Construction and Architecture Magazine 10 march april 2011

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Estimate of developed residential projects
completed: Kalpataru Limited along with its
promoter and promoter group companies
have developed 73 projects till date in cities
like Mumbai, Thane Pune and Bangalore.
City and state focus: The focus is on the
development of premium residential,
commercial, retail, integrated townships,
lifestyle
gated
communities
and
redevelopment projects primarily in the
Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR).
Besides Mumbai, we also have projects in
Thane and Pune. We are also undertaking
projects in other key cities such as
Hyderabad, Surat, Nagpur, Jaipur and
Udaipur. The land reserves are 2,670.36
acres and it is the sum of all our land,
including
our
ongoing
projects,
forthcoming projects, planned projects and
land available for future development.
Some of its unique and landmark projects:
Kalpataru Square at Andheri: First
building outside US and sixth building in
the world to get Platinum certification
under LEED (Core & Shell) v.2.0 by the
renowned US Green Building Council.
Kalpataru Horizon at Worli: Where the
first residential floor starts at the 14th level
so that every flat gets a sea view. Each
tower sports a swimming pool at a higher
level (26th floor).
Swapnalok at Napeansea Road: First of
its kind to have stepped row houses with
private terraces.

Taking the genesis of
its name from
Kalpavruksha - the
mythological tree of
wish fulfillment.
Kalpataru embodies
the tree's ability to
fulfill every person's
wish, a fulfillment that
we would like to
provide to each one of
our customers.

Competition brings out the

best in one
alpataru Limited, the flagship
real estate company of the
Kalpataru group of companies
was established in 1969 by Mr.
Mofatraj.P.Munot. The real estate business
in those days was carried out in the
traditional way as the business was on

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comparatively smaller scale. Most of the
projects did not have the luxury amenities
like the ones that are offered today. Channel
partners, international consultants were not
a part of business then and most of the
business was done by Promoters directly
through references and traditional brokers.

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associated with the hotel. It is being designed by a globally
renowned architectural firm in Seattle. Located in the heart of
the city it promises to be a landmark development for Chennai.

existing developers are offering various
standards of projects that lead to growing
competition in the industry. Competition
brings out the best in one and growing
competition has affected us in a positive
way and only made the group better in
offering to our customers. Kalpataru
Group, homes are designed keeping in
mind changing trends, lifestyles, consumer
preferences, adapted as per the demand of
the market.The focus is to provide quality
living with high standards of facilities and
customer satisfaction. It has a well-planned
property development cycle to follow for
strategic planning of development of
projects such as land identification process,
land acquisition and development
arrangements,
full-fledged
project
planning, quality control.
Kalpataru Heights at Mumbai Central:
One of the tallest contributions to
construction in Mumbai.
Kshitij: 33 storeyed building developed in
1974, was the tallest building in Mumbai,
till we developed Kalpataru Heights in
1999.

Views on the growing competition: The
real estate market is highly competitive and
fragmented. Considering increasing
housing demand, many new developers
have entered real estate market and many

Nitesh Garden Enclave, Bangalore: US$ 25 million project
from ITC Limited to build top- end condominiums in Jakkur,
Bangalore. is the largest corporate housing project in the country
till date.
Planning: Also planning development in Goa,Kochi and
Chennai. We have 4 million sq ft under execution and we plan
to reach 13 million sq ft by end of this year. The total developable
area under various stages of construction is 20 million sq-ft.

KALPATARU GROUP’S KEY MILESTONES AND PROJECTS IN THE JOURNEY
1969 – 1974

Established in 1969

On the rise

Between 1969 to 1974, premium residential developments in South Mumbai including:
Kshitij, Nepeansea Road – the tallest building in Mumbai in 1974
Swapnalok, Nepeansea Road, Mumbai – Stepped Row houses, first of its kind
1974-1982

Innovative technological solutions does the
group engage into:
The group’s focus lies on to develop
properties that are high quality in terms of
their
design,
construction
and
environmental sustainability. As one of
the earlier real estate developers in India
the group extensively implements
sustainable
and
environmentally
responsible design concepts into our real
estate projects with Kalpataru Square
being the first building outside US and
sixth building in the world to receive
Platinum certification under LEED
(C&S) v.2.0 by US Green Building
Council. Four of our ongoing projects –
Kalpataru Pinnacle, Kalpataru Hills,
Kalpataru Riverside and Srishti have been
pre-certified by Indian Green Building
Council as green homes. The group has
been an early adopter of construction
systems like Mivan Formwork System and
Doka Formwork System.

Nitesh Mall, Bangalore: Located at Indiranagar, with 750,000
sq ft of retail outlets, The project is designed by renowned Seattle
based architectural firm, Callison. Built on 5.3 acres of land, the
project will also have 150 room service apartment complex to be
operated by Marriott.

One of the largest civil contracting firms in the Middle East (UAE, Yemen and Iraq)
employing over 6,000 people
Worked with leading international consulting firms including Bechtel, Halcrow,
Alexander Gibbs, Khatib & Alami to construct five star hotels, hospitals, townships

1983 -1989

1983 onwards –Premium developments in Mumbai Metropolitan Region, Pune,
Bangalore and Jodhpur

Founded in 2004, Nitesh Estates is a leading
integrated property development company
headquartered in Bangalore. The company
provides world class products and services
and has presence across 4 asset class, High
End Homes, Hotels, Office buildings, and
Retail Spaces across South India’s key cities.

Ongoing projects in commercial sector:
Nitesh Mall Rs 500 crore projects located at Indiranagar, spread
over 1.4 million sq ft in the upscale retail hub and designed by
Callison, top global retail firm. Nitesh Lexington Avenue is an
upcoming state-of-art commercial-retail space, at Brigade Road,
Bangalore. This 32,000 sq ft avant-garde edifice is equipped with
the state of the art, latest desired amenities to facilitate offices and
retail shops.

1984 –Expansion into the Pune and Bangalore markets
1985 –Launched 200 acre township Srishti at Mira Road
1986 –Redevelopment of Sind Seva Samiti, rehabilitating over 400 members
1990 – 1999

1992 –SBI Officers Quarters at Mahim, a built-to-suit development of three buildings
1996 – Completed Divya Swapna, 14 split level row houses and an apartment building,
Chembur, Mumbai
1999 – Completed Kalpataru Heights, 39 storeys, Mumbai Central - tallest residential
building in Mumbai; Completed Siddhachal Phase I & II, Thane, Mumbai

2000 till date

2002 – Completed Yugdharma-Malad, Tarangan-Thane & Kalpataru Point-Sion - Mumbai
2003 – Completed Kalpataru Residency, Sion, Mumbai - Premium award winning
development, Siddhachal Phase III & IV, Thane-Mumbai, Kalpataru Enclave, Pune
2005 – Completed Kalpataru Gardens Phase-I, Kandivali, Mumbai; Kalpataru Royale,
Sion, Mumbai; Siddhachal Phase-V, Thane, Mumbai
2006 –Moved to new corporate office, Kalpataru Synergy, Santacruz, Mumbai
2007 –Completed Kalpataru Horizon, Worli, Mumbai an international award winning
development; Kamdhenu, Mulund, Mumbai
2008 –Kalpataru Square, Andheri, Mumbai - Asia’s first platinum rated green
building certified by US LEED; Completed Landmark residential project, Kalpataru
Estate, Andheri, Mumbai
2009 –Korum Mall, Thane, Mumbai - an international award winning development


MAKING A MARK
itesh Estates Ltd is the flagship Company of Nitesh
Shetty started in the year 2004 and rapidly took it to
its high point in May, 2010 when it got listed as a
public company on NSE and BSE. Nitesh Shetty started his
entrepreneurial journey in the year 1997 at the age of 20 with a
very modest investment of US$ 300. Today the companies are
listed entities on BSE and NSE and they are poised for a sharp
growth in the coming years.

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Major focus of your company and type of properties: 85%
residential includes middle-income as well as high end luxury
apartments.Two Jewels in our crown – The Ritz Carlton and
Nitesh Mall.And interesting varieties of project strategically
located in Bangalore City and designed by global renowned
design firms.

PROJECTS IN THE RESIDENTIAL SECTOR
Nitesh City, Chennai: One million sq ft development which will
include a luxury hotel run by one of the best hotel chains in the
world. The property will be dotted with 100 residences


Future plans:
We are already doing interesting projects in Chennai, Kochi, Goa
and Hyderabad. We are expanding our activities in other cities
through our JV strategy.

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bedroom Golf villas facing the golf course as well as the road; it also
offers 3 bedroom premium apartments with garden coupled with
distinctive architecture, efficient design, state-of-the-art facilities and
amenities.
CASA Rio: A grand residential development built over 134 acres
that embraces nature. A mega city-centre is the heart of Casa Rio
with world-class public spaces, from an open air café and riverside
promenade to lifestyle club and sports pavilions.
World One: World one will be located at Lodha Place, a landmark
development on a 17 acre site, located in Upper Worli. The mixeduse development will include 3 residential towers, a high-end
shopping avenue and a world-class office building. At over 1,450 ft
tall, the tower will be the tallest residential development in the world
and taller than some of the most iconic global landmarks. World one
is a “by invitation” only project and price is on request. However, at
launch the residences were priced at Rs 7.50 crore onwards (USD
1.5 million+). HDFC Sponsored Funds has made a PE investment
of Rs 500 crore in World One. HDFC Sponsored Funds will
acquire 10% equity stake in World One, a project with the total
expected investment of Rs 2,000 crore.

solutions that are contextual and sustainable and creating spaces that
are exhilarating to experience while being functional form the
essence of the firm’s design philosophy.
Projects: Since its inception the architect has conceptualized many
projects in retail, corporate, hospitality, residential, interiors space.
Award winning project: OFFICES ’63
Located in a rapidly urbanising new commercial centre, the design
of this project creates office spaces that are individual in identity with
interior & exterior integration.Five wings of office spaces located
next to each other along the southern side of the 6.05 acre plot
gradually diminish in height from the south-west corner to the
south-east corner.This positioning of the building within the site
generates a 1.72 acre landscaped garden facing the north allowing it
to be used throughout the year in a city where the southern sun
during the summer months causes temperatures to soar as high as 40
degree Celsius.
The office spaces within the building too face north avoiding
direct glare from the harsh prevalent sun. The southern face of the
building houses the service areas and is shielded by a perforated
screen to minimize the heat gain into the building while alluding to
the traditional Indian Jali and rendering the building contextual to
the heritage of the city. The office spaces in varying cuboids move in
and out along the depth of the building creating outdoor terrace
spaces for each office on the northern side that can be used
throughout the year since they are shielded from the sun.
A linear retail space occupies the main road frontage shielding the

