10, Pusa Road, 1940s
Location : Karol Bagh
Agency : Delhi Improvement Trust
This residence at 10 Pusa road, belonging to the Bhatia family, is fundamentally a Streamline bungalow, boasting a protruding circular tower at the corner, with continuous eyebrows wrapping around it. Cement grills with relief work and porthole windows, specially ventilators, as seen across in many examples globally adorn the façade further. The neighborhood was planned and construction guidelines set by the Delhi Improvement Trust who carved large bungalow plots along the road, often taken by big business families or other influential people of the society.
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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
Circular Towers
A tower, rounded or completely circular, situated at the central axis or jutting out of the edge of the building to create a visual emphasis on the facade, a common feature seen in buildings inspired from Streamline Moderne
Eyebrows
Continuous overhangs as sunshades, curving as the profile of the building, specially continuing around corners
Balcony Grills
Often seen casted in cement / metal are balcony grills with motifs and symbols, such as sun burst, swan or name initials of owners, adding to the ornamentation of the buildings