Although the word gated community sounds like luxury living in
developed nations, the very idea of gated community living came from the
ordinary community-based living which existed in developing nations.
The researchers have found that the concept of living in a gated
community existed in China during Sui Dynasty about a Millennium back.
Gated community living came into existence with a motive of bringing
differentiation in the hierarchical order of feudal etiquette. The
enclosed residential area of ordinary people was called as li fang which
was separate from those of the king’s family and their close ones. Each
residence was separated by a compound wall for privacy and people lived
as a closely knit social unit. With the evolution of Yang Dynasty, this
concept of Li-fang disintegrated giving rise to other forms of urban
construction such as apartments, streets, independent homes etc. In Tang
period, more than a millennium ago, it was found that more than one
million residents lived closed neighborhood separated by walls. Gates
closed off at night, and guards made sure people stayed within the
compound walls and off the streets.
1. A Peaceful and Safe environment
With noise and chaos filling modern lifestyle, people long for calmness
after coming home from a long day at work. This is available in gated
communities as most of the homes are located in a peaceful serene
environment away from main roads or crowd filled streets etc. Most of
the gated communities are designed with a lot of open space filled with
trees, gardens or parks.
2. Comfort and Luxury
Gated communities offer a wide range of amenities like Gym, park,
Swimming pool, Yoga, Super Market etc. There are also cafes and
badminton courts in few communities and some of them offer even golf
carts for the older people to move around the campus. With the busy
modern day life, one can avail all these facilities within the gated
community.
3. Sense of security
There is a sense of security too for the people living with highly
secured infrastructure like CCTV monitoring, IP-based entry & exit
and other amenities.
4. Better utilities and no maintenance headaches
With gated communities come back up power, treated water facilities,
solar-powered heating systems, and many other essential amenities which
are very important to live life comfortably. There are also concierge
personnel hired to maintain these facilities which is a big relief for
the home buyers.
5. Opportunities for social interaction
Gated communities present a lot of interaction opportunities like social
gatherings during festival times, children of various families playing
together, opportunities for similar age groups to attend yoga, gym
together or go for morning jogs together etc. This, in turn, inculcates a
sense of togetherness and gives them happy moments to cherish.
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