Chowriappa Constellation, Hennur, Bangalore | An Architect Reviews

Chowriappa Constellation is an under-construction apartment complex by Chowriappa Constructions Pvt. Ltd. in Hennur, Bangalore East. It has 100 units in 2-bed, 3-bed and 4-bed configurations distributed in 15-storeys in eight towers on a 2 acre property.  Possession of the project is expected by July 2016. Residential complexes by other reputed builders in Hennur are Purvankara Palm Beach, Shriram Luxor, LGCL One Street and Salarpuria Gold Summit.

LOCATION OF CHOWRIAPPA CONSTELLATION, HENNUR, BANGALORE

Chowriappa Constellation is located on Hennur Main Road which is a nice location. It is well connected to all parts of Bangalore and is only 8 km from MG RoadVidyaniketan Academy and St. Michael’s high school are just four minutes away from this place. The Srimampura Railway Crossing is 3.7 kilometers away from this project. Aveitha Hospital is 0.5 kilometers away, and Canara Bank and ATM are 0.2 Kilometers away from this place. Other public facilities such as bus stops, entertainment places, parks and others are just a few blocks away.

ABOUT THE BUILDER, CHOWRIAPPA CONSTRUCTIONS PVT. LTD.

ABOUT CHOWRIAPPA CONSTELLATION, HENNUR, BANGALORE

There are 100 apartments in configurations of 2 BHK with area of 1414 sft, 3 BHK with areas ranging from 1586 sft to 2050 sft and 4 BHK with areas ranging between 2790-3378 sft. These apartments are distributed among the 8 towers of  G + 14 floors. The prices range between 70.70 lakhs to 1.68 crores. Chowriappa Constellation was launched in April 2013 and is expected to be ready for occupation, 3 years later by July 2016. 

According to the builder, the plans are “Vaastu compliant”. In order to achieve proper vastu compliance, each tower has only one unit per floor. This way the rooms can be placed in the correct positions as dictated by Vastu Shastra. You can read more about the scientific principles that govern vastu shastra principles here. Due to this arrangement,  “360 degrees ventilation” and light has been achieved.

AMENITIES IN CHOWRIAPPA CONSTELLATION, HENNUR

Club house with health club, gym, Spa, Table Tennis, Billiards Table, Multipurpose hall with pantry area, Basket ball court, Jogging track around the building, Walking track, Badminton court, swimming pool, landscaping, water bodies and Kids club. Provision for 24 x 7 security with intercom facility to apartments.

SPECIFICATIONS IN CHOWRIAPPA CONSTELLATION, HENNUR, BANGALORE

Structure: R C C frame structure with 6″ solid concrete block masonry for external walls. 4″ solid concrete block masonry for internal walls.

Location: The location on Hennur Main Road and near the ORR, Hebbal ring road and Manyata Tech Park makes it very attractive to the IT crowd. Moreover, schools, tech parks, hospitals, MG Road and the Airport are all within reach.

Resale Value: Chowriappa Constellation will have good resale value because of it’s excellent location.

Design and appearance:  The 8 towers, are separate but at the same time connected to each other by corridors. The advantage in having them separate is that there is ample light and ventilation to each and every unit.

Living room: The living room and dining room are separate but still open to each other in most apartments. This arrangement is better than the rectangular hall arrangement seen in some of the units, because the living and dining get 3 walls each, for placing furniture. The dimensions are very comfortable, making it a spacious space. But there seems to be a lot of wastage of space between the dining and living, that serves as circulation space to the bedrooms.

Kitchen: The kitchen and utility are separate and of good sizes and can accommodate a lot of gadgets and storage. See my post on Kitchen sizes in design of a Kitchen.

Bedrooms: All the bedrooms are comfortably sized and surprisingly 2 and sometimes even 3 bedrooms have attached balconies. See my post on Design of a Bedroom,

Bathrooms: The bathrooms are of good size especially in the 3BHK units. Their comfortable dimensions make them look and feel spacious unlike the bathrooms in many other projects. Usually the bathrooms are compromised in a bid to reduce square footage.

Dining Room: In all the units, the dining room gets direct light and ventilation just like the living room and has an attached balcony. This is so unlike most other apartment projects.

Balconies:  Balconies are 4′ wide which is comfortable for sitting.

Square footage: The super built-up area of the apartments is on the higher side because in addition to the usual living room balconies, there are attached balconies to the dining area and all the bedrooms. Nowadays apartments are of much lower square footage to encourage more buyers. This is achieved by restricting the number of balconies to only one for 2 BHK and two for 3 BHK.

View from apartments:  Though the builder claims that all units have a ‘360’ degree view, in reality some of he rooms will be facing other blocks.

Lobby/corridor: To have a lobby before a toilet is good, as the bedroom and toilet doors can open from this space instead of from other rooms. But when the lobby becomes disproportionately big it is just a waste of space and it all adds up in the built-up area. So effectively you are paying for wasted space. In Chowriappa Constellation, there are unnecessarily long corridors.

Foyer: None of the units have foyers which would have been advantageous as they serve as  ‘pause’ spaces as one enters the apartment. Also they are a useful place to keep the footwear.