinum standards in its development," said Muninder Chowdhury.

What architectural style will be employed? "We won't be stylistically bound. It will be a contemporary home, with materials, colours and accents that reflect Abhay's personality in many ways. The house will have pitched and green roofs with huge windows for a lot of natural light," Muninder added.

What is Abhay bringing to the table, in terms of creative inputs? "A lot! He has an amazing taste and it's a joy to work with him."
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