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1996 - 2017
morphogenesis.
Delhi | Bengaluru
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Innovation | Performance | Delivery
The Team
Services & Skills
Compliance
Global Recognition
Our Clients
Project Locations
500+ Publications
75+ Awards
Over 100 Professionals in our Delhi and Bengaluru offices, plus a JV in Dubai. Over 40 of these have Master’s Degrees from reputed national
and international Universities
7 distinct verticals provide specialized services in Masterplanning, Residential, Commercial, Workplace, Institutional, Hospitality, House
through in-house integrated project delivery in Sustainability, Interiors, Landscape, Digital Technologies and Design Management
Fully Compliant with The Architects Act 1972 (Partnership Firm registered with the Council of Architecture, India)
Ranked for the 6th time in a row among the World’s Top 100 Architectural Practices, in Building Design Magazine, UK’s WA100 2017 list.
West | Mahindra Lifespaces, Tata Housing, Shapoorji Pallonji, Adani Realty, Maker, Zydus, BSE
East | Ambuja Neotia, Mani Group, Shrachi, RP-SG Group, ITC Hotels
South| Infosys, Wipro, TCS, Piramal Fund Mgmt, Century, TVH, Ascott, Starwood
North| Bharti Land, Emaar MGF, Punj Lloyd, Puri Constructions, The British School, Lalit, PVR
International | Projects in Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, UAE and South Africa
Our work has featured in publications like The New York Times, Wallpaper Magazine, The Guardian UK, Domus Italy, The Times of India,
Economic Times and The Hindu, among others.
The first Indian Practice to win a WAF Award, the Singapore Institute of Architects SIA-Getz Award, the Architects Regional Council of
Asia ARCASIA Awards and 5 time winner of the Indian Institute of Architects Award for Excellence in Architecture
DESIGN PHILOSOPHY
We design SMART architecture to
build resilient communities by
putting the user at the center of the
design process We build buildings that
consume 75% lesser
energy than certified green
building benchmarks
Our architecture is rooted
in the Global and the Local,
celebrating Diversity over
Homogeneity
We break barriers of established
price benchmarks and
reduce consumption of resources
through design innovation
SAIL
SUSTAINABILITY
Orientation | Morphology
Orientation
Morphology
Shaded
Shaded Spaces
Spaces
Addressing
Urban Heat
Addressing Urban
HeatIsland
IslandEffect
Effect
Harnessing
cool
winds
|
Blocking
hot-winds
Harnessing cool winds | Blocking hot-winds
Evaporative Cooling
Evaporative
Cooling
Vegetation | Xeriscape
Vegetation | Xeriscape
Local Materials | Waste management
Local Materials
| Waste
management
Rainwater
Harvesting
Rainwater
Harvesting
Water reservoir design
Water reservoir design
COMBINING THE WISDOM OF THE PAST AND CUTTING EDGE
TECHNOLOGY TO CREATE EXEMPLARS OF SUSTAINABLE DESIGN
Optimized
Form| |Orientation
Orientation
Optimized Form
| Thermal
Mass | |Insulation
Insulation |
Thermal Mass
Shading
Design
|
Maximize
Shading Design
Day lighting
Minimise
Maximize
Day|lighting
| NoGlare
Glare|
Natural
Ventilation
| Optimize
Natural
Ventilation
Views | Geo-Thermal
PASSIVE DESIGN
Energy Efficient
Efficient |
Energy
Equipment
M&E
Equipment
|Façade
Active Systems
Façade
HVAC
| Heat
Recovery
Systems
| HVAC
|
Electrical
Systems
Heat Recovery &
Control Systems
Recycling | Control
Sensors and Actuators
Systems | Sensors &
Actuators
EFFICIENT SYSTEMS
Photovoltaics
Geo-thermal
Power
Solar | Wind
|
Wind | Biomass
Biomass | Waste
Wave | Tidal
NET-ZERO
PROJECT
RENEWABLE ENERGY
MICROCLIMATE CREATION
EPI: Energy Performance Index
PROVEN STRATEGIES TO REDUCE ENERGY CONSUMPTION
TO 75% LOWER THAN GREEN BENCHMARKS
on primary energy consumption (unit: kWh/sq.m/yr)
140
60
58
43
BEE
25
Baseline EPI
(Bureau of Energy
Efficiency)
INDIA GLYCOLS, NOIDA
GYS VISION, GURGAON
CAMPUS FOR ITC, KOLKATA
EPI REDUCTION
INFOSYS CAMPUS, NAGPUR
OPTIMIZATION OF ALL RESOURCES IS A PRE-REQUISITE TO
OUR ARCHITECTURE TODAY
VALUE
AFFORDABILITY
CONCEPT
DESIGN
SCHEMATIC
DESIGN
DETAIL
DESIGN
CONSTRUCTION
DOCUMENTATION
OPERATION &
MAINTENANCE
DURING
CONSTRUCTION
PROJECT LIFECYCLE
CAPITAL COST
EFFICIENT SPACE PLANNING
Bottom up design strategy reduces construction area for
parking spaces < 35 sq.m/Car.
