The cantilevered ledge located above windows is referred to as eyebrows. Their main purpose is to block direct sunlight and shade the interiors. By using clusters of eyebrows, architects used them to accentuate the rhythmic horizontality of buildings, including at Rajesh Mansion.
Swastik Court, 132 Maharshi Karve Road, Churchgate. Designed by the architectural firm Sykes, Patkar & Divecha. Varjiwandas Motilal Saraiya, the original owner, named the building ‘Swastika’, an auspicious symbol widely revered in several South Asian cultures.