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amit mhetre
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about my work:
I believe, architecture shapes peoples habits and this belief brings with it a great sense of responsibility while developing concepts. being an architect, I try to
understand and experience different cultures and traditions. after-all, we are serving a society, the people. I like to experiment while designing. I constantly try
to apply technologies that help make buildings smarter and environment friendly. I believe in emphasizing on details which form an exciting aspect of
architecture. According to me, detailed working drawings is the prerequisite for correct execution of an architects' idea and vision. I like modern, simple and
contempory style of architecture.
​projects listed in this portfolio are projects I have designed in the last 4-5 years. concepts have been designed after interacting with the clients to understand
their needs and briefs for the project. The skyline of muscat is known for maintaining its’ traditional style of architecture but things are changing since the past
4-5 years. more and more people are traveling abroad which is changing their architectural perception. people are opening up to the idea of a modern and
contempory style of architecture which is being practiced in other parts of the gulf region. this for me, was an exciting opportunity to start designing buildings
in the contemporary style. though this was not the style of our office (TOCI),we are changing with the demand and trends of the market.( inspite of the fact
that the inclination of my firm is towards the traditional style of architecture, we are now opting for newer and more modern styles of designing due to
current trends and demands of our clients)

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a mixed use development
designed for Royal Oman Police
pension fund trust. The project
occupies 19400.0sq.m. of site and
includes the integration of a
shopping mall with 98 high end
residential apartments. The idea
was to organize built forms along
the periphery of a central court
intended to be used for leisure
activities by the residents
provided with privacy and
security.
30% of courtyard area was utilized
for the mall food court, out door
dining and kids play place
the building façade was kept
simple and modern. since site has
limited exposure to main road, the
idea was to design a vibrant
building to form a center of
attraction for mall customers
MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT
FOR ROP PENSION FUND
B/AREA: 18400.0 SQ.M.

3. a showroom & head office building, designed for a leading business
group in muscat.the client’s idea was to have separate buildings for
office and management staff. but after studying the site conditions and
it's surroundings concept of designing a single building was finalised.
The courtyard provided on the first floor acts as a breathing space for
the occupants crosswise grid window
pattern and dead masses
was used to fashion a
unique identity to project
design concept was
prepared for a 3 star hotel
at one of muscats
demanding locations. The
hotel comprises of 136
guest rooms and 28 suites.
Restrictive led to the
leisure activities being
provided on the upper
level. this site constrain
was taken as opportunity
and used as main
characteristic feature for
building massing
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SHOWROOM AND HEAD OFFICE BUILDING
B/AREA: 10500.0 SQ.M
3 STAR HOTEL
AT GHALA

4. the challenge was to design a financially
viable building. The site is located is in
one of the leading business
neighborhoods of muscat. Independent
office and residential toers were
designed. The two towers connect at the
ground floor which consists of a large
anchor store and 2 high-end lobbies for
the offices and the apartments. ground
floor roof is transformed in a beautiful
landscaped area along with leisure
activities like swimming pool, gym and
kids play.
tower façades are
treated to reflect the
function of the
building. a diagonal
pattern of aluminum
projected fins used as
shading elements to
reduce heat
transmission.
residential tower
façade is kept simple
with good size
windows to maintain
corporate identity of
building
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MIXED USE DEVELOPMENTAT AL KHUWAIR
B/AREA: 40000.0 SQ.M

5. a ministry building, designed for ‘ministry
of general secretariat’ in old city of
muscat. Facade was developed to reflect
the traditional architecture of Oman but
at the same time modern elements like
structural glazing was also introduced.
Considering that it is an office building,
efforts were made to utilize maximum
daylight for the office areas to make
building environmentally friendly. A lot of
thought was put into detailing out the
stone cladding to make it appear clean
and effective
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MINISTRY BUILDING AT OLD
MUSCAT
B/AREA: 11100.0 SQ.M

6. a management housing development designed for oman dry-dock company
at duqm. Phase 1 consists of 4 villas and studio apartments for bachelor
staff. Area of the villas varies according to the hierarchy of the employees.
Villas have been designed in traditional Omani style while the club house is
designed in a modern and contemporary style
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MANAGEMENT HOUSING AT
DUQM
GATED COMMUNITY DEVEPMENT
AT BARKA
a high end modern style villa
development is designed at
barka, a neighborhood around
muscat. development consist of
4 types of villas, apartments
buildings, club house and a
relaxing farmhouse for owner.

7. a design proposal was made for a competition floated by the royal oman
police. The brief was to design apartments on two plots and a third plot was
to have some retail space and service apartments to generate revenue.
since plots were adjacent, identical façade treatment was provided for all
the buildings a stepped profile was given to the
building mass to reduce the
impact of the built mass and to
break the façade's monotony and
repetition
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MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT FOR
ROYAL OMAN POLICE
B/AREA: 212544.0 SQ.M.
RESIDENTIAL BUILDING
FOR
‘AL HABIB & CO’
B/AREA: 12400.0 SQ.M.

8. a 5 screen multiplex including a shopping mall, art galleries, restaurants,
and gym. the building is cheerful and the façade is a play of pure
geometrical masses and glass. The building is striking in-spite of being
simple
a design concept for an auto showroom was developed for a leading auto
agency in muscat. The challenge was to display three brands under one roof.
The showroom is located on the first floor while the entire ground floor is
dedicated to service center facility. drop-off for customers and visitors is
provided on rear side to facilitate maximum frontage for car display
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MIXED USE DEVELOPMENTS
AUTO SHOWROOM AT MAWALEH
B.ARCH FINAL YEAR DISSERTATION PROJECT

9. TOCI are the consulting architects for
‘McDonalds, Oman’ and I am responsible
for the designing of all the outlets
commenced after 2007. The challenge
was to design an easy and comfortable
drive-thru experience for costumers
considering surrounding vehicular
circulation and to create an appealing
façade adhering to uncompromised
design standards of ‘mcdonalds
international ‘. I have represented
‘mcdonalds oman’ in design workshop
held at cyprus and dubai
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McDonalds' RESTAURANT

10. a number of modern and contemporary villas
were designed for prestigious clients in muscat.
considering the hot climatic conditions of the
region, covered outdoor spaces were created to
cutoff direct sun light. these spaces also work as
outdoor activity areas during the winters
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08VILLAS AND LANDSCAPE DESIGN