A healthy house doesn’t mean just a dust-free living room and a pest-free kitchen. A healthy house is an ecosystem that is healthy from the outside to the inside. When choosing a home, it is important to strike the correct balance between convenience and health. For example, a home might be close to all your daily needs, but if it is cramped up in a concrete jungle with no open spaces and greenery, it is not a sensible investment. On the flip side, a home might open up to hills and trees on all four sides, but might not have a single grocery store in sight. What do you choose and how?

To choose a home that is perfect for you, take into consideration your family, their preferences and lifestyle.

• For the elderly, choose a home that is enveloped in a green cover that offers fresh air, natural light and good ventilation. The little ones and the young adults should have interaction spaces in the project premise, which allow them to take care of their physical as well as mental health.
• There should be amenities that are tailored for everyone in the project premise. A jogging track, a meditation zone, a well-equipped gymnasium, refreshing water bodies, an expansive swimming pool, a Zen Garden are some amenities that can up the health quotient in your every day.
• When you talk about a unit design, a home that is well ventilated and adequately lit can also add to the healthiness of the home. Superior quality of indoor air, water and lighting can impact the health of the dwellers to a great extent.
• The development in its entirety should be designed around the principles of good health and hygiene. A development having designated garbage disposal spots, sewage treatment plant, segregation of waste at source can ensure healthier living for all its dwellers.
• A house that consumes less energy and conserves electricity is great for everyone. A development that is designed keeping in mind the environment and for preserving natural resources is more sustainable and healthier for the planet too! Whenever you choose a home, opt for an environmentally responsible housing for a good lifestyle in the longer run. Put a premium on homes that harness solar and wind energy, while prioritising green architecture.

A design that makes the house and the development easily adaptable to the occupants’ changing needs is good not just for the homeowner and the builder, but also the future generations.