20/08/2021
This is a City. A big little City, 125 acres wide near Hebbal in
Bengaluru. Children walk to school here. They run back home, fling
their bags and run up trees. The ice-cream truck makes its daily
rounds here. He’s the guy who knows everyone in the City. And
everyone knows him. People cycle to work. They get home early.
They choose to catch-up with neighbours on the lawn just outside
their homes. Or go shopping down to the high street. Or walk to
their favourite watering hole. Sundown. Simple, yes. Idyllic and a
little other-worldly, sure. Easy? Certainly not. It’s taken six teams of
architects over four years to design this City. Soul upwards. With
every detail obsessed over. Down to the curbstones, each one
cut identical to the other so that they fit perfectly. It wouldn't be a
joyride if the road is bumpy, would it? Furniture crafted in Italy.
Street lights that multi-task as surveillance cameras and Wi-Fi
ports. It’s a City where the past meets the future and together live
happily ever after. This is the City of Joy.
