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Prestige Notting Hill is an under-construction, 14 floor apartment complex with 288 two-bedroom and three-bedroom apartments, spread across 4.7 acres. It is located in South Bangalore, on Bannerghatta Road opposite Meenakshi temple near Electronic city.
PROMOTER:
Notting Hill is promoted by the Prestige Group, which has over 185 completed projects to their credit.
ARCHITECT:
Prestige Notting Hill has been designed by the well-known, Bangalore based, architectural firm, Venkataramanan Associates.
ABOUT NOTTING HILL:
Notting Hill displays distinctive Tudor style of architecture and the Clubhouse is modeled along the lines of a Roman Courtyard to complement the towers in the background. Notting Hill has five-apartment towers that are designed in an ascending form, creating a set of cascading roofs that leads the eye gently to the top of the building. This undulating effect gives this hi-rise, 14-floor building, a low-rise feel.
According to the Builder, “Each tower is built sufficiently far from the road and unique to residential properties in Bangalore, the lush gardens and green areas that adorn the Notting Hill landscape act as a buffer zone between the buildings and the bustle of city life”.
AMENITIES:
Gymnasium, Health Club, Party Hall, Badminton Court, Supermarket, Swimming pool with solarium and children’s play area.
ARCHITECT’S REVIEW:
Positives:
- I personally liked the tudor syle roofs shown in the perspective. It is a style of architecture that has not been used much in Bangalore and is sure to catch your attention.
- I also liked the fact that the main residential blocks have been set back from the busy Bannerghatta Road. However, I am not sure if the road shown along the periphery of the property is busy.
- In the plans shown below of a 2-bedroom and a 3-bedroom flat, the Kitcen, Master bedrooms are reasonably big. However, the furniture indicated in the bedrooms can only be used by kids in a real situation, as they are indicated at 20% less than their actual size. Sadly, this is a ploy used by many builders to make the room appear bigger than it actaully is. I have even seen in model apartments, cots of sizes 4′6″ x 5′6″ which are made to pass off as a queen-sized bed. For information on the sizes of furniture in a bedroom go to Bedroom Furniture.
- The Master Bedroom furniture arrangement is okay, though I wish there was a window in the corner near the Toilet to allow for cross-ventilation.
- The Toilet arrangement is such that the ventilator is in the bathing area. This is very essential for proper ventilation and quick drying of the bathing area.
Negatives:
- The entrance Lobby in the 2-bedroom apartment is quite small for bringing in furniture like big cots, without a struggle. In fact it is so small and positioned in such a way that when the inmate opens the door to guests, it could be quite a squeeze for everyone.
- The Dining room in both the plans is very narrow at 10′. Since it is also used to access other rooms, there is very little circulation space around the dining table. There is no natural light or ventialtion in the Dining room and only indirect light from the Living Balcony which will not be enough.
- The Children’s bedroom is too small to accomodate two cots as shown in the plan. For information on the comfortable sizes of Bedrooms, go to Bedroom Sizes .
- The Kitchen does not have direct light or ventilation which is a very important prerequisite according to Vaastu Shastra. For some info on this read Vaastu Shastra for a clean Kitchen environment.
- Once again, I can’t resist complaining about the fact that nowhere on the promoter’s site could I find the Architect of this project. I finally found out only when I went to the Architect’s site. Definitely an Architect adds value to a project and he deserves to be mentioned. But sadly most builders ignore this fact and only take care to mention the Architect, if he is an international one.
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