The occupied corners and niches in the market near the Ram Raja Temple, adjuncts to the old structures in Hardaul Vatika, blurring of the inside and the outside in the old urban housings; crafted plinths and temporal boundaries in the Harijan Colony, these are some of the contemporary traits that can be seen throughout Orchha. As one walks through the town, this concept of occupying the in-between spaces, retrofitting and extending the house in informal ways remains constant, but gradual changes can be observed in its type and manner.

Vendors can be seen inhabiting the niches in the walls of the old structures, shaping their shops according to what those structures affords for them. Trees, punctures in the wall and the old iron rings which are fixed to these built spaces are used to support these shops structurally. They occupy an otherwise dead space to make it functional and more active.

The occupants of the houses in the settlements have extended their spaces outside the built structures in the form of courtyards and plinths. These plinths are crafted by the people in accordance with its use. In the urban settlement, these extended spaces open up to the Laxmi road, which runs along the east-west axis; while the houses in the Harijan Colony have their plinths running into each other, with uneven, organic boundaries, which adds softness to the harsh edges of the built forms.