Completed and ongoing projects and total land bank :
We have 28 completed residential projects with saleable areas of
approximately 9 mn sq ft.

of futuristic projects
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Since its establishment in the year 1992 today
Sanjay Puri Architects has carved a distinct
name in the industry. Known for out-of the-box
designs this name today is synonymous with
many national and international milestones.
inning six international awards in 2010 including two
MIPIM Architectural Review Future Projects Awards
Commendations in Cannes, France and two Asia
Pacific Property Awards for Architecture in Hongkong and the
Hospitality Design Award for the Best Mid-range Hotel worldwide
in New York, Sanjay Puri Architects have carved a niche
internationally. Sanjay Puri Architects won the Future Projects
Commercial Award for their project, ‘Offices’63’ at the 3rd World
Architecture Festival held in Barcelona in November 2010. Sanjay
Puri was the only Indian architect included in the judges’ panel at
the World Architecture Festival 2010, Barcelona amongst 70
international judges.
The architect is involved in the design of over 180 projects
presently, having already completed over 400 projects of a diverse
nature. Global City, Mumbai’s largest residential development with
15,000 apartments is amongst the several townships being designed
by the firm. Their portfolio currently includes several hospitality,
retail, commercial, entertainment and educational projects. The
projects and designs by the architect are known for innovative design

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Lodha Group continues to set new benchmarks for
Indian real estate time and again.
garden areas beyond from the noise and pollution generated by
traffic along the road. offices '63 is a building that generates open
spaces at both the community and at the individual level while
being designed in context to its surroundings, the city's climate and
its heritage in a sculptural manifestation of form with individual
identities to each space within.

Awards and accolades:
2010-Future Projects Commercial Award for ‘Offices’63’ at the
World Architecture Festival in Barcelona.
Hospitality Design Awards for Best Mid range hotel - Chrome
Hotel.
Asia Pacific Commercial Property Awards (Leisure & Hospitality)
Asia Pacific for Chrome Hotel.
MIPIM Architectural Review Future Architecture Awards at
Canes, France Commendation for River Front in Residential
Category & Synergy in Office Category.
Finalist in four categories for the World Architecture Festival,
WAF '09 .Awards at Barcelona, Spain.

odha developers continues to remain focused on
providing high quality housing and office solutions in
Mumbai. We believe that Mumbai is a market with
significant unmet demand and as market leader, we will first
focus on fulfilling this demand. The company continues to focus
on innovation and bringing world-class products and practices to
India. With the tallest residential tower in the world (world one)
and the largest mid-income housing development in India
(Dombivali), the company continues to set new benchmarks for
Indian real estate.
Total area of development of completed Lodha projects in the
residential sector: We have 30 ongoing residential projects with
an estimated saleable area of approximately 26 mn sq ft
comprising 4 ‘By invitation only’ projects – Lodha Aristo, Lodha
Bellezza, Lodha Bellissimo and World One.

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Current developments residential:
Lodha Golf Links: It is the first of its kind golf themed project. This
exclusive township overlooks a 9-hole golf course and offers 4


Focus on innovation and
bringing world-class
products and practices
The projects:
Lodha Chateau Paradis is a luxury residential apartment with
saleable area of approximately 33,773 sq ft. It is located at Worli
Seaface in Mumbai. Lodha Paradise (Phase I) is a residential
township consisting of 1,500 apartments with saleable area of
approximately 1,531,725 sq ft. It is located at Majiwade in Thane.
Lodha Paradise is a fully integrated, self contained and planned
residential development with a school, garden, place of worship and
sports and recreational facilities.

LAND BANK: COMMERCIAL SEGMENT
iThink (Phase – I) at Kanjurmarg, Mumbai is being developed in
two phases, Phase - I comprises approximately 545,185 sq ft of
saleable area. This project benefits from facilities and amenities such
as large floor plates, 100 percent DG power backup and many other
amenities.
Future plans :We believe that Mumbai is a market with
significant unmet demand and as market leader; we will first
focus on fulfilling this demand. The company continues to
focus on innovation and bringing world-class products and
practices to India. With the tallest residential tower in the world
(world one) and the largest mid-income housing development
in India (Dombivali.

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We are also developing an “affordable SEZ” of over 40 Lakh sq ft
in Nagpur.

public spaces, which she has rebuilt and sometimes reinvented as
pavements, parks and plazas. These include the Colaba Woods,
Ganeshpuri Temple and a slew of pavements in South Mumbai
and the reconstruction of an entire village in Kutch. Conserving
the past and building the new are the core values of the firm.

First, total numbers of projects pan India: Initially, we worked on
a few small projects in Karad in 1986. Then we undertook projects
in Pune (1988), Solapur (1990), Bangalore (1993), Mumbai (1995),
and New Delhi. The company has built a loyal customer base with
an industry exposure of 20 years. Sunil Mantri Realty Ltd. has over
150 completed projects spread over 15 mn sq ft of built-up area,
consisting of over 600 masterpieces in Pune, Solapur, Mumbai,
Hyderabad, Goa, Nagpur, Kolhapur, Sangli, Aurangabad, Gwalior
and Bangalore and more than 10,000 satisfied customers, including
1,000 NRIs. We also have plans to enter Northern market with
projects in cities like Gwalior etc.

Best three: All the projects, be it big or small have been and
continue to be of equal importance. But still below three are
special.
Nalanda International School, Vadodara - Contemporary
project
St Thomas’s Cathedral, Mumbai - Conservation project
Badhli Village, Bhuj - Community project
Current and ongoing projects: We are designing an
educational master planning project, a high-end holiday resort
located on the steep mountain slopes of Northern India, a hitech IT campus in an urban setting and a tower of over a
hundred storeys in the heart of Mumbai city.

Poised to scale new heights

Conserving the past
and building the new

With a 300 per cent growth recorded in the past
three years, Sunil Mantri Realty is, one of the
fastest-growing real estate companies in India.

Being one of the first women in this
profession Brinda Somaya is instrumental in
building the foundations of the firm SOMAYA
AND KALAPPA, a full service architectural
firm offering each client a combination of
imaginative design and decades of experience.

New trends to be seen coming days: Glass and aluminum
blocks are inevitable but must not become the sole architectural
vocabulary of the future. We have to build outside the box
(literally). We must evolve and use the basic elements taught by
vernacular architecture, the genius of new materials and the ever
changing environmental conditions that we live in to create the
skyline of tomorrow.

OMAYA AND KALAPPA (S&K) was founded by the
architect and urban conservationist - Brinda Somaya. An
architectural firm that has strived to produce work that is
creative, practical and economical, while keeping in mind the social,
economic, environmental and aesthetic issues relevant to each
project. They believe, see architecture and interior design as
overlapping and symbiotic areas of activity and continue to maintain
the delicate balance of innovation and professionalism that is our
hallmark. Strongly in keeping up with modern technology and
integrating such systems into our work environment.

ABOUT THE ARCHITECT:

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The work: Brinda Somaya’s combined skills in architecture
and interior design, coupled with the resources in engineering
services has enabled to ensure that high quality, functional
solutions are delivered on time and within budget. Over the last
three decades her oeuvre has spanned corporate, industrial and
institutional clients and also extends to townships, hotels and a
exclusive selection of houses and apartments. Her oeuvre,
spanning corporate, industrial and institutional clients extends to


Ongoing and projects in pipeline: We have presence across 14
cities across India. We have about 70% residential and
30%commercial projects, which include IT and Retail. We have a
total land bank of about 50mn sq ft. The major projects include
Mantri Park which is situated at Goregaon (East). We have
projects in Solapur called Waterfront, comprising of about 4 lakh

Brinda Chinnappa Somaya, Architect and Urban Conservationist
completed her Master of Arts degree from Smith College, USA
after graduating from the Sir J. J. College of Architecture,
Mumbai. She believes that development and progress must
proceed without straining the cultural and historic environment.
Brinda Somaya has won numerous personal and professional
awards throughout the years that include the 'Wienerberger
Golden Architect Award for Lifetime Achievement awarded' by
A+D and the Spectrum Foundation. But perhaps one of her most
fulfilling involvement has been in Progressive Conservation - best
exemplified in the restoration and renovation of her alma mater,
the Cathedral and John Connon Schools, prime examples of
Victorian Gothic architecture in the historic precinct of the Fort
area, Mumbai. An example of how the future can be embraced
without erasing the past, this conservation effort embodies, in
microcosm, what other historic areas of the city might do to renew
themselves and by extension, the city, through focused
environment-conscious (and history-sensitive) architecture.

unil Mantri Realty Ltd is all set on the cusp of rapid growth
and expansion into newer territories using the latest
technologies and innovation. The company is poised to
diversify into hospitality and financial services sector in a significant
way. From a presence in 2 cities, the group has grown miraculously
to 14 cities in India and is venturing into Malaysia to build an ICT
centre in Johor.
Real-estate activities across the country: We have been in the real
estate business for more than 20 years and have a land bank available
of more than 50 mn sq ft. spread across 14 cities. Over the years we
have developed 120 projects spanning over 15 million sq ft of
development. We are here to provide high quality living and
working spaces, with an aim to meet the aspirations of the common,
middle class citizens. The growth in real estate in Tier-II and Tier-III
cities is mainly due to increase in demand for organised realty and
the availability of land at affordable prices in these cities. The group
has about 70 percent residential and 30 percent commercial projects,
which include IT and retail. Our residential projects includes:Mantri Park - Mumbai
Waterfront – Solapur
Mantri Premero – Bangalore
Mantri Lavendula – Pune
Mantri Royale – Bangalore
Mantri Imperial – Gwalior
Mantri City – Gwalior
The Square – Solapur

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sq ft of residential-cum-commercial space. The Square in Solapur
consists of 6 lakh sq ft of residential-cum-commercial space and we
have two more projects in Pune which are Mantri Lavendula and
Mantri Casa Bella which consists of about 6 Lakh sq. We have IT
parks coming up in Kolhapur and Sangli. We have projects in
Bangalore, namely Mantri Royale, a residential project consisting
of 206 apartments. We are coming up with two residential projects
in Hyderabad. In Gwalior we are coming up with the high end
premium project namely Mantri Imperial consisting of about 1
lakhs sq ft. of space. We also are building a township in Gwalior
named Mantri City.
Plans for commercial property development for ongoing
projects: Demand for office space in II tier cites, such as Pune &
Bangalore is expected to increase at a faster pace, at about 17% and
22% respectively. Bangalore, National capital region (NCR) and
Mumbai will generate demand for about 46% of the Indian office
space over the next five years. We are also developing an affordable
SEZ of over 40 lakh sq ft in Nagpur.
Most landmark and challenging projects and what is the USP:
Mantri Park, Mumbai, has been our most prominent landmark and
challenging projects. Its USP is that it is situated in one of the most
scenic areas of Mumbai, Goregaon East. The total area of
development is 7 lakh sq ft.

