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PROJECT EVIDENCE / PRE-CONSTRUCTION

A 17-foot plot. Three generations. One building.

Pallikaranai · Chennai

The important decisions
happen before construction.

This current Bind Builds project is still in pre-construction. It is useful evidence of how a narrow urban plot, multi-generational requirements, parking and Vastu are translated into a coordinated design brief before site execution begins.

PRE-CONSTRUCTIONDesign + coordination stage · not yet a handover
Project brief
Plot17 ft × 44 ftEast-facing narrow urban plot
Ground floorParents + dog1BHK home with car parking
First floorYounger son + spouseIndependent family unit
Second floorElder son + spouseIndependent family unit
TerraceShared family useHeadroom, sitout and terrace garden
The planning problem

Not “how many rooms?”
How should this family live?

01

Keep the family together without forcing one household.

Each generation needs independence, but circulation and services still have to work as one building.

02

Make a 17-foot frontage work harder.

Parking, staircase, daylight, room widths and service shafts compete for the same narrow cross-section.

03

Use Vastu as a planning input, not an afterthought.

The working brief prioritises a north-east entry, south-east kitchen, south-west bedroom and north-west toilet zone where the plan permits.

04

Resolve the building before pricing the final scope.

Floor area, facade direction and major planning decisions need confirmation before agreement, approvals, structure and GFC coordination.

Current design anchors

Four Vastu positions.
Resolved with the real plot.

NEEntry

North or east-facing entry in the north-east zone where circulation permits.

SEKitchen

Kitchen planned toward the south-east zone as one of the primary layout anchors.

SWBedroom

Primary bedroom preference toward the south-west zone.

NWToilet

Toilet preference toward the north-west zone, coordinated with plumbing practicality.

These are project design preferences, not a claim that the same arrangement will suit every plot. Setbacks, structure, light, ventilation, services and local approval requirements still have to be coordinated.

What happens before construction

Lock the decisions.
Then mobilise the site.

  1. 01

    Schematic floor-plan options

    Test the family programme, circulation and usable room proportions within the narrow plot.

  2. 02

    Revised plan + first-cut facade

    Connect the internal planning with the external massing and review both together.

  3. 03

    Final plan + facade confirmation

    Confirm the design direction before using the finalised area for the construction agreement.

  4. 04

    Approvals + structural coordination

    Proceed with the applicable approval drawings, structural inputs and coordinated GFC information.

  5. 05

    Construction commencement

    The project moves to site only after the pre-construction decisions and required documentation reach the agreed stage.

What this page proves

Pre-construction evidence is evidence of thinking—not completed workmanship.

This project demonstrates how Bind Builds structures a residential brief and coordinates decisions before execution. It should not be read as evidence of a finished building until the project actually reaches construction and handover.

Have a difficult plot?

Bring the plot dimensions, family requirements and what matters most. The first job is to make the plan work before the construction scope is fixed.