Arvind Cottage, 1954
Location : Saraswati Marg, Kamla Nagar
Patron : Sachdeva Family
Arvind Cottage is situated in the western suburb of Delhi and has been recently renovated in a freshly painted facade, which was originally in an off white colour. It currently functions as a girl’s hostel located at the cross section of Satyawati Marg and Bungalow Road in Kamla Nagar. The building showcases multiple features of the Art Deco Style Moderne including the continuous and rounded eyebrow, projecting roofs and cantilevers, curved balconies and geometric patterned window grills. Vertical reeding bands running till the top of the building’s roof and plasterwork ornamentation detail below the entrance cantilever add to the finesse of the residence. In addition, the design of the main entrance and lastly the circular staircase newel makes this example true to the style in entirety.
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Image Copyrights : Deco In Delhi
Streamlined Profile
Emphasis is laid on horizontal wings of the buildings through features like eyebrows, continuous overhang. Building edges often have mirrored curved circular towers encompassing staircases in them
Eyebrows
Continuous overhangs as sunshades, curving as the profile of the building, specially continuing around corners
Speedlines
Bandings to accentuate the horizontality of surfaces. A distinct feature in buildings inspired from the Streamline Moderne version of Deco
Main Entrance
Central or Faceted axis : shown with either the entrance porch extending out, or accentuated with ornamental features, a use of different material or colour
Curved Balconies
Balcony projections from facades often have curving edges, which adds the notion of flow and smooth edges to the profile. Often eyebrows or eyelids accompany the balconies