Increase in Spatial Efficiency by 20% with Inside Out Design
STRUCTURE OPTIMISATION
20%
saving
20%
saving
Symmetrical Floor Plates, Central Cores, Optimized Grid
Spans, Optimizing building heights leads to lower structural
cost.
M&E OPTIMISATION
Passive Design, Envelope Optimization along with
efficient systems enable an overall reduction in M&E
capital cost.
SMART FAÇADE
25% WWR with 90% Daylighting and 90% Shading
enables a substantial reduction in Façade Cost
OPERATIONAL COST
25%
saving
LIGHTING COST
80%
saving
Designing for 90% Daylighting and Zero glare
results in reduction in lighting loads
33%
saving
HVAC COST
60%
saving
Microclimate creation + Passive design results
in reduction in HVAC cooling loads (with an
envelope load of <1W/sft)
COMMON AREA M & E
Reduction in M&E common area maintenance
costs through passive design
60%
saving
FACILITIES MAINTENANCE
Reduction expected due to lesser installation of
M&E equipment
20%
saving
identity
AN ARCHITECTURE OF ALMOST SOMEWHERE
Architecturally we celebrate identity and diversity versus visual homogeneity. We think of our buildings and cities as bazaars, places of human interaction
along with being places of human habitation. Our design responds to the local climate & ecology, yet is mindful that the project must be globally pertinent.
HOT & DRY
COLD
COMPOSITE
WARM & HUMID
Morphogenesis projects across Climatic Zones
TEMPERATE
livability
BUILDING SMART COMMUNITIES BY PLACING THE USER AT
THE CENTRE OF THE DESIGN
BREAKOUT TERRACES FOR PRODUCTIVE DISCOURSE
CELEBRATING ART AND CULTURE
LEARNING SPACES FOR AFTER OFFICE INTERACTION
INTEGRATING ‘OUTSIDE’ AND ‘INSIDE’
workplace | corporate
RP-Sanjiv Goenka Corporate Office, Kolkata
India Glycols Corporate Office, Noida
Apollo Tyres Corporate Office, Gurgaon
GYS Vision, Gurgaon
GIFT City Commercial Development, Ahmedabad
Corporate Office for Zydus, Ahmedabad
DS Group Factory & Offices, Noida
Surat Diamond Bourse, Surat
77/32, Gurgaon
Jindal Stainless Corporate Office, Gurgaon
Ernst & Young Corporate Office, Gurgaon
Harley Davidson Corporate Office, Gurgaon
Jindal Pipes Corporate Office, Gurgaon
The British Council, New Delhi
Jindal Steel Regional Office, Raigarh
RP-Sanjiv Goenka Corporate Office,
Kolkata
Client: RP-SG Group
Status: Under Construction
Size: 2,22,000 sq ft | 1.3 acres
Contextual Response: The project was to create
the main headquarters for one of the most
reputed business groups in India. Located in
Alipore; a prime location in Kolkata, the site lies
hidden from view as it is surrounded on all sides
by commercial development. The challenge of
the proposal was to create an office that not
only stands out, symbolising the stature of the
company but also redefines the traditional
paradigm for corporate offices in India.
Volumetric Dialogue: The design was conceived
as an introverted volume enveloped within a
louvered skin. This envelope however belies the
volumetric play that is achieved through stepped
terraces introduced at various zones of the office,
creating double height and triple height spaces
within. The result is a fully daylit office which is in
constant dialogue with the open spaces, lending
a volumetric dynamism to the form as well
as allowing visibility between the floor plates
for better social interaction within the office
environment.
Microclimate: Passive design strategies are
adopted to reduce the dependency on artificial
systems. The vertical louvered envelope reduces
direct solar ingress into the building while allowing
adequate diffused daylight into the workspaces.
Terrace gardens provide a high level of thermal
insulation and ventilation.
