Eco-friendly, green homes help reduce energy usage. Ashwin Architects provide design and architectural services for residential and commercial constructions in Bangalore. The issue of sustainability & green designs gets relegated to the second spot because the first question about construction is the cost. Although most people are aware of environmental issues, still the percentage of people willing to try out new techniques are limited. Ashwin Architects use climatology & building orientation to a great extent to provide natural light & ventilation thus reducing dependency on mechanical means of controlling temperatures. Today, the need is to incorporate green concepts that would only increase the cost by a small percentage. Many who would like to remodel their homes may also want to consider incorporating green concepts like provisions for natural light & ventilation thus reducing dependency on mechanical means of controlling temperatures. Other techniques they can use are borewell recharging with roof water run-off, solar lights for the house, solar geysers, motion-detecting sensors for lights. Address of Ashwin Architects - No. 23, Ratnavilas Rd, Basavanagudi Bangalore - 560004 Website: http://www.ashwinarchitects.com

Your rugs are beautiful and very good quality. They compliment your property well. It is natural for wool to shed at first, but it will eventually stop. You can get a special carpet rake or use a broom to rake or brush the carpet weekly and also vacuum it once or twice a week. The shedding should stop after a few months. Once you get through that period, you can enjoy the many great qualities that wool has. It is extremely durable, more stain resistant than most, flame retardant and self-extinguishing, and it actually regulates temperature & humidity in the home by absorbing & releasing moisture as needed. That's how it amazingly feels warmer in the winter and cooler in the summer. Good luck! Don't give up on your rugs just yet!

Hey gowri !! I am an architect . So having a garden per say on the northern side of your plot is a good idea and as you want it to be sandwiched between ur living and dining area; i wud say u cud push the living to the northern wall and bring in the garden / courtyard space in between the living and the dining area. Make sure the garden allows vertical airflow as it will help the hot air rise up and maintain a cool temperature in the activity areas . This will help u tackle the chennai heat . Providing unique looking sun shades on the first floor base will help u control the light and water that may come with this and also will be a design element. Regarding the plants, u should take care to install plants that only needs moderate sunlight .

Hi Rupa, Like it was suggested in the previous comment, it's best to follow one style and colour palette for a cohesive design. However, there are subtle ways to create a difference. Use a slightly darker or lighter shade of your primary colour. For instance a ‘greige’ in one room and a light, warm brown in another. Switch up the accent colours Play with light temperature Hope these helped. Do DM us if you want to discuss this further.