FUTURE PLANS OF THE COMPANY
We are reaching out to the tier –II and Tier - III markets for our new
projects. We have launched a signature project, Mantri Serene, in
Goregaon East, Mumbai. Plans are also afloat for fresh projects in
Pune and Gwalior as well.

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amongst architecture project the attached
Heritage Manesar hotel is personal favorite.
Current and ongoing projects what is the
USP: We are working on some interesting
public buildings for Jaypee Greens in Noida
and Greater Noida. The USP of these is the
attention to creative design and
contemporary functionality.
Inspiration: Amongst the doyense of
architecture I admire ‘Charles Correa’ the
most for his simplistic and vibrant response
to complex client briefs.
Admired competitor’s work: The works
of ‘Sanjay Puri’ and ‘Morphogenesis’ are
most interesting.

New trends to be seen coming days:

Architecture will be the
defining trend of this decade
AVA is one stop architectural and interior design house
with a penchant for creativity with over 300 projects
under one belt.
VA was instituted in 1996
though Vistasp. With an
experience over 20 years
in this line. AVA grows from a 5 person
organisation to a 35 person design team
today having two offices Architecture
Studio & Interior Innovation Center
in Delhi.

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Core value and ethics of the firm:
AVA believes in two words ‘Creativity
Counts’ this has been the core mission
statements and our fundamental believe
is that every client brings with him / her
own unique set of challenges which
deserve a unique solution. As a result, no
two projects are similar.
Particular style or pattern of architecture:
AVA follows an ideology that architecture
must be an amalgamation of conceptualism,
respect for energy and environment issue,
contemporary paradigm, local arts and craft,
responsible architecture.
First project: The first major architecture
project taken on was Zee Telefilms in Noida

where a corporate office of 1, 00,000 sq ft
was designed for both civil and interior
works.
Total number of projects done: We have
over 450 projects out of which 90% are
interior projects and balance are ongoing
architecture projects.
Best work done: Voguserve Building an
interior is one of our best poject done to date
due to a very eternal styling and
functionality in both the architecture an
interior design.
Favorite project: Amongst interior project
the corporate office for M/s Dhoot
Developers is the personal favorite and


Having just attended the National
Convention of IIID at Jaipur it is my firm
conviction that a return to art and craft in
Architecture will be the defining trend of
this decade as more and more people would
reject an overt inclination towards
modernistic architecture.

THE ARCHITECT
AVA was founded by Vistasp Bhagwagar, a
double gold medalist from the School of
Planning & Architecture, New Delhi (1991)
and a Masters Degree post graduate in
Urban Design from Oxford Brookes
University in UK. In addition to being a
Registered Member of The Council of
Architecture, Vistasp is an associate member
of the Indian Institute of Architects (AIIA),
and an active member of the Institute of
Indian Designers (IIID) Delhi Chapter.

Examples of good
Interior projects
Toyota Kirloskar Motors, Mumbai
Mr. Varun Gandhi’s Farm House At Vasant Kunj,
New Delhi
Corporate For Pepsico India, Gurgaon
Zee Corporate Building, Film City, Noida
The Heritage Village Resort Extension Block,
Manesar
Office Showroom, Hyundai Motors, Delhi.
Office of Louis Vuitton, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi
Office of Daikin Air Conditioning India Pvt. Ltd.,
Gurgaon
Dish TV Call Centre, Film City, Noida
Mc Donald’s Outlet & Office, Noida

Developing lifestyle homes
Puravankara Projects Limited
primarily focused on
developing residential and
commercial properties in
south India also has a
growing presence in other
parts of the country and in
select locations overseas.

industry due to its commitment to
developing high quality projects.These 35
years have been exciting and challenging and
with the Indian Economy growing at 8%9%, we expect the environment to be even
more challenging in the years to come.
Vision: The vision of the promoter has
always been to provide transparency with
all stakeholders' of the organization and

uravankara is a key player in the
real estate industry for the last 35
years instrumental in developing
lifestyle residences commercial properties for
the customers majorly in South India.
Puravankara Projects Limited is one of the
leading real estate development companies
in India with a focus on developing
residential and commercial properties. Its
projects are primarily based in south India
and it has a growing presence in other parts
of India and has a business presence in select
locations overseas. The company's
operations span all aspects of real estate
development, from the identification and
acquisition of land, to the planning and
execution and marketing of its projects. It
has established a strong brand image and a
successful track record in the real estate

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has been Puravankara's primary objective
of our growth. We have implemented
systems and processes across the
organization through technology and is
effectively used in our decision making
process. Being in the industry for the last
35 years has provided us with a wealth of
learning across the Real Estate
Development cycle and our ability to
adapt to new market conditions through
innovation has helped in Puravankara
stand out in the market.
Puravankara started its operations in
Mumbai and had successfully completed 5
residential projects totaling 0.14 million
square feet and is currently focusing on
developments across cities of Bengaluru,
Chennai and Kochi totaling 20.25 million
sq ft both under residential and
commercial operations.Land being a state
subject in India, Real Estate has always
been dominated by players in the
respective regions and hence the
competition has always been city specific.
The key players in Bengaluru apart from
Puravankara are Sobha, Mantri, Brigade,
Prestige, Nitesh and True Value Homes,
Vijayshanthi
Builders,
Southern
Investments in Chennai addressing the
housing needs of the customers.

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announced once our plans are firmed up.

landscaping, Chennai of 1,500sq m.
Private house, Ousteri lake area,
Pondicherry 450 sq m.
Private house, Moolakulam, Pondicherry
450 sq m.
Apartment renovation and interiors,
Bangalore 200 sq m.
Heritage style restoration for private
house, Pondicherry 300 sq m.
Private house, Moolakulam, Pondicherry
250 sq m.

LANDMARK PROJECTS
Puravankara takes pride in delivering
iconic and distinguished properties. Purva
Park was the first project in Bangalore that
was delivered with more than 400
apartments accompanied with world class
amenities. It revolutionized the concept of
community living. In 2008, we delivered
Purva Fountainsquare which has
competed for numerous titles at various
award ceremonies. Recently it has been
awarded the 'Luxury Project of the Year' at
the Realty Plus Excellence Awards 2011,
South.
It also received the 'Best
Diversifying: The strategy for
expansion in newer markets have always
been a key driver for the growth of the
company and currently we are looking at
addressing the housing needs in Tier II
cities of Mangalore, Belgaum, Hubli in
Karnataka; Madurai, Trichy and
Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu; Surat,
Ahmedabad in Gujarat and Thane in
Maharashtra.
Land bank and total projects:Currently
the land bank held by Puravankara
Projects Limited outside India is in
Colombo representing a developable
potential of 1.38 Million Square Feet.
This land is located in the Central
Business District of Colombo and the
development will be a mixed use with
Residential, Commercial and Retail Asset
classes.Puravankara Projects Limited has
completed and handed over 7.62 Million
Square feet of Developable Area upto 31
March 2010, 98% of which is in
Bengaluru and the balance in Mumbai
and Chennai.

PROJECTS UNDER DEVELOPMENT:
Puravankara Group currently is developing
20.25 Million Square feet through 16
projects across Bengaluru, Kochi and
Chennai. Of the above, Puravankara is
developing 14.39 Million Square feet of
Residential
and
Commercial
developments and the balance of 5.69
Million Square feet is being developed by
Provident Housing Limited under the
Affordable Housing segment.All these

The USP for all projects: Holistic
approach towards design involving
functionality, aesthetics and resource
conservation. Sustainability and climate

Giving a holistic approach

responsive design form the basis of our
work. Use of alternative, traditional and
modern building technology as appropriate
to the context and brief.

C&M Architects since its
inception in 2001 believes in
giving holistic approach
towards design involving
functionality, aesthetics and
resource conservation.
ustainability and climate responsive
design form the basis of the
architectural firm by Castelino &
Marchese Architects & Associates (C&M).
The architectural practices use alternative,
traditional and modern building technology
as appropriate to the context and brief.

Admirable work: Carlo Scarpa, Giuseppe
Terragni, Aldo Rossi and Mario Botta. They
are all very innovative and do not separate
modernism and tradition but combine them
in their design.

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A PATTERN OF ARCHITECTURE
projects are in advanced stages of
completion and we are planning to hand
over to the customers by end of June 2012.
Plans: Puravankara group has
completed 2 commercial projects upto 31
March 2010 at a total leasable area of 0.18
million square feet in Bengaluru.
Currently we are developing a commercial
project of 0.17 Million Square feet in
Chennai which will be completed by end
of June 2012.
We are planning to increase our
commercial exposure in the coming years
and are currently evaluating opportunities
to expand this vertical. Launches will be


Landscape Award' in the residential
category by the Mysore Horticulture
Society and was a finalist in the CNBC
awards for the 'Best Property in South
India' last year.
Growth plans: We have aggressive plans
on growth and will be launching new
projects across India in the next 12-15
months. In the next 3-4 months we will
be launching residential projects of 8.4
million square feet in Bengaluru, Chennai
and Coimbatore under Puravankara
brand and 10 million square feet in
Bengaluru under provident brand for
premium affordable housing.