Target IGBC LEED Gold Rating
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Cafe
Services
Entry/Exit
ramp from
Basement
Entrance
Lobby
Parking
Landscaped
Plaza
Site Entry
Site Plan
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India Glycols Corporate Office, Noida
Client: India Glycols
Status: Built
Size: 3,91,000 sq ft l 3.3 acres
Reinventing the paradigm of office space: Sited
in a non-contextual suburban area of Delhi, the
setting led to the development of an introverted
scheme that would address environmental and
socio-economic issues from first principles.
Blurring boundaries between the inside and
outside: The built form configured of 8m wide
office bays optimizes the natural day lighting and
helps to define the programmatic requirements
of the office. A stacking system is used to generate
a variety of open spaces; courtyards, verandahs,
terraces, green roofs etc. that help to structure
the office spaces. A central spine traversing the
built volume serves as the common activity zone,
with other departments branching out.
Energy consciousness: Instead of an overlay of an
environmental layer, passive design techniques
are employed throughout the scheme. Solar
exclusion is achieved by means of a solid external
perimeter, which only permits diffused daylight
into the office environs.
Credentials:
• A + D, Rhythmic Articulation, May 2014
• The Journal of Indian Institute of Architects, March 2014
• Commercial Design, Nature Nurturer, February 2014
• Society Interiors, Green Approach, January 2014
• IIA, Excellence in Architecture, 2013
• Design Today, 2012
• Dwell Asia, Singapore, 2012
• Property Awards for Commercial Property Excellence,
Office Architect of the Year, 2011
EPI: 90 kWh /m2 /year
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Environmental Strategy
Ground Floor
First Floor
Second Floor
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Apollo Tyres Corporate Office, Gurgaon
Client: Apollo Tyres
Status: Built
Size: 1,00,000 sq ft | 2 acres
To address issues central to the rapidly evolving
Indian workplace: The approach was to ensure
that the project sits within the conceptual,
functional and aesthetic framework of a
contemporary corporate design agenda. The site
is a vast expanse of an empty field in the middle of
nowhere. This helped to generate a morphology
that goes against the typical corporate office as a
building type in India; that of a sealed box.
A mini-urban centre: Devoid of any context, a
fragmented morphology was hence developed,
which helped to generate the conceptual intent of
the office campus being a ‘micro city’. The strategy
evolved was that of Striations and Layering vis-àvis the traditional point centric planning to create
overlaps between the built/ open spaces and the
programmatic requirements.
Environmental Strategy to restructure the space
Courtyards and terraces are provided right up to
the second floor level with linkages in the form
of steel bridges in order to bridge the resultant
diverse fragments.
Credentials:
• Steel Structures & Metal Buildings, A Contemporary
Corporate Design, January 2014
• Dwell Asia, Singapore 2012
• Green Good Design™ Award, 2009
• Stainless Innovation Award, “Innovation in Application
of Stainless Steel Building Architecture”, 2004
• Jindal Stainless Award, 2002
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Form Development: Iconic Tower
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GYS Vision, Gurgaon
Client: Dignity Buildcon
Status: Under construction
Size: 18,00,000 sq ft | 10.5 acres
Redefining the typical office typology: The
design brief called for a commercial development
comprising of three high-rise corporate office
towers, in one of the prime suburbs of New
Delhi. The scheme was developed as a response
to reinterpret the typical Indian office typology as
spaces being laid out horizontally on the ground.
An iconic office development with public space
for users: Two key components are the office
towers and an expansive landscape zone that
doubles up as a public space for the users. This
was achieved by stacking the office module
vertically, in order to free up the ground to help
the user engage with the environment while
creating a variety of experiential spaces within a
landscaped public realm.
Passive design that redefines office design:
The amalgamation of design principles and
environmental imperatives helps to envisage a
scheme, which responds to its urban setting and
complex program in a visually aesthetic manner
within the contemporary Indian work culture
paradigm.
Credentials:
• The Telegraph - Platinum, A Grand Design, Feb 2014
• Home Review, Morphogenesis Uncovered, Sept 2013
• Architect and Interiors India, July 2013
• GRIHA Exemplary Practice Recognition - Passive
architectural features, 2013
• Beyond, Visual icon for Gurgaon, June 2012
Target GRIHA 5* Rating | Target IGBC LEED Platinum Rating | EPI: 64 kWh /m2 /year
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Step 1
Rotation by 90�
Shared terrace
A module with 3 office floors
Step 2
Step 3
Step 4
Site plan
Environmental Strategy
Methodology:
Benefits of rotating the floor-plate:
Section through the Iconic tower:
Rotating 3 floor component by 90�
gives rise to double height terraces at
every third floor. These terraces spiral
through the tower creating visual dynamics in the built volume.
