BCIL TownsEnd
About
We called it TownsEnd, simply because it was at the end of town. That was 8 years ago. Today, this area of Yelahanka is teeming with activity. We chose the land expanse of 13 acres for it enjoyed a natural backdrop of a hundred acre stud farm which was a hundred years old.
The stately trees that have stood sentinel on this land captivated us. We felled not a tree. We worked our masterplan around these natural elements and invited 51 families to make home here.
We took technologies for water distribution a step beyond builders of that time: there is no monstrous overhead tank in this campus. We tucked our water storage under the ground and drove our water supply to homes with energy-efficient hydro-pneumatic systems. We took responsibility for all waste water in this campus. We built a tertiary sewage treatment plant that could filter and reuse every single litre of water in the campus. We built a leisure amenity that included a restaurant, a conference venue, tennis court, a warm inviting swimming pool, an amphi-theatre for that odd evening of music or the birthday party and a bar that offered, for the first time in India, a natural air-cooling system that used no air-conditioners.
Beyond home
Computer connectivity
Landscaped niches and alcoves with park benches
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Common amenities : : include a swimming pool, community centre, and more
Earth tunnel and structural slab cooling : : at the club library, a rare combination, a first-in-India effort in 2002.(more...)
Hydro-pneumatic pumps : : for domestic water needs
Advanced campus ground water recharge system (more...)
Usage of several sustainable building materials and technologies (more...)
Clever use of waste materials (more...)
Technical Data
Location: Off Yelahanka-Doddaballapur Road, Bangalore
48 single family homes, custom-built.