The firm strongly believes in timeless
architecture that is beyond ‘trends’ and
doesn’t struggle to be ‘new’ or ‘inventive’ for
the sake of it. The search is for
‘egoless’architecture in the present ego
driven contemporary architectural trend the
world over.We try to innovate each time and
experiment with everything. With each
project, our style evolves.
First project undertaken: Private house in
Douceur, guest rooms for quiet healing
Centre both in Auroville.
Total number of projects done under:
Private houses: 13
Housing projects: 7

Industrial buildings: 8
Planning: 7
Public buildings: 12
Interior projects: 11
Landscape projects: 4

Competitor's work of mention:
Paolo Portoghesi, Central mosque, Rome,
Italy, 1974.

Best work done so far and why: As
Picasso puts it ‘always the next one’.

New trends to be seen coming days: We
believe that great architecture is impersonal
and has no trends. Hopefully in future there
is more concern towards environmental
impact, sustainability, energy and
appropriate design solutions.

Best three projects:

The architects:

Timber Beach House, Srima Auroville
done in the year 2007-2009.
Growing
Towards,
Pillaichavady,
Pondicherry in the year 2004-2006.
Promenade Hotel Luxury Suites
Pondicherry 2009.
Favorite project: Maroma, storeroom in
Douceur.
Current and ongoing projects:
Colonial house extension, renovation and


Sheril Castelino graduated in Architecture
from Bombay. She has also worked both in
Bombay and Italy with architect Paolo Soleri
in Arcosanti, prior to heading her firm in
Auroville.
Pino Marchese graduated in Architecture
from University of Florence in 1990. He has
worked for eight years in various studios of
architecture in south Italy and Florence
doing projects for housing, commercial and
public buildings.

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First to sell homes on carpet area
providing highest carpet area.
First to provide individual swimming
pools for penthouses in Bangalore.
First to give ACD for highest security
measure.
First to build Ultra Luxury homes with a
360 degree view .
First to have a public-private partnership
(PPP) to improve Bannerghatta Road,
Bangalore.
First to offer Home Concierge: on-call
services at your doorstep .
First to introduce tele-medicine for
residential properties in India .
Mantri Developers has become one of the
first real estate companies to receive the
certifications on Integrated Management
Systems for its commitments towards
international standard in four categories of
product
quality,
environmental
management, Occupational Health and
Safety assessment systems and Social
accountability.

Development based on VALUES
Mantri Developers Pvt Ltd is
a leading developer of world
class homes, IT parks and
educational Institutions.
ounded by Sushil Mantri in 1999
Mantri Developers in just 10
years, has delivered over 6,000
homes and built 18 projects. Today, Mantri
Developers has to its credit over one crore sq
ft under construction. Mantri Developers
has a track record of delivering 1.4 homes
per day since inception. The company plans
to focus on the residential sector, retail,
hospitality, IT Parks and educational
institutions in Bangalore, Chennai,
Hyderabad and Pune. Mantri Developers
also has to its credit in building - the largest
mall in India spread over 1.7 million sq ft
having 252 retail outlets housing over
10,000 brands and 39 F&B outlets,
creating a shopping experience unmatched
in the country. Today, Mantri Developers
has to its credit over 10 million sq ft of
constructed area, over 30,000 satisfied
residents and 10 million sq ft under various
stages of construction. We developed the

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largest retail of India in Bangalore.
Project uniqueness: The success is based
on a consumer centric approach with six key
differentiators: - On time delivery, highest
carpet area, home care, creating
communities, award winning landscapes
and attention to detail. The company stands
apart from its competitors with a number of
innovative firsts:


Future plans of the company: We
recently unveiled our new brand identity
which is symbolic of our expanded strategic
focus for the future .Over the next five years
we plan to evolve from a realty brand to an
aspirational luxury brand. We are today
poised for the future as plan to embark onto
new geographical destinations and enter
new business verticals.

space of 300 sq ft was made to look like a
bigger and one of the most glamorous
photography studios in the North of India.
Third one would be another small 900 Sq
ft apartment in Delhi (NCR) where
technology has been used up to the max and
each and every corner has been designed
keeping its functional importance in mind.
It is one of the most beautiful and
appreciated house in terms of its aesthetic
beauty, value for money and perfect space
utilization.
Favorite project: Another favorite would
be three storied house done in Meerut,
which has an old architecture of 1950’s but
has been converted into a contemporary
living space giving it a feel of modern times

A touch of uniqueness
PurplemindZ, an interior
design company is equipped to
provide consultancy as well as
turnkey interior design
solutions and consultancy
solutions for numerous genre
of projects.

ince the inception of the firm in
Oct 2009, Bangalore base
PurplemindZ Design Studio offers
full service interior design. The firm
provides interior design consultancy as well
as turnkey interior design solutions for
residential (villas, flats, penthouse),
hospitality (restaurants, hotels) retail (malls,
boutique shops, beauty salon, shops and
office spaces etc.
Designing style: We believe in following
customer’s requirement and thus each and
every design is tailored made as per the
requirement. We feel that by following any
particular style or patter of design, we may
confine the imagination and creativity of our
organisation to a small space.
First project: Our first project was a
residential space in Delhi (NCR) and it
would always remain as one of the best we
have done till now.
Total number of projects: We have done
18 projects since Oct 2009 in various
segments like hospitality, residential, retail
and offices.

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Best work: Residential space in Delhi
(NCR). This 4 bedroom 3,100 sq ft
apartment at Forest by Unitech has different
rooms on different themes from real life
scenarios and this house is one good blend of
traditional and contemporary designs with
varied colors and ultra modern technology
being used in all the possible aspects.

SELECTED THREE PROJECTS
First would the corporate office of a
Construction company in Delhi (NCR)
which has around 20,000 sq ft carpet area
across 4 floors. It has been designed keeping
in mind the opulence of the industry as such
and special requirement from the customer
where best of the stones, furnishings and
fixtures have been used. Lot of technology
gadgets have been used to make mundane
activities easy and functionally intelligent.
Second one would be a photography
studio again near Delhi (NCR) where
‘Straight Line’ designs were incorporated
quite creatively in furniture and other
spaces. Best part was how skillfully the small


palace with high tech technology gadgets.
Current and ongoing projects and the
USP: Currently we are doing few important
projects in Bangalore where 2 of them are
residential i.e. a three bedroom 2,100 sq ft
apartment at ‘Prestige Shantiniketan’ near
Whitefield and other a 1,200 sq ft
apartment in CV Raman Nagar.
New trends: In coming times, lot new
colors, materials ,finishes, and technology is
going to play a major role in changing the
definition of interior design. Innovations
would change the meaning of design and lot
of natural designs can be man made through
such innovations making it affordable for
many.

ABOUT THE ARCHITECTS
Richa Wadhwa, Principal Designer and
founder of PurplemindZ Design Studio” is
an Interior design graduate.Ankush
Wadhwa, Co-Founder & Director
‘PurplemindZ Design Studio’ heads
Business Development and Customer
Relationship Management .

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developed area is more than
one
lakh sq ft approx. RNA Complex has 2 lakh
sq ft of development consisting 234
residential flats and 46 shops.
Total land bank then and now: RNA
Corp have completed 10 mn sq ft of
residential and mixed-use developments in
the Mumbai region. And now around 50
million sq ft of residential, commercial, and
mixed-use projects under various stages of
development in Mumbai.
Ongoing projects in the residential
sector: ‘RNA Continental’ at Chembur is
the single largest residential development
project spread across 11 acres that

The most promising and prestigious
project in the city: RNA Continental at
Chembur which would transform the
suburb of Chembur, given the inclusive
nature of development involving the
regeneration of old MHADA housing
colony. A similar transformation is
expected at Sewree. The resultant
landscape would have an iconic mixed-use
structure integrating a FEC concept and
premium housing.
The major focus: Our development
focus would be premium residential
housing segment. In addition, we also
have mixed-use, commercial and few
hospitality projects under development.

Conceptualising and developing
quality infrastructure
RNA Corp a name know for
delivering projects of superior
quality, on budget and on time,
maintaining high standards in
customer relationship
management, have been the
metrics of its performance.

NA Corp, earlier known as
RNA Builders is one of India’s
leading property development
companies with over two decades of
experience in offering solutions to
individuals and corporate customers. With
key focus on client requirements, the
group has a bouquet of projects across the
Mumbai Metropolitan Region. Over the
last decade, the contribution to residential
and mixed-use real estate in Mumbai is
quantified by 10 million sq ft of completed
developments, while a substantial
development is already in the pipeline.

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comprises an impressive seven floor
40,000 sq ft clubhouse offering premium
lifestyle experience and 900 units of
spacious apartments.

Ongoing projects in commercial sector:
RNA Corp is coming up with 2 commercial
projects in Mumbai - RNA Petals and RNA
Bizz. RNA Petal is centrally located in
Goregoan with a leasable area of 100,000 sq
ft. RNA Bizz is located on Westren Express
Highway, close to Bandra Kurla Complex
has a leasable area of about 200,000 Sq. ft. of
premium office space.

First project and its highlights:
RNA Corp then known as RNA builders
constructed 2 projects simultaneously in
1984 at Andheri West, Mumbai - RNA
Arcade and RNA Complex. RNA Arcade is
a residential project consisting 2 wings of 38
residential flats and 217 shops and


experiences that derive from a true
understanding of consumers’ hopes, fears
and aspirations.
The influence we want to have—the
legacy we want to leave—must be to deliver
lasting, positive change. Something that
makes a real difference to both the consumer
and the brand, that delivers bottom-line
benefits from top-line thinking. We create
consumer experiences that fire the
imagination, tap into hidden desires,
heighten aspirations and give consumers
control of the choices they make. For
example TARA Jewellers, one of projects
done by Fitch which they take a great pride
talking about. A beautiful picturesque
showroom in Mumbai .
The FITCH process is both a series of
checks and balances and a direction to

We don’t do anything just for the sake of it
We design real-world solutions and the big ideas by translating
brand into consumer experience. It’s a collaborative process
that takes us closer to your brand; closer to your consumers
and focuses on the expertise from across our business believes
David Blair, principal architect, Fitch.
he consumer is always at the heart
of everything we do. Everything
we do is a product of bold
thinking. Bold thinking—the confidence to
challenge convention—is born of a
profound understanding of both the brand
and the consumer.