Every third office floor-plate, approximately 1200 sq m in area, has a dedicated double-height terrace measuring
approximately 450 sq m
Sky-terraces encourage interaction by
outdoor living
Gift City Commercial Development,
Ahmedabad
Client: BSE Brokers Forum
Status: In progress
Size: 6,60,000 sq ft | 1 acres
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workplace
Zydus Headquarters, Ahmedabad
Client: Zydus Cadila Group
Status: Under Construction
Size: 8,40,000 sq ft | 6.4 acres
Location and Client Brief: Located in a hot-dry
climatic zone at the periphery of Ahmedabad’s
city centre, the Client Brief was the creation of
an Iconic building that exhibited Zydus’ global
aspirations, yet is underpinned by their very
distinctive Gujarati work culture. A deep analysis
of what Iconicism is, led to the understanding
that Iconicism devoid of sustainability and
functionality, is short-lived. Thus Iconicism,
Functionality and Sustainability became the
three defining factors for this project.
Cultural Analysis and its impact: It was imperative
to completely understand not just Zydus’ corporate
culture, but also the very strong influence of
local Gujarati culture. A Morphogenesis team
conducted workshops by grouping all levels from
top executives to janitorial staff, and interviewing
them. This information formed the basis of
reinventing the Organizational Structure and
defining the Morphological Structure.
Morphology and design: The building being
first perceived from the west side, the facade is
composed of two curved, rhythmic, perforated
walls that filter light but not heat, between which
the entire spine runs. In keeping with the work
culture, smaller floor plates with a North-South
orientation spaced apart to allow for daylight
penetration, are connected via the interaction
spine.
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DS Group Factory & Offices, Noida
Client: Dharampal Satyapal
Status: Built
Size: 4,28,000 sq ft | 16 acres
A truly sustainable development: The Factory
and Office complex takes a holistic approach
to architectural design by integrating energy
conservation, occupant participation and
economic performance as part of the building
life-cycle to make it truly sustainable. A green
roofscape composed of staggered undulating
berms dominates the site - nothing is more
welcoming than lush greenery in the harsh
climate of the plains of north India.
A sustainable blend of traditional techniques
and contemporary technology: The low builtup requirement resulted in a built form and
landscape shaped by laminar flow. The design of
the complex is a marriage of traditional berming
techniques and contemporary technology to
achieve sustainability. The design transcends
the established program by looking at how
environmental design can be demonstrative
in terms of performance, production, and
community building.
Democratic distribution of built mass: The design
cuts across social strata to engage the occupants
to not only fully enjoy the physical site but also
gain a stake in the built environment.
EPI: 45 kWh /m2 /year
Credentials:
• Commercial Design, Nature Nurturer, February 2014
• 20+10+X World Architecture Community Awards, 2010
• Cityscape Awards-Architecture (Emerging Markets),
Dubai 2010
• Architecture + Design, July 2005
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laminar flow
morphology development
sectional study
conceptual cross-section
Surat Diamond Bourse, Surat
Client: Surat Diamond Bourse
Status: In progress
Size: 70,00,000 sq ft | 39 acres
Projected to be one of the world’s largest office
buildings, Surat Diamond Bourse is an Iconic
Project of 70 lakh square feet. Situated within the
2000 acre DREAM city, this this will be a high rise
complex with landmark buildings that include
office complexes, exhibition complexes, training
schools and private as well as nationalized banks.
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77/32, Gurgaon
Client: Uppal Housing
Status: Built
Size: 94,000 sq ft | 1 acre
Location: Located in Gurgaon, the office hub in
the suburbs of New Delhi, the building moves
away from the typical office typology, provides an
alternative with interweaving open social spaces,
and closed workspaces.
The design brief: The design merges the programmatic requirements of a business centre
with the environmental concerns that are of critical importance in today’s context. The design is
envisaged with two types of informal spaces- one
at the public level and another at the individual
office level. The Ground Floor is designed to be a
recreational, informal meeting space. A passive
cooling strategy is adopted through the creation
of water bodies, and allowing for built mass only
on two sides and the remaining two sides are left
open to allow for wind movement.
The environmental issues: Each floor plate is
15m wide to allow for daylight penetration. The
use of post-tensioned beams allows for the creation of column-free spaces, permitting maximum
flexibility. The East and West sun are blocked off
with the help of solid stone walls. The two long
sides: North and South are provided with glazing
and punctures respectively.
