Mixed motifs of Spain, England and Pallava country in Chennai

Apparently, there is something alluring about Spanish villas. We have seen Alliance Bougainvillea announcing its project near Poonamallee recently. XS Real Estate also has Villa Espana in Velachery "overlooking the Guindy National Park" (which is what should make the development really attractive).




English gardens are similarly attractive, it seems. Both Alliance and XS are talking about English gardens (though they are silent about the hot, humid and dirty exterior) on their properties in Chennai, in Bougainvillea - Poonamallee and Chesterfields - Ramapuram.

XS also talks of some Pallava motifs in its "apartment bungalows."

It beats me why property developers are completely obsessed with Spain for the Sun and England for gardens. The irony strikes me because we have always had sunny skies. Moreover, in England, the local population years for more Sun and actually describes bright days as an "Indian summer!"

To property developers we are hopelessly smitted by Western architectural and cultural influences (though they do have some things of value even to us in our climate, such as Bay windows).

I am hoping for the day that some builder announces projects that pay tribute to Nature, and makes the best use of sunlight, rainwater and air, in the manner that Laurie Baker advocated.