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Our properties are targeted towards
customers in the upper-mid and high
income group, and hence designed with
aesthetics and lifestyle elements. Our
developments are accomplished through
redevelopment or regeneration process in
the island city of Mumbai, and
construction on the land banks in
suburban locations. We are working
towards creating master plans for many
such mixed-use developments that offer
tremendous value in Mumbai. We are
also
involved
in
the
market
redevelopment initiative of MCGM
(Corporation of Greater Mumbai) that
shall see the resurgence of community
market concept as against concentration
of retail in malls.
Future plans of the company: RNA
Corp is amongst the leading real estate
development company in Mumbai,
and aim to be amongst the top 3 in the
next 5 years.

Design philosophy:
With that depth and breadth of
understanding, we’re able to read, write and
speak the language of both brands and
consumers. The fluency in this unique
language is the key to effectively translating
brand into consumer experience. Fitch’s
quality of the work is a direct result of the
authenticity of our insights and
understanding, to the point where it
becomes intuitive, how a brand looks,
sounds and feels in any situation, we’re able
to match brand expressions to consumer
behaviours and create a real and lasting
dialogue that doesn’t so much reflect as
inform and influence consumer culture.

airports, museums, shops, public spaces
where at each and every touch point, where
we are translating brand into experience and
experience into compelling memories. We’ve
broadened our thinking into a truly
coordinated and joined-up approach that
draws inspiration from the widest spectrum
of cultures, behaviors and trends. Our
philosophy is to use that influence
responsibly—and that means creating brand

The work:
Fitch has an experience of work from in


follow—a direction that leads us to
previously undiscovered truths about the
brand and the consumer.
Fitch is a global design consultancy,
which means we face outwards, towards
consumers. Wherever in the world you
encounter Fitch, you’ll find an
environment, culture and values that are
optimised to foster focussed, intelligent
creativity—Bold Thinking. To us, design
is about making emotional, intellectual
and physical connections. It’s not just
about Photoshop.
Fitch encourages people to understand
the cultural and historical dynamics of
design and, consequently, we know that we
have a wider responsibility to take the
discipline forward—to set new and higher
standards and to encourage and develop
emerging talent.
We don’t impose our will, or indeed a
house style, on any project. We don’t arrive
at a brief with preconceptions or readymade ideas. We don’t do anything just for
the sake of it.

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A complete lifestyle
real-estate destination
The first project and total land bank
then:Our first project was in Greater
Noida. It is located on a 452 acres land
and offers a range of luxurious residences
which includes estate home, villas, town
homes and apartments. Our total land
bank for the first project was 452 acres.

Jaypee Greens believes in
creating self-sustained massive
scale townships where nature
connects to a recreation
destinations, social activities
and gracious living playing a
key role in the nation building.

Ongoing projects in the residential sector
Greater Noida.The total area of
development: We started our first project
in Greater Noida where apartments are
indeed a reflection of luxury living and
contemporary lifestyles. Infact, the
properties are surrounded by a 18 and 9
hole golf courses. There is also a Town
Centre which meets the needs of the
residents which includes a spa, a minitheatre, ATMs, fitness centers amongst

many others. Jaypee Greens, Greater Noida
is spread over 452 acres of which majority
of the construction are completed.

SPORTS CITY PROJECT AND
MAJOR HIGHLIGHTS
The Jaypee Greens Sports City spread
over 2,500 acres is going to be a unique
one-of-its-kind city in India. Located on
the 165 Km Yamuna Expressway, Jaypee
Greens Sports City is the first Sports
themed city in India. At the Sports City,
one can choose from the limited editions
personal suites at Kassia, residential plots
from Krowns, Country Homes with
landscaped gardens or villas, town homes
and mid to high rise apartments blocks at
Lake District. Beside the social clubs, and
the cricket stadium, it also has the Motor

aypee Greens a premium 450acre golf-centric real estate
development project situated in
Greater Noida integrating homes with
golf course, landscaped emerald spaces,
resort
living
and
commercial
developments. Jaypee Greens builds a mix
use development with different residential
options and recreational facilities like golf,
landscaping, play areas and parks.

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Architecture at COLLABORATIVE goes beyond the generally
prevailing notions of functional contingencies and simplistic
approach of problem solving.
ollaborative Architecture was
established in the year 2002. The
principals had their individual
practices before merging in 2002 to create
Collaborative Architecture. The firm always
strived to create architecture and design at
par with international standards, not just in
design innovation, but in design delivery
too. They strongly believe that the act of
doing architecture is not a forced result of
the brief, but a compulsive urge of the
creative mind. The designs are more often
not, not a result of a rational process, but,
intuitive, often layered palimpsests of
logical, irrational, bizarre, poetic, clarified
and impossible thoughts.
Particular style or pattern: No we do not
follow any particular style…. The practice
has been deeply involved in design research,
and the discerning pattern if any are results
of this overlapping explorations. At present
we are developing the whole gamut of
design- ladies fashion, ladies accessories,

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Racing Track which will play host to the
most awaited event in India – the F1race.
We are coming up with the Yamuna
Expressway on the eastern periphery of
Sports City which is 165 kms long.

PROJECT IN COMMERCIAL SECTOR
Presently, we have not ventured into the
commercial sector. However, our
projects in the residential sector are very
sought after and we are only pleased to
give the best to our Jaypee Greens, we
would like to be the ultimate lifestyle
real-estate destination keeping in mind
the Group's goal that is committed to
strategic business development in
infrastructure, as the key to nation
building in the 21st century.


Designing
innovation

URBAN TOTEM- a vertical sustainable
tower
Favourite: WEDGE – 1 and several
Single Family houses we are building
currently
Current and ongoing projects and the
USP: We are designing two educational
buildings which are really out of the box.
Our first major hospitality project is nearing
completion, and the restaurant is a part of
the project which we are really looking
forward too, as the client couldn’t afford to
do much in the guest rooms, which are
basic. We are also working for a renowned
Dubai based builder and hope to create
some good works for them in future apart
from these couple of single family residences
we are doing in Kerala, which combines the
contextual response with highly innovative
design and some apartments we are
designing in Mumbai.

indoor lighting, lifestyle products etc taking
some lateral inspirations from these
researches.
First project undertaken and in which
discipline/category: Architect Lalita did a
health club in Mumbai, which went on to
win IIID national award and Architect
Mujib did a informatics Centre for his
almamatr in Calicut.
Total number of projects done: Not
‘numbers’ by the so-called standards of
architectural production…We are very
particular in selecting our clientele and the
kind of work we do. Most of the works have
been featured internationally and won
several awards.
Best work done so far and why: Every
project delves into some unexplored aspects
of design, environmental, sociological facets
of the research we do. But, yes if you ask
us… WRAP Series of projects has propelled
the firm in the international radar.
Best Three: WRAP-3, WRAP-4 and


Inspiration: Louise Kahn, Alvaro Alto,
Peter Zumtor, David Chipperfield,
Morphosis, Tadao Ando, Kengo Kuma, and
JH Meyer the list goes.
New trends to be seen in coming days:
There will be a clear shift towards active
Industry integration in design and execution
phase. Projects fall in a larger scheme of
things, transforming them into critical
explorations of ideas and visions for future.
Mujib Ahmed completed his degree in
architectural engineering from REC Calicut
in the year 1993. In the year 2002 formed
COLLABORATIVE ARCHITECTURE
in Partnership with Lalita Tharani.

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Oberoi Realty believes it has an established brand and a track record
in the real estate industry of developing innovative projects through
its strong emphasis on contemporary architecture, able and skilful
project execution and quality construction. Oberoi Realty seeks to
create ‘destination developments’ through its in mixed-use and
single-segment developments.

Hyderabad and intend to launch similarly projects in Indore,
Ahmedabad and Goa this year.

The underlying values

Projects completed and ongoing: We have completed
around 150 residential projects with more than 30 thousand
units and total built up area in excess of 45 mn sq ft. At
present we have around 30 projects in Pune out of which 2 are
large township projects. Total area under development is
around 20 mn sq.ft. There are various projects which would be
completed in a phased manner in the next three years. The
land bank of ongoing residential projects in Pune and other
cities would be in excess of 40 mn sq ft. We are predominantly
in residential segment and at the same time we are putting up
3 malls 3 multiplexes, 1 IT SEZ and a 4 star hotel all in excess
of 3 million sq ft.

International projects: We had an international experience when
we developed a property in Melbourne with 70 independent units.
The experience was a mixed one.

The real-estate scene is completely changed today from being
unorganised to getting more organised and corporatised, prioritising
on the customers’ demands and needs Also in the real-estate industry
corporate governance is also showing remarkable change. There is
more transparency involved, and developers living up to their
promises and getting in more and more national and international
trends into India. Transparency in terms of the dealing, timely
delivery, best architectural practices, international designs, trends
and world class amenities, undying focus on quality in terms of
design, aesthetics, design, construction, material consultants all these
are living up to the given promises gives the customer sense of trust,
feeling of being special giving value for each penny spent for that
dream abode. The company’s unilateral focus on quality and
execution has ensured that all its projects proceeding as scheduled.
Adhering to these values the group has not only developed a loyal
customer’s base and but also a trusted name in the real-estate

Creating aspirational
developments
Since the group’s inception in the early
1980’s Oberoi Realty has evolved into a real
estate developer focused on premium
developments in the city.
beroi Constructions re-branded as Oberoi Realty, has come
a long way. With nearly 3 decades of experience at
showcasing the best of design layouts and construction
quality Oberoi Realty and Promoter Group have completed 32
projects covering approximately 4.979 mn sq ft of saleable area
spread across the city of Mumbai. Headquartered in Mumbai, The
Oberoi Realty Group currently manages a portfolio spanning across
residential, office space, retail, hospitality and social Infrastructure
properties. Further progressing the group intends to expand its
geographic base through acquisitions of land and development rights
focused on premium developments in the residential, office space,
retail, hospitality and social infrastructure segments. Oberoi Realty is
a debt-free company and has always been prudent in its’ financial
management and land-buying. The company had raised Rs1, 028
crores during its’ recent IPO and proposes to use this cash to fund
its’ existing construction activity and also to acquire land when the
right opportunity comes its’ way at the right price.