Credentials:
• Property Awards for Commercial Property Excellence,
Office Architect of the Year, 2011
• Icons & Reflections of Reflection by Hettich, 2010
• Collection Office by Chris Van Uffelen, 2010
• A+D, 2010
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Floor plans: Morphology development
Jindal Stainless Corporate Office,
Gurgaon
Client: Jindal Stainless
Status: In progress
Size: 93,000 sq ft | 1 acre
A synthesis of tradition and modernity: The
design of a six-storey office building for one of the
largest steel manufacturers in India invokes the
‘Navagraha Mandala’, a nine-square cosmograph
that inscribes a man in a yogic pose in almost
Vitruvian fashion. The sacred grid is extruded to
a platonic cube, which is subsequently morphed
to create an intricate composition of joints and
planes.
Spatial planning of floor plates around a central
sky-lit courtyard: Instead of the ubiquitous core
and shell structure with peripheral offices, a
central atrium allows for a sense of openness and
visual connectivity between floors and a greater
sense of community within the office. The loft-like
office spaces can be adapted to suit the changing
program. An off-center oval conference room is
connected via bridges from the upper levels.
Skin as an appropriate environmental response:
In contrast to the interior hard steel core and
structure, a porous skin crafted from terracotta
forms the outer layer. The terracotta skin is also
the appropriate environmental response in a
region where a variety of materials including clay
and cane have been traditionally used to screen
buildings from the sun.
Credentials:
• Steel Structures & Metal Buildings, July 2013
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Ernst & Young Corporate Office,
Gurgaon
Client: Ernst & Young
Status: In progress
Size: 1,73,000 sq ft | 2 acres
Iconic building design responding to the climate:
The client brief called for a contemporary iconic
building which would represent the global
eminence of Ernst & Young. The start point for
the generation of the form was a software routine
developed in-house which gave an optimized
form that would be self-shading for select hours
in a day for a specific latitude and longitude. The
resultant form was then rationalized to achieve
elliptical floor plates, where the slimmer edges
are in an east west orientation and the longer
faces are oriented in the north south direction.
The floor plates extend out toward the South
and West as we go up, so as to shade the floor
directly below from direct South-Western rays, to
minimize heat gain. Subsequently, not only is the
heat factor is cut down tremendously, but also
the indirect sun creates ideal reflected lighting
conditions throughout the day to completely
eliminate the need for artificial lighting, hence
cutting energy consumption tremendously.
Encouraging collaborative working: The building
design is such that the 7 levels of office space
have plug-in workstations, where collaborative
working is encouraged.
Credentials:
• Green Good Design™ Award, 2009
• Inside Outside, 2009
• Attitude, 2008
• Perspective (Italy), 2007
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Harley Davidson Corporate Office,
Gurgaon
Client: Harley Davidson India
Status: Built
Size: 7,000 sq ft
Create a marked presence for a brand:
Harley Davidson’s foray into the Indian
market necessitated the establishment of a
marked presence of the brand which would
imbibe individuality and create an office that
complements the altering Indian work culture.
The preliminary objective was to create an
indigenous space using traditional materials to
customize and personalize the office in a way that
it blends into the Indian context. The workplace
was intended to be more than a corporate office;
as a space that would provide for multiple space
utilization for various activities such as events,
workshops, and parties.
Minimalist and contemporary workspace:
In order to create an interactive working
atmosphere, the office space was conceived to be
a single, unified, space with compact enclosures
that would transform into gathering spaces.
Credentials:
• The Telegraph - Platinum, A Grand Design, Feb 2014
• Commercial Design, All revved up, Sept 2013
• IFJ, 2012
• Property Observer, 2012
• The Language of Office Design II(China), 2012
• A+D, 2012
• IIID –Anchor Awards, Workplace Large-Regional, 2011
• Property Awards for Commercial Property Excellence,
Office Architect of the year, 2011
• Perspective (Hong Kong), 2011
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Jindal Pipes Corporate Office, Gurgaon
Client: Jindal Pipes
Status: Built
Size: 45,000 sq ft
Interior Design for a building designed
independently: The project entailed taking a
completed building and designing the interiors
for it with obvious constraints imposed on the
interior architecture as the building design was
done independently and with little provision for
the intended and eventual use of the building.
The building had a large out of scale central open
space designed with little or no consideration
of the obvious heat gain issues throughout the
building.
