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As you walk up the market street, you come across a large Chowkinuma house situated higher up on the hillside. As you move past it, you locate a ridge, along which a narrow path leads you back to the wheat fields downhill. Down this path is where we find the houses of Guptaji and the local Pandit as well as the Baramda house, owned by Tarachand and his brother.
Further, on the main path from the ridge, you eventually reach the older main gate of the fort that opens up to the Kingsway which leads back to the fort complex. Next to the gate is the Khavda. This is where the local wheat harvest gets thrashed for grains. Along the way, towards the gate is where we find the houses of the local Oil maker’s family, namely the Teli house.
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1. Big chowkinuma house 2. old market street 3. Baramda house 1 4. Baramda house 2 5. Half chowkinuma house 6. Gaushalas 7. Wheat fields 8. Apple orchards
residential cluster 1 plan
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the view of the valley from the chowkinuma house
The facade of the Badi Chowkinuma house, with the oobra leading into the praud on the right. The newer extention is being built behind, slightly more uphill from the older house.
the house forms are embedded intimately into the cascading landscape of the valley
This is the older wing of the Teli house, and its courtyard space in front. The verandah here is ocassionaly used as a social space. the new extention of the Teli house on the right, built where the old Oil Pressing section of the house once stood. Once the oil pressers were no longer in use, the family opted for a larger RCC residence
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This is the road leading up to the Big Chowkinuma house, and further on, the ridge.
this is a storage space in front of Tarachand’s residence, adjacent to the courtyard. The tulsi is placed in front of the main entrance of the house.
this is Guptaji’s house. It has a plain facade with no modifications done to its structure. The Baramdah type is very strongly shown here with a longitudinal arrangement and the wooden cladded balcony on the first floor.