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industry. Today the group has a total
of 33 completed projects
aggregating approx 5 mn sq ft.
Ongoing and upcoming projects by
the company and its subsidiaries /
JVs span across 24 projects totaling
over 20.5 mn sq ft.

Business highlights:
Oberoi Mall - Contributed Rs
18.42 crores to the revenue for the Q3FY1. Commerz I Contributed Rs11.42 crores to the revenue for the Q3FY11.

Development of properties:
Oberoi Exquisite I at Goregaon (E): Out of total estimated
saleable area of 1,448,040 sq ft, the group have sold 7,50,090
sq ft till date The company has crossed the 20% threshold level of
project cost, excluding land cost and has commenced revenue
recognition of the project.
Oberoi Prisma – Launched the office space project at JVLR,
Andheri (E).
Worli Project: Construction activity going on as planned and
in advanced talks with a leading international hotel chain and a
leading international general contractor for this mixed-use
luxury project.

Creating real-estate opportunities
Pune based developers Paranjape Schemes
are committed in providing superior
specifications, better amenities and world
class lifestyle options to its customers.
ith over 25,000 homes built across western
Maharashtra, Paranjape Schemes offer premium
quality residential projects - building world class
homes with superior specifications, better amenities and
creating contemporary lifestyles. With over 100 top-of-the-line
projects completed in the past 20 years, and ownership of 15
million sq ft of FSI now the group is specially focused in
creating homes and care facilities for the senior citizens
through their project Athashri.
Developments besides Pune: Lot of redevelopment projects in
Mumbai having large number of developments in Thane, Nasik,
Kolhapur and Chiplun and other major cities of Maharashtra. We
also have projects for senior citizens in Pune, Bangalore and

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The most promising projects: We are developing namely Forest
Trails in Bhugaon. Forest Trails is a lavish bungalow society set
across 140 acres of sprawling hill land in Bhugaon! Independent
twine and row houses with a choice of different styles and sizes of
bungalows set in a backwoods ambience.

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human aspiration and sensitivity, as a
relevant, functioning organism within the
great interconnected environmental
totality.
First project undertaken and total
number of projects: St. Xavier's church,
Kolhapur is the first project done and
overall over 200 projects of different scales
and categories.
Best work: There are a number of works
which I like - e.g. my own farmhouse, beach
house & lake house, LaCONES (Laboratory
for the conservation of endangered species),
SDM
Institute
for
management
development, SDM Engineering college,
Bharati Vidyapeeth guesthouse.

In harmony with nature
Ar Shirish Beri of Shirish Beri
& Associates has designed
number of campuses for
national & regional level
institutions for research,
rehabilitation, health care and
education, along with various
other types of buildings.
tarted practice with Beri Architects
& Engineers in 1974. Since then’ it
probes the multisensory and the
immeasurable dimension of space while
trying to evoke a reflective pause amidst
today’s clutter and background noise. He
feels that issues of sustainability can be aptly
addressed only through the right attitudes
and goals. His designs try to achieve an
inherent sense of unity and harmony
with various natural and man-made
elements and forces. Architecture too, in its
greater vision, is life itself thereby

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communicating, responding and belonging
to the fascinatingly interrelated web of life.a.
It is our duty as architects to redefine and
expand upon the brief given by the client so
as to give him much more besides satisfying
the functional requirements in terms of the
design's environmental relevance, quality of
space and jOY.

DESIGN PHILOSOPHY
A sensitively designed architectural space
transcends itself to strike a note between
the measurable and immeasurable
a
unifying experience. The flowing spaces in
the designs tie up and unify the total
perception. The divisive, analytical
western approach is replaced by the Asian
approach of synthesis and unification.
Architecture as a shaper of space (Space as
an important attribute of our lives) has
been explored by me in various ways – as
a symbolic metaphor, an agent of socio
cultural change, as an interpreter of life’s
values, as an expression and barometer of


driving continuous cash flows and new project acquisitions in order
to fuel its growth story.
ence, I would strongly say that we have made substantial
achievement in the years.

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Focus:Sunteck Realty strongly focuses on high end luxury
residential segment. They have a development pipeline of more
than 32 mn sft of which a significant chunk is within city centric
locations. With a focus on developing residential properties, the
group continues to expand within Mumbai with a belief that this
has been and will continue to be a flexible market for for them. We
do not cater in affordable, slum redevelopment or redevelopment of
dilapidated buildings segment. We will continue to grow through
steadily cash flows, with larger emphasis on exemplary design,
execution, and sales volume by continuously improving our
strategies.

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Top three: LaCONES (Laboratory for
the conservation of endangered species),

Hyderabad, Lake house at Andur, Bharati
Vidyapeeth guesthouse, Pune.
Current and ongoing projects: Super
specialty hospital, Dharwad. Kolhapur art
centre.International institute for sustainable
agriculture at Ovale, Pune. Dental hospital
& college at Ras Al Khaima, UAE. Campus
for residential school and human excellence
institute for Ramakrishna Vivekananda
ashram near Hubali. Medical college for
Bharati Vidyapeeth at Navi Mumbai and
many others.
Inspiration: Frank Lloyd Wright, Louis
Kahn, Tadao Ando, G Bawa, Hassan
Fathy. The vernacular architecture of the
people has also been a great source of
inspiration.
Today's architectural trends seem to be
very vision centric - concentrating on
external visual form, colours and
compositions rather than the quality of
space. Our architecture of today and
tomorrow needs to evoke a reflective
silence, resolve and integrity.

evelopment Pipeline: Sunteck has over 32 million square
feet of development pipeline with about 3 million square
feet projects launched in the high end luxury residential
and commercial spaces, with plans to reach a cumulative about 11
mn sft of project launches by end FY 2011.Current projects include
Sunteck's high end luxury residential projects at BKC- Signature
Island, Signia Isles, Signia Pearl, and premier luxury residential
projects Signia High (Borivali), Signia Oceans (Airoli, New
Mumbai), Signia Skys (Nagpur) and its commercial projects
including Sunteck Grandeur (Andheri W), and Sunteck Kanaka
(Goa). It has plans to launch luxury residential townships at Signia
City (Mulund) and Sunteck City (Goregaon W).Our projects are
unique in the design and are predominantly targeted for high end
segment. Majority of them are based on spacious living with high

Creating high standard business spaces
Sunteck Realty’s endeavors to grow on the
back of sustained project launches, driving
continuous cash flows and new project
acquisitions in order to fuel its growth story.
unteck Realty's vision is to meet the expectations of niche
customers by offering high end residential spaces. The
group entered into the real estate sector a decade ago in the
year 2000. Sunteck Realty strives to have best practices for
corporate governance. It follows the project completion method of
accounting, thereby providing further transparency, which is in line
with IFRS norms proposed for implementation in FY 2012 in
India. The group is developing a diverse range of landmark
residential projects with unit values between Rs 10 to 400 million
with exquisite design and superior quality by adopting the highest
standards of international living. We have carved a niche for
ourselves in the luxury and super-luxury segment and intend to
keep servicing the segment 'A' customers in each micro-market. All
our sales are in this segment apart from Signature island (in BKC)
which is a ultra-luxury residential offering.The Company continues
in its endeavors to grow on the back of sustained project launches,

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end amenities. Our strength lies on timely delivery and quality and
will continuously look to tap potential markets across consumer
segments.The company continues to operate in this segment and
we will continue to cater in the same. The group believes that there
is demand in the luxury residential segment and hence all the
projects are unique in the design and are predominantly targeted to
the HNIs and upper middle class. They will largely be focused in
the city limits thus enabling us to deliver on quality products
catering to the discerning customer base of young upwardly
professionals and business class looking for luxury living .

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Carving a niche for itself

beyond CC. We called in commencement
certificate that has been withdrawn by
Bombay municipal corporation, secondly
partnership with MHADA we call it PP
model which is a very unique model which
is a joint partnership with MHADA where
1.75 FSI will be allowed to be developed by
the developer and 0.75 FSI will be given to
the government at a construction cost. So
eventually MHADA will be able to
distribute tenaments to the needy people
will be a unique thing where ultimately they
will be creating lot of middle income and
low income group housing. There are
couples of issues one more important
decision that government took which is
increase in FSI for the old and dialiapated
buildings, the CM announced that this FSI
will be 3 now instead of a CAP of 2.5. So we
are really grateful that this will give a lot of
boost to redevelopment of old and
dialapated buildings which are major
concern for the people who are staying in
the city.

achieving highly humanised and conducive
environment and to create an ambience that
would generate impetus for innovation,
considering high density multidepartment
office requirements. This facility has been
strategically designed to be a future ready
facility. The common spaces have been
designed to rejuvenate occupants of the
facility by providing a completely different
and refreshing ambience by using a well
balanced interplay of colours, materials,
forms and volumes.
Favorite project: 'Sankalpan One', the
very first state - of - the - art IT Park of
Sankalpan Group. It is nourished with finest
design and facilities acquiring 'LEED
GOLD Certified' building keeping in mind
the environment consciousness.
Current and ongoing projects- the

Sankalpan has carved a niche
since its foundation in the
year1996 for providing end-toend solutions to its clients.
ankalpan began small, with
interiors of buildings rather than
the building itself. Ever since its
inception, Sankalpan has carved a niche for
itself as a premier design firm providing a
range of services in the fields of architecture,
infrastructure and real estate. Sankalpan has
designed and built over 700 + projects,
measuring over 8.5 million sq ft for
corporate.
First project undertaken and discipline:
Our first outbreak was to design a branch
office for Times bank in Mumbai.
Total number of projects done:
Sankalpan has designed and built over 700 +
projects, measuring over 8.5 mn sq ft for
corporate, retail and hospitality sectors.
Best three: Nirmal Lifestyle - Nirmal
Lifestyle Mall, Mulund, Mumbai.
Total area: 100,000.00 sq ft. Primary
Design Brief was to conceptualise an office
space that underlines arrival of Nirmal
Lifestyles at Front end of quality realty
scenario in Western Region of India, making
customers feel welcomed, employees valued
and management proud.
The state - of - the - art 'Glass Atrium'
is the most unique and functional feature
of this office facility. Sensitively designed
high volumes add to grandeur of spaces.

