Tucked away in Chandigarh, Yuvraj Singh’s dwelling bears the imprint of his sporting spirit, and a deep love for open skies and shared recollections.
“Chandigarh is a really particular place in my coronary heart. I wished my very own area the place each time you come, you don’t need to go anyplace,” Yuvraj says at the start of the tour, standing in a sunlit courtyard. “These are my roots and this dwelling will all the time be very particular to me.”
This wasn’t a one-and-done architectural plan. “Once we began constructing it, we didn’t like the way it was developing. So we broke it fully and made it once more,” the sportsperson informed Asian Paints.
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For Yuvraj, a house is nothing with out the folks in it: “You would possibly construct an enormous home, put in all the things you need, but when it’s empty, there’s no level dwelling in there. I consider your loved ones is your private home.”
The sentiment echoes all through the house. From laughter across the desk tennis zone to daylight filtering via lengthy curtains within the backyard, each area invitations connection. “All people, after they’re right here, it makes a really homely surroundings… they need to have a sure type of reminiscence each time they depart my dwelling.”
At coronary heart, it’s a sportsman’s dwelling, and Yuvraj embraces it. “We begin with the desk tennis… Only for the report, no one’s ever overwhelmed me at my dwelling floor,” he grins, his boyish attraction intact. Close by, a snooker desk sits as a nod to his childhood: “that’s been my rising up sport.”
With golf now taking over extra of his time, Yuvraj chips in his yard. “It’s an enchanting and nice sport. So good to go away all the things behind, play with your mates, neglect about all the things.”
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Even the fitness center is gorgeous, bathed within the gentle of a setting solar. “I practice about two to 3 instances every week. I attempt to preserve myself match. And also you also needs to do this.”
Yuvraj’s “Wall of Fame” feels sacred. “It has my six sixes bat… I scored a 150-run rating after I beat most cancers. It’s a really particular reminiscence in my life.” His voice softens when he speaks of ache and wrestle. “See all these recollections have include a variety of ache and wrestle. It’s a sense of by no means giving up… I consider nothing can break me now.”
Open skies and daylight had been important to the design temporary. “There are mountains right here, and I really like mountains… I don’t like closed locations. The vitality of the home needs to be optimistic.” The interiors replicate that; double ceilings, massive home windows, pure gentle, and a palette of sunshine greys, whites, and teak wooden that provides heat and class.
His spouse Hazel and his mom had their say too. “I informed Hazel that day, I mentioned, look, what we have to do is rent an architect, let him select the colors, after which let’s each say sure or no. All people provides their inputs, and that’s how homes are made.”
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“My thought of designing a home, when you’ve got two flooring, you determine one ground, let your mom determine the opposite. In case you have just one ground, half you design, half your spouse. However when you’ve got just one ground and you’ve got mom, spouse, and also you… then good luck to you,” he joked.