Tempering the open space as an activity hub:
The central courtyard has a series of multi level
air-conditioned terraces and event spaces. Since
the brief specified more than fifty percent of the
office spaces to be of a non-workstation format,
a street typology was employed to create spaces
which look into each other both in plan and in
section. The west face of the building has been
given a combination of Balinese gardens along
with cavity wall construction which buffer the
offices on that face from direct heat gain.
Credentials:
• The Language of Office Design II, China 2012
• A+D & Spectrum Foundation Architecture Awards, 2009
• CNBC AWAAZ and CRISIL Real Estate Awards, 2008
• Mint, 2008
• Design Today, 2008
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Jindal Steel Regional Office, Raigarh
Client: Jindal Steel & Power
Status: In progress
Size: 75,000 sq ft | 9 acres
Site Constraints as a design determinant: The
project is an administrative office for a large steel
manufacturing unit in central India. The vast
expanse of the site (75000 sq m approx.) is flat and
devoid of any characteristics. In addition, Raigarh
lies in Zone 1 in the Indian geographic seismic
divisions and experiences little or no seismic
activity. The design was a consequence of the
site conditions, the low floor area requirement of
the office clubbed together with the fact that the
building itself was to promote the use of steel
construction by demonstrating the possibility of
innovations in the use of steel.
An iconic building that exploits steel’s structural
strength: Other factors that influenced the design
included the opportunity to build with steel that
was produced on-site, and the architectural
challenge in stretching the possibilities of steel
construction to create a unique and iconic
building.
Blurring the interface between the inside and
outside: The building is sited in a formal forest,
as a steel sculpture amidst a grid of trees,
accentuating the juxtaposition of steel and
nature, as an object within a natural setting. With
ideal North-South orientation, a core housed
within a structural steel mast accesses the main
office space.
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The British Council, New Delhi
Client: British Council Division, British High Commission
Status: Built
Size: 72,000 sq ft | 1 acre
Retrofitting the building to contemporary
needs: British Council Division building situated
on KG Marg, Delhi was built in 1992 and has an
iconic design by Charles Correa. The new design
based on their updated business requirements
encourages smart working by creating open flexible meeting spaces, touchdown points, and collaborative workspaces. The auditorium has been
redesigned with the intent of making it an interesting event space. The library has been reduced
in area without compromising on the functionality, and the remaining area is converted to hitech classrooms. The Char bagh area has been
developed by creating a semi-covered café, and
merging it with the adjacent art gallery and staff
café.
A vibrant space, apt to highlight the iconic
nature of the building: The design intent of the
office areas is to make it very vibrant by introducing branding graphics, digital information
screens and planters. The façade mural by Sir
Howard Hodgkin, the Axis mundi and Char bagh
which are the iconic elements of the original
design have been highlighted with façade floodlights. The overall design approach has been to
make the building more accessible and sustainable. Also, the major challenge of the project is
that the building must remain functional while
the new design gets executed.
Cerified LEED Platinum Rating
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and
R&d
Campus for Infosys, Nagpur
ITC Mixed-Use Development, Kolkata
Jubliant R&D Centres, Noida
In search of the world’s most sustainable office building:
Net Zero Energy | Zero Water Balance | Zero Waste Discharge | Productive Landscape and Bio-diversity Park
15 acre Lake for Rainwater Harvesting | Naturally Day-lit, Glare free Workplace
Campus for Infosys Ltd, Nagpur
Client: Infosys
Status: In progress
Size: 8,25,000 sq ft (Phase I) | 142 acres
Iconicism of Sustainability: The client brief was
simply- to create the world’s most sustainable
office building. The challenge is enormous - to
consider Sustainability in its broadest sense, not
just about conservation of water, energy and
resources, but of tectonic perfection, of the detail, the process, and the wisdom of a thousand
years of architecture of the region.
A prototype for innovation in the design of sustainable workplaces: The plan evolved from the
notion of understanding the capacity of the site;
a capacity determined by four functions- energy,
water, geology of the land, along with essential
rules of urban design pertaining to light, ventilation, shading, etc. A remarkable envelope design
along with orienting the blocks at ± 22.5 degrees
to the North (in response to the solar orientation) allows for 100% shading of all windows and
walls. 90% of all floor plate areas will be uniformly day-lit and glare-free.