Currently the real –estate sector is facing lot
of heat pertaining certain pending issues
such as the FSI and mainly the building
material prices. How will it be addressed ?
Yes, we have couple of challenges before us.
The sand which was available in Rs 3,000 is
now available at Rs 12,000. We have
discussed these concerns before the
government of Maharashtra and they have

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This facility has been conceptualised
through careful planning in which design
decisions, material specifications are
carefully
evaluated
in
terms
environmental sustainability
Bayer Material Science, Greater Noida,
Area - 28,650 sq ft- An integrated measure
has been taken for increasing the
environmental protection and dealing
with the climatic changes. The aim of this
energy efficient design is to meet the above
requirements whilst keeping investment
costs to a minimum. The uniqueness of
this building lies in its concept of zeroemission making it one of the landmark
green buildings in India today. One of the
features of this building is the window
openings that are designed to attain
maximum natural light minimizing
harmful ultra violet solar rays by leveraging
various energy efficient products. The light
energy is captured for radiating the inside
of the building leading to minimal use of
power and artificial energy.
Morgan Stanley, Lower Parel, Area 66,000 sq ft. The concept was to have a non
- cosmetic - minimalist approach towards


USP: Currently we are working on
various projects like Morgan Stanley, JP
Morgan, Standard Chartered, Patni
Computers, etc.
Inspiration: Hafeez Contractor is the
architect I admire the most while
Dhirubhai Ambani and Lakshmi Mittal
have greatly influenced our outlook
towards life and business. Their services to
our nation lie in their actions more than
anything else. Great things are not said but
done and they have motivated all of us to
accomplish our own goals and objectives
through vision and passion.
The design industry will be highly
expertise oriented. India may start looking
at world class exposure, processes, and
sector specific demands. With the large
scale development of malls, IT parks,
SEZ's, hotels, commercial complexes and
multiplexes, and the future of this industry
seems to be bright. Green products will be
in most demand for office interiors in the
future and considering the global warming
issue, the usage of green products shall be
made mandatory.

A candid talk with Sunil
Mantri, President, MCHI with
Remona Divekar on the
issues concering the realestate industry.

Creating a budget houses is
the need of the hour
Being a governing body what is MCHI’s
new agenda for the fiscal year? Tell us about
your plans? Tell us about your meeting
with the honorable CM of Maharashtra?
Real estate is facing many challenges, lot of
things have changed in Maharashtra with
every chief minister has its own polices and

style of working and he wanted to
understand our style of working and new
Chief Minister is very learned person and
worked at the topmost position at the PM’s
office. Whichever issues that were presented
were addressed well. One was the BMC
circular which was restricting the work


taken couple of steps with an assurance that
where the supply can be resumed to normal
rates. The labour has also become more
expensive. Lot of new things like the
provident fund where the PF is 25 percent
and no labour wants to contribute in the PF
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has to shell out the amount from his pocket
or compensate the labor by paying extra.
Again the shock or the development charges
which were just Rs 250 a sq mt becomes
almost Rs 25 a sq ft. It is going to become
almost 2% of the ready reckoner value. This
could be a huge burden adding to the voes
exhorbitant fees, penalties, fines have
increased drastically so it is cause of concern.
The government should decide how much
tax we can put to this industry. We have
service tax @ 2.6 percent then we have
excise, customs and so many things. The
time has come where the government has to
re think how much tax we can burden to
this industry. If the taxes can be reviewed at
least for the affordable housing or the budget
housing a common man will get a great
relief .
Most of the builder’s lobby they view
affordable housing is a myth in a city like
Mumbai? Your views
The land is very precious in Mumbai and
there are various laws like urban land ceiling,
environment, CRZ, high-rise restrictions
and various laws have made the components
more expensive, more precious than gold or
platinum so then the problem is we have
again the historical thought of limiting and
restricting the FSI. Probably the government
is not able out of box yet, they want to
control the city of Mumbai with 1.33 FSI
which is a very sad part. When on the other
hand international destinations like
Singapore, HongKong or Dubai has
anything between 20-40 FSI. I think we
need to rethink whether we like to restrict
the FSI. We need to create an infrastructure
by giving sale and additional infrastructure,
government can levy the revenue, and
government can collect more and more
charges and utilise for the development of
infrastructure of the city.
Realty sector is been highly capital
intensive business, the delays, the rise in
the interest rate would really pinch the
customer or the end-buyers. Your take
on that?
If the delay is going to cost some interest to
the developer he is ultimately going to load
to the consumer the developer may not
pay from his pocket, ultimately they may
be loaded to the common man or the
consumer. The international countries or

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like Singapore, Dubai the Municipal
permissions are given within a month’s
time. They have certain rules and norms
and they are also fastest developing
destination so we need to change our
mindset. Why not we work it out all the
NOC’s given on time. If building
permission is cleared within 30 days time,
the developer will be able to save
substantial component by the interest
which he will be able to pay the bank and
ultimately the consumer will be benefited
and production will be faster, supply will
be more in the market rather than the
government on the file or the municipal
corporation sitting on the file for couple of
months. Out of my experience with the
various governments since the last 10 years
is every government is trying to make the
situations more complicated as they want
to control everything. various laws have
been brought into system and the whole
real estate industry has made extremely
complicated very difficult for us to
sometimes understand how many, laws,
committees, sub-committees, it is very
complex procedures and government
absolutely has not tried to bring down the
procedural reform how the faster sanctions
can be given.
What kind of investment opportunities do
you foresee in the real-estate sector?
Besides our typical and commercial and
residential projects which every developer is
doing traditionally I could see various new
opportunities going to come up one is PPP
and I think the government is the largest
land owner in this country and if they work
it out a PPP model where they take certain
built up area ratio they take it back and
distribute to the needy people at the lower
margin or at a cost price. PPP is the biggest
opportunity. If the government relaxes
development norms on the salt pan land in
couple of areas then that could also prove
bigger opportunities and by creating
infrastructure and provide fast track roads or
express ways to new areas I think huge land
parcel will get opened up.
How this fiscal year does looks like for the
real-estate industry?
I think it should be good because from
what the statistics we have collected we
are showing 30 percent growth to 2008


A 72 room resort- conceived as a castle
with various towers, country tiled roofs,
turrets and parapets and courts at different
levels. The courts are dotted with curved
pathways and stairways leading to the rooms
above, thus giving each room its own sense
of identity. The central pivot of the project is
the circular restaurant, which has the pool
adjoining it. Each of the rooms has its own
unique balcony and is painted in bright hues
with built in beds, seats, ledges, etc. The
elaborate detailing has thus given the project
the name- ‘Castle de Goa’.

figure and 10 percent growth to 2009
and particularly 2010 figures. I think the
trend should continue and we should
able to grow 10-20 percent this year also
without any difficulty. Only concern I
have is the developer should keep the
prices under control and should not
increase the prices further as
affordability is the key question for any
common man or consumer who would
want to buy the property.
Would it reduce the transaction cost like
the stamp duty and the developer’s set-off
on the credits on the tax?
Currently the government wants to collect
every single penny on every transfer of the
property and every transaction they say is
the different one so the government is not
willing to compromise whether it is state
or central whether service tax, VAT or
stamp duty, registration, revenue NAI
think is cut down the fees I think they are
only in the mood to increase. Deduction
of 1.5 lakh is too less on the account of
interest payment to the institution on the
borrowed loan and I think this figure
should be raised to Rs 5 lakh. Because Rs
1.5 lakh means you can only borrow up to
Rs 15 lakh and it should be tax deducted
able @10 percent. Cost of house is
higher in metros is higher and up to Rs50
lakh or5 lakh should be given allowed to
be deducted.
Third is government needs to rethink
on service tax which is killing to the
common consumer @2.6 percent and
states also have to rethink on VAT@1
percent presently in Maharashtra. If they
try to cut down on taxes consumer might
get relief by great extent. There are many
industry issues also, presently the capital
gain tax which is exempted after 36
month locking period need to be brought
down to 12 months and presently the tax
is 20 percent needs to be brought down to
10 percent. We have suggested to the
government to introduce rental housing
promotion schemes where the income tax
on the rental housing is 10 percent and
deduction of the self occupied property
could be 50 percent which will help in
creating large number of rental housing
which typically happens in the
international destinations so that the
government needs to consider.

Project Type: Residential
Carvalho’s
Year of completion: 2007
This modern house was designed for a
family who couldn’t buy an old Goan house

History for the future
Elizabeth Kurian-Joseph,
Principal Architect,
Stonehenge Architects believes
in making such projects that
are energy efficient using
ecologically sensitive
construction materials and
techniques adapting to the
needs of the common man.
tonehenge Architects since its
inception in 1999 by Principal
Architect Elizabeth Kurian-Joseph
have worked on design projects that vary
from residences, institutions, hotels and
resorts, renovations to interior designing.
Having the expertise in using natural
materials and experimenting with different
constructional methods gives the firm its
own distinct identity. Having designed over
60 projects that cater to a clientele ranging
from the lower middle class to the corporate,
the focus is not on size or budgets, but on
delivering a quality tailor-made project
which in turn gives immense satisfaction to
all involved. There has been no conscious
need to advertise oneself- word of mouth,
has done the needful.

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but wanted to live in one! The house thus
has details of a typical verandah with a
wooden roof and pillars, Gothic arches. The
plan was initially conceived with a double
height, central courtyard, but this was
covered eventually with a glass pyramidal
roof. Old Goan furniture compliments the
interiors in every area.
Project Type: Restoration
The clients had inherited this ‘not very
grand old Goan house’ and wanted to
renovate the same to a livable holiday home,
yet retaining the soul of Aunty Maggie
within. The house earlier was extended in

STONEHENGE PROJECTS:
Project Type: Hospitality
Hotel Gautam


parts, had roofs at odd angles, had no
specific bedrooms & had different levels
within The exercise thus was to rework the
complete layout and thus was emerged a
home with 3 bedrooms with attached
toilets, double height dining, a lounge in the
attic floor, all covered with wooden tiled
roofs. The front verandah was centralized to
create symmetry & a Goan styled rear
verandah added too.
First Project: Raman Resort
Year of completion: 1998- 2006
The project is an attempt to keep the
equilibrium of the site with the built formwhere the structures use local materials in
geometrically developed forms, sited to
integrate with the surrounding landscape.
The project comprises of a set of units with
varied styles - a single suite wooden cottage
on the mound, an octagonal unit, a circular
unit covered with a dome and a curved unit
with 4 rooms at the far end. The resort has
been given a rustic feel with the use of
common elements of exposed laterite stone
masonry, coconut wood rafters and roofs of
country tiles. Though each unit is
characterized individually, there is a
continuity maintained right through the
whole complex. The details include shell
inlay windows, rough plank doors &
wardrobes, china mosaic toilets and rough
stone flooring.
At the end, what satisfies the most is that
a 'client' becomes a 'friend'. Where
transparent and open interactions give
insights thus evolves the spatial organization
and characterisation.

