This project sets a benchmark for a sustainable workplace design by creating an environment that balances productivity with physical and mental wellbeing, with settings that support focused work and collaboration.
Geetika Jain
Applied Materials new workplace at ITPL, Bengaluru, is built around inclusive, human centric design to accelerate India’s semiconductor mission. The expansion, welcomed by the Government of Karnataka, deepens local capability through the India Validation Center (the country’s only 300mm wafer processing facility), an advanced Class 1K cleanroom, and an AI Centre of Excellence in Chennai, enabling faster R&D, product engineering, and co innovation with industry and academia.
Art and technology are central to the building’s design and guide everyday movement throughout the space. A three-dimensional Sand to Silica installation anchors the ground floor, introducing the company’s materials engineering story, along with curated installations featuring rare and diverse Indian art forms, Thikri mirror mosaics, and loin loom weaving –––creating a seamless dialogue between technology and culture.
Sustainability has been embedded from the outset targeting USGBC LEED Gold certification. The design emphasizes natural daylight, biophilic elements, and the use of responsible and recycled materials, efficient energy and water management systems, along with climate-responsive design strategies.
The new facility embodies the company’s commitment to fostering collaboration, innovation, and excellence. The campus represents a significant step forward, strengthening its capabilities in R&D, product engineering, and co-innovation with partners across industry and academia.
Fact File
Location: Bengaluru
Client: Applied Materials
Size: 806,000 sq.ft.
Project Manager & Change Manager: CBRE
Civil & Interiors: Ambience
Façade: RSP Design Consultants (India)
Facility Manager, Cost Manager & Quantity Surveyor: JLL
Transaction Partners: Cushman & Wakefield
Testing and Commissioning Consultants: Godrej
Carpets & Vinyl Tiles: Shaw
Furniture (Workstations & Meeting Room): HNI Steelcase
Soft Seating: WPS
Meeting Pods: Framery
HVAC: KM Aircon (incl. BMS, PAC)
Electricals, Lighting, Fire Protection, UPS: Shankar Electricals
Kitchen: SG Equipment
