3D concept of the Kundan home in Jamshedpur: shops and a godown at street level, a two-storey home above with four bedrooms around a courtyard, and an open terrace. Drag to turn the model, scroll or pinch to zoom, or press Walk in from the street to explore on foot.
Starts at the first floor and opens to the terrace; glass blocks in its floor light the godown below. Every main room looks into it through glass, and its raised, louvred cap lets hot air out while keeping rain and pigeons off.
The south-west back court brings in the summer and monsoon breeze. A terracotta jaali turns the harsh evening sun into soft patterned light.
Every opening a burglar could reach has fixed steel: a grille over the courtyard and the back court at roof level, full-height grilles on the road-facing deck and sit-out, and full-height side walls at the back. Glass faces only the inside courtyard, behind those grilles.
The common stair stops at the first floor for the shops. The family has its own stair under a skylight, and the second-floor sit-out and deck catch the morning sun from the road side.
Concept model for discussion with your architect. Sizes follow your 60 × 24.5 ft plan approximately, with 10.5 ft floor-to-floor; doors, windows, columns and structure are simplified.