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Creating cutting
edge practices

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Wadas, to single room tenements then graduating to
redevelopments to ownership development till today to
developing of world class prime properties in the major
metro cities. Spearheaded by Lalitkumar Jain, Chairman and
MD the company’s projects span across affordable, midsegment and luxury homes to commercial and retail
complexes, apart from IT complexes and SEZ. Since
restructuring of the company in 2006, they have completed
2.18 million sq ft. of developable area, including 10
residential (including one-redevelopment project) and 7
commercial projects. As on date, KUL has 14 ongoing
projects across four cities with 3.91 million sq ft of estimated
developable area and estimated saleable area of 3.42 million
sq ft. In addition, the company has 50 forthcoming projects
with 73.13 million sq ft of developable area and estimated
64.14 million sq. ft. of saleable area.

The project, a part of the Jakarta Metropolitan area was the first and
the only example in Indonesia of a Master Plan that integrates
existing villages, Kampangs (slums), water-bodies and channels in
the development.The Master Plan for ‘Kota Tigaraksa New Town
and District Capital Development’ represents the first ever attempt
in Indonesia to protect and integrate the existing traditional
settlement’s natural attributes to advantage.
Current and ongoing projects: Master Planning for Kota
Tigaraksa – New Town Development Project, Tangerang District,
Indonesia, 3200 acres for PT Panca Wiratama Sakti TBK (PWS).
Kashmiri Gate Urban Development, Kashmere Gate – Tis Hazari
Metro Corridor, 5 km stretch, Delhi
Master Planning for Jaipur Greens Township, Jaipur, 180 acres for

Completed projects and total land bank:
We have delivered more than approx 8.5 million sq ft and approx
4.5 million is under construction and 70 million sq ft is the
pipeline out of which around 9 million sq ft is city centric mainly
in cities like Pune and Mumbai and we have retail, IT, gated
communities and high rise, high end sky villas, mass housing
affordable. We have flats from Rs 8 lakh to Rs 40 crore. Our
completed projects primarily consist of typical residential projects
comprised of apartment blocks accompanied by necessary modern
amenities. Post consolidation some of our group entities in 2006,
we have developed 7 commercial projects and 10 residential
projects (including one redevelopment project) aggregating to a
total of 2.18 million sq ft of developable area. KUL was
incorporated in 1993 and pursuant to a restructuring of the
entities in our group in 2006; we acquired majority interests in
certain entities forming part of our group. These entities on a

The firm SK Das Associated Architect
strongly believes in creating an
architecture that is finely textured,
multilayered and granular.
he Firm, SK Das Associated Architects (SKDAA), was
established by SK Das in 1987. Headquartered in Delhi,
with offices in Mumbai and Bhubaneswar, the firm
specialises in Master Planning, architecture and landscape. Lead by
SK Das, Chairman and Design Head and Chhabi Mishra, CEO and
Design Principal, the work is inspired by the city and urbanism and
promotes an aesthetic representing the cultural diversity of the
community.
The design philosophy of the firm is to create an architecture that
touches the lives of people and is legible; an architecture that is
responsive place, context and community specific; one that
influences city making and is inspired by urbanism architecture that
is finely textured, multilayered and granular.
First project: Bird watching hides for World Wide Fund for
Nature-India or WWF-India in Mumbai at the Mahim marshlands.
The project was an elevated/stilted thatched bird watching hyeds
tucked in the mangroves of Bandra. The project could be clubbed as
a part of the educational and recreational category.
Best work done so far: Andrews Gang Housing, Delhi promoted
by the Ministry of Urban Development for senior civil servants. This
is a project more in tune with the realism in India and rooted in
cultural, social, climatic and urban context. The project is a ‘highdensity low-rise development’ which we believe should be the
dominant aspect of urban form as far as housing is concerned.
Celeste Towers, Noida, an apt example of vertical living that
reiterates the fact that even a standalone project CAN represent the
microcosm of the city.
Kota Tigaraksa New Town and District Capital Development,
Tangerang District, Indonesia - Urban Design and Master Planning.

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Emaar MGF Pvt.Ltd
Master Planning for Hi-tech city Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, 1,500
acres for Suncity Projects Pvt. Ltd
Master Planning and regeneration of the existing part of C V
Raman College of Engineering campus and various administrative
and residential buildings and landscape master planning.
Inspiration: Renzo Piano’s work is admirable because of its
contextual nature and the depth of exploration in design right down
to the details. We can relate to the nature of it works as it falls in the
same category of search we engage in - never carried away by
materiality but deeply rooted in place, context and culture.
New trends to be seen coming days: We do not believe that
architecture is fashion, though in the current times it seems that
architecture is beginning to border on fashion. We are irked by this
and would rather be multilayered and not be dominated by singular
concern predominating everything else. People do green buildings
but ignore urban contextual factors and the whole idea of ‘place
making’ – the way the building fits in the immediate and wider
context. The trend would be more towards inclusive growth and the
energy costs in producing buildings and not merely use of buildings.
Our USP - our work, a reflection of our commitment to
innovation in design, sensitivity to the community and
environment with a deep understanding of the social context.
A great attention to detail, meticulous documentation and
respect for our Clients' vision, budget and schedule define our
work. culture.

From traditional Wada’s to
prime property developments
Design, development, construction and
marketing of residential and commercial
complexes coupled with quality, environment,
health and safety management system
standards describes Kumar Urban
Development.

umar Urban development Limited (KUL) a real
estate development and construction company
focused on residential and commercial development
in the cities Pune with presence in Mumbai, Bangalore,
Hyderabad, Panchgani and Nagpur.

K

THE BEGINNING
In 1966 with the modest beginning of the development of


cumulative basis prior to our acquisition have developed 3.30
million sq. ft.

FUTURE PROJECTS
Our Company has initiated the process for planning and
commencing the development of 50 forthcoming projects across
five cities, Mumbai, Pune, Nagpur, Hyderabad and Bengaluru
aggregating to 73.13 million sq. ft. of Developable area and
64.14 million sq ft of Saleable Area. As part of our forthcoming
Projects, we propose to develop 16 residential projects; eight
townships; six commercial projects; one SEZ project; 17
redevelopment projects and two slum rehabilitation projects.In
future from Kumar Properties one can get to see projects like SEZ
of IT, retail malls, a million sq ft in one place and in around 6.5 lakh
sq ft in Pune and Mumbai.Continuous technological up
gradation helps the Group keep up with time.

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Enhancing the quality of living design
DKA is a multi-disciplinary
architectural and Interior
design practice believes in
adapting Indian traditional patterns to
be used in our contemporary designs.

KA
(Dutta
&
Kannan
Architects) a multi-disciplinary
architectural and interior design
practice established in 1984 by SK Dutta.
Renamed in 1999 with studios in
Bangalore and Kolkata. DKA is doing
projects right from residential apartments,
villas in gated communities, multiplexes,
malls, hospitals, metro rail stations, luxury
high-rises and commercial office spaces.
Overall it constructed a space of 4 million
sq ft in last 3.5 yrs.

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Particular style or pattern of architecture:
We adapt Indian traditional patterns and
abstract them to be used in our
contemporary designs.
Total number of projects done under
which categories: We have about 49 ongoing
projects right from the Bangalore Metro rail,
apartments, gated communities, office
buildings, malls, hotels and resorts to
hospitals, institutions and chosen single

family residences.

Noteworthy work:
BMRCL - Namma Metro 11 stations
BMRCL - HCC - underground metro rail
station concept work/pre-bid.
The Empyrean - fire capital - 210 acres Villa designs and club house design,
Involvement right from Inception of
project
PS Group - Gaurav Dugar - Rajarhat
Mixed use complex with Mall, Hotel and
Apartments - 6 acres.
SPA group - Prashant Kajaria - 27 acres, 24
villas - ultra luxury villa project sarjapura.
Kirloskar - 24 storey luxury
condominiums - Nagavara Lake Side.
Kolte Patil / Ranka group - Horamavu 7.6 acres - 720 apt residential complex.
SNN Constructions - Bannerghatta Road,
NICE road - 6 acres - Villaments and
Villas .
Big Bazaar - (largest in Bangalore) - West
of Chord road - 2.6 lac sft., 5 basement
lvls. ( Aug 2010 completion).
Bhandari Infratech - Clocktower project G+12 - Hyderabad.
PMR dwellings - 20 acre affordable
highrises in Kompally, Hyderabad.
Aveda Spa and Resort, Kumarakom
Valmark - 33 acres gated community bannerghatta, Bangalore.


Kolte Patil / Ranka group - Horamavu 7.6 acres - 720 apt residential complex.
Inspiration: Delugan Meissl Architects,
Zaha Hadid and Charles Correa.
Best three: Kirloskar Highrise luxury
condominium, PMR house, Bangalore
Metro Rail Stations.

ABOUT THE ARCHITECTS
Principal Architect: Indraneel Dutta holds a
masters degree in Architecture from the
University of Illinois at Chicago, where he
was nominated to the SOM (Skidmore
Owings & Merrill) fellowship and won the
Franklin R Smith award for Urban Design
from the Architectural League of Chicago.
He has worked in the Mid-west(Chicago),
New York area and London before starting
work in India.
Senior Partner: Brinda Kannan holds a
Masters degree from the University of
Illinois at Chicago & University of Texas
at Arlington. At UT Arlington Brinda
won the Texas Architectural Foundation
Award. In Chicago Brinda worked with
CUPPA (College of Urban Policy and
Planning Administration) on the Gary
(Indiana) Riverfront Revival Project.
Brinda was part of the HOK New York
office where she planned competition
winning hospital projects.

Construction and Architecture Magazine 10 march april 2011

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