Projects - MGS Architecture - Results from #744

Energy shortage in the country has pushed real estate developers to opt for ‘green’ solutions with a focus on five key areas: energy, water, material, indoor air quality and landscaping, writes Shruti Choudhari

Rakesh Reddy, Director, Aparna Constructions & Estates Pvt Ltd, shares details of the company’s greening initiatives in Aparna Sarovar Grandé at Nallagandla, Hyderabad

Urbana Township Transforms Kolkata’s Skyline

Kolkata, which has undergone significant infrastructural changes in recent years, has got a world-class township with Urbana, a stimulating combination of eclectic thought, structural dynamism, and international parameters

Godrej Garden City is the largest township in India to be certified at the Platinum level by IGBC. The master plan is by Skidmore, Owings and Merrill (SOM). Jayanand Potdar, COO, Godrej Properties Ltd, shares information on the construction

Provision of flexibility in terms of housing, retail as well as office spaces, creation of modifiable modules to meet almost all the needs of potential users/clients, and access to public green spaces so as to encourage a seamless

Nagpur metro, designed by Enia Architects, has been tagged as one of the greenest in the country thanks to its many innovative, eco-friendly features. Movement of people and goods within city limits and from one city to another

Oxygen Park is a man-made ‘green lung’ with a design inspired by nature. It is an antidote to the generic indoor gym environment and helps people to get back to nature, while fostering social engagement and promoting active healthy

Designed by Novarch Architects & Engineers, this 2400 sqft corporate office for IEEMA in Delhi, the apex association of manufacturers of electrical, industrial electronics and allied equipment in India, boasts of a LEED Gold rating

The design of Delhi Pollution Control Committee’s head office by MOFA Studios commissioned through a design competition, follows multiple layers of philosophy, technology, vision and function

AW Design team has worked closely with the project - POSH by Sangath Infrastructure Pvt Ltd, to create this eco-friendly, sustainable building in Chandkheda in Ahmedabad. The project, with 88 apartments has walls built in concrete

Building 1800, MN Park in Hyderabad designed by Ar. Sanjay Mohe of Mindspace & green consultant, Green Footprints, has achieved energy savings of over 33% through use of highly efficient HVAC and lighting systems, eco-friendly

The L’oreal professional academy project designed by DCA Architects is versatile and adaptable. Professional Products Development Academy for L’oreal is a state-of-the-art Academy to train professionals and educate them in the latest product

The design of Mahindra World City Club in Chennai by Shilpa Architects Planners & Designers follows a natural process. The most special feature of this club is its storm water management through swales. These natural landscape features

Offices are shifting from personalized workstations to sharing workspaces, observes Manohar Gopal, MD, Featherlite Group. Traditionally, workspaces were focused on the individual, with every employee in the company having an allocated work

Open Seating & Transparent WallsInterior designing of offices is no longer just planning where and how the furniture is to be placed. It has evolved in many ways and has become an intricate art, writes Tushar Mittal, Director

Environmental Sanitation Institute in Gandhinagar provides training in alternative low-cost solutions for rural sanitation. Its architecture and design by Ar. Yatin Pandya Footprints E.A.R.T.H. combines solar passive and solar active strategies. North-eastern orientation for daytime use spaces

Architects Parul Zaveri & Nimish Patel’s residence in Ahmedabad is a coming together of traditional knowledge and wisdom, that relies on nature, traditional materials and crafts to create an appropriate balance in the daily and seasonal experiences in living spaces. The intent was to design the residence

The design of the Academy of Social Entrepreneurship in Kaliyanoor, Tamil Nadu, by Green Evolution Architecture complies with IGBC New Green Building rating standards. The design was developed for Hand in Hand India, an NGO working for rural development and upliftment of women. The client’s brief for the campus included

The Courtyard, a residence in the suburbs of Bangalore with a built up area of 6200 sqft, designed by Principal Architect Prof. K. Jaisim of Jaisim Fountainhead Projects, follows all traditional values, including Vastu. The land was a few acres, well oriented and secluded. The whole plan is on a raised square

Promotion of the local building materials while respecting the surrounding greenery, flora and fauna, is a key ingredient in the design of Camp Forktail Creek by Design Consortium. The camp, located in the dense jungle of Jim Corbet National Park in Uttarakhand, consists of 3 mud huts and 6 informal structures (tents)

The boldly dramatic Shyam Farm Forest Resort, housing 16 cottages, is located at the very edge of Gir National Park and wildlife sanctuary; the sole home of the Asiatic lion, surrounded by 1400 sq.km forest in Gujarat, is built on the new vernacular style by d6thd Design Studio

Neolith® patterns are pushing the boundaries of what colours and textures are possible from compact surfaces. Renowned Catalan chef Albert Adrià’s vision to create an out of the world restaurant with an enigmatic, immersive ambiance

The Svatantra office designed by ANJ has the lineage of a reputed Indian conglomerate and caters to the micro finance business space. The design intent is traditional in keeping with the history; conventional as per the business

Located on the 10th floor in phase-3 of IT hub, Hinjewadi, Pune, Volkswagen’s RCC designed and outfitted by Ar. Deoyani Bhope & Ar. Aditya Shetye at Godrej Interio, caters to the global operations of the company.