Credentials:
• International Architecture Awards, Office Building
Concept, 2015
• e-architects.co.uk, October 2015
• Architizer, October 2015
EPI: 25 kWh /m2 /year
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Institutional
In search of the world’s most
sustainable office building:
Net Zero Energy
Drainage Strategy
Land Zoning Strat-
LEGEND
M a ste r
Land Use Master Plan
1. Ceremonial Entry
2. Lake
3. Open Courts
4. Amphitheatre
5. Employee Care Centre
Block
6. Native Tree Plantation/
Future
Development
7. MLCP and Solar Farms
8. Employee Entry
In search of the world’s most
sustainable office building:
Naturally Day-lit,
Glare-free Workplace
Annual solar exposure study of window facing
Annual solar exposure study of window facing
NNW
Annual solar exposure study of window facing
Annual solar exposure study of window
facing SSE
Effect of shading device de-
Shadow Range: June (9.00am – 7pm)
Overall massing shows effective mutual shading and creation of shaded inter-building
In search of the world’s most
sustainable office building:
In search of the world’s most
sustainable office building:
Productive Landscape
and Bio-diversity Park
Zero Waste Discharge
LUX
Day-lighting Analysis: Top Floor _ NNW-SSE, Using Ecotect with
Daylight Analysis on unobstructed
floor-plate
External surface reflectance : 0.70
Terrace reflectance : 0.90
ITC Mixed-Use Development, Kolkata
Client: ITC
Status: Under Construction
Size: 28,50,000 sq ft | 17 acres
Location and context: This project site sits on
the periphery of Kolkata in an area which is being
developed to deal with the pressures of the highly
dense and urbanized city.
Design inspiration: Kolkata has a very strong
cultural heritage: the Bengali script is very rich,
art, tradition of sculpture to date remain vibrant
components of Bengali culture. One of the
primary decisions taken very early on was to
use the Bengali cultural context as the primary
guiding principle of design.
Environmental Analysis: The extremely warm
and humid climate is the key issue in Kolkata.
A thorough climate analysis, particularly
around wind-flows, defined the generation
of our own microclimate on the site using
passive mechanisms. With the predominant
wind direction being northsouth, it defined the
location of the pedestrian spine running through
the middle of the site. This central spine is the
primary source of interaction between various
components of this highly permeable site. The
spine is articulated as an open air museum with
sculptures, and various sorts of art installations,
which will then act as a central interaction
platform for all users on the site.
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Jubilant R&D Centres, Noida
Client: Jubilant Organosys
Status: Built
Size: 1,11,000 sq ft
A state of the art research facility: The brief was
to create a research campus for a pharmaceutical
and polymer industry company. All aspects from
initial research, formulation, application and
packaging were studied, and the programmatic,
spatial and equipment requirements were
understood in order to provide for an appropriate
work environment.
Spatial modules to allow for flexibility: The
site was an industrial building with large floor
plates of 20000 sq ft each on 4 floors with poor
natural light penetration. The first architectural
intervention was to create a central atrium that
allowed for better day lighting and connectivity
throughout the building. Spatial organisation was
done in a manner to accommodate all common
facilities in the basement such as documentation,
library, cafe, etc. and the ground floor would
accommodate administrative and hazardous
(with explosive gases or areas with high pressure
applications) areas. The first and second floors
housed the research laboratories.
Visual integration of spaces: All activities were
designed in a manner so that they would be visible
to all, hence leading to better visual integration
and a safer environment. International standards
on gas and utility piping were followed for easy
maintenance and safety.
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Selected Office Projects
Name of Project
Zydus Corporate Office
Baxi Corporate Office
Micromax
ITC Mixed-Use Development
Campus for Wipro
Campus for Wipro
Jagatjit Office Complex
RP-Sanjiv Goenka Corporate Office
Hamdard Corporate Office
HT Chairman’s Office
India Glycols Corporate Office
Apollo Tyres Corporate Office
Campus for Infosys Ltd
DS Group Factory & Offices
The British Council
Jindal Stainless Corporate Office
Ernst & Young Corporate Office
Harley Davidson Corporate Office
Jubilant R & D Centres
Jindal Pipes Corporate Office
C &C Construction Corporate Office
Jindal Steel Regional Office
BSCPL Regional Corporate Office
Rajaswa Bhawan
Location
Ahmedabad
Noida
Gurgaon
Kolkata
Hyderabad
Vizag
New Delhi
Kolkata
New Delhi
New Delhi
Noida
Gurgaon
Nagpur
Noida
New Delhi
Gurgaon
Gurgaon
Gurgaon
Noida
Gurgaon
Gurgaon
Raigarh
Gurgaon
New Delhi
Client
Built Up Area
Zydus Cadila
Boxtrans Logistics
Micromax
ITC
Wipro
Wipro
Jagatjit Industries
RP-SG Group
Hamdard
Hindustan Times
India Glycols Ltd.
Apollo Tyres
Infosys
Dharampal Satyapal
British Council Division, British High Commission
Jindal Stainless
Ernst & Young
Harley Davidson India
Jubilant Organosys
Jindal Pipes
C & C Constructions
Jindal Steel & Power
B. Seenaih & Co.
Govt. of India, Ministry of Finance,
Department of Revenue
(sq ft)
8,40,000
1,10,000
11,000
28,50,000
1,32,38,300
8,64,000
65,000
2,22,000
70,000
5,500
3,91,000
1,00,000
78,00,000
4,28,000
72,000
93,000
1,73,000
7,000
1,11,000
45,000
48,000
75,000
48,000
9,82,000
Site Area
Status
(acres)
6.4
0.5
N/A
17
100
3.3
0.4
1.3
10
N/A
3.3
2
142
16
1
1
2
N/A
N/A
N/A
0.5
9
0.5
N/A
Under Construction
Under Construction
Built
Under Constuction
In progress
In progress
Under Construction
Under Construction
In Progress
In Progress
Built
Built
In progress
Built
Built
In progress
In progress
Built
Built
Built
Built
In progress
Built
3rd prize (National)
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Selected Awards
International
International Architecture Awards, Office Building Concept, 2015
Laureate, SIA Getz Architecture Prize for Emergent Architecture, Singapore 2014
ARCASIA Awards for Architecture, Honorable Mention, 2014
8th Saint Gobain Gypsum International Trophy, London 2012
AIT Award, Germany 2012
Retail City Awards, Commendation, Dubai 2011
FutureArc Green Leadership Award, Singapore 2011
Cityscape Awards, Highly Commended Seal of Distinction, Emerging Markets, Dubai 2010
20+10+X, World Architecture Community Awards, Winner 2010
International Design Awards, Winner, (Architecture), USA 2009
World Architecture Festival Awards, Best Learning Building, Barcelona 2009
Cityscape Architectural Awards, Highly Commended Seal of Distinction, Dubai 2009
20+10+X World Architecture Community Awards, Citation, 2009
ARCASIA Award, Finalist, 2009
Green Good Design™ Award- The European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban
Studies and the Chicago Athenaeum, 2009
AIQ Awards, Project of the Year, Israel 2008
MIPIM Asia Awards, Finalist, 2008
ED+C Excellence in Design Awards, Honorable mention, 2008
National
Architectural Digest Top 50 Influential Architects, 2016
CWAB Award, India’s top Architects of the Decade, 2015
Architectural Digest Top 50 Influential Architects, 2015
NDTV, Design and Architecture Awards, 2015
CW Interiors, India’s Top Innovative Architects, 2014
A+D Award, Office/Commercial Interiors, Special Mention, 2013
HUDCO Award, Commendation, New & Innovative Town Design Solutions/Eco-Cities, 2013
Indian Institute of Architects Award for Excellence in Architecture, Public, 2013
CRISIL Real Estate Ratings, 7 Star Rated, 2013
GRIHA Exemplary Practice Recognition, Passive architectural features, 2013
Indian Institute of Architects Award for Excellence in Architecture, Commercial, 2012
Construction Week India Awards, Commercial Project of the Year, 2012
Celebration of Architecture Awards, Winner, Best Real Estate Development, 2012
Indian Institute of Architects Award for Excellence in Architecture, Residential, 2011
Indian Institute of Architects Award for Excellence in Architecture, Public, 2011
Artist in Concrete Award, Commercial, Landscaping, Architecture, Big, 2011
Property Awards for Commercial Property Excellence, Office Architect of the year, 2011
Indian Institute of Indian Designers, Anchor Award, Winners (Public Places-Regional), 2011
ArchiDesign Awards, Winner, Best Commercial Design and Interior Design, 2010
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Selected Publications
International
WA100 (BD), World’s Largest Architecture Practices, UK, January 2016
The Guardian, Rooftop cities, December 2015
WA100 (BD), World’s Largest Architecture Practices, UK, January 2015
Architecture@15, Singapore, Nov 2014
Indonesia Design, A Pearl in a Desert, Sep-Oct 2014
WA100 (BD), World’s Largest Architecture Practices, UK, January 2014
University Architecture, China, 2013
The Language of Office Design II, Hong Kong, June 2013
WA100 (BD), World’s Largest Architecture Practices, UK, January 2013
28th International PLEA Conference, Opportunities, Limits & Needs, Peru, November 2012
Compasses, Morphogenesis: Some works, Italy, November 2012
Pure Luxury, World’s Best Houses, Australia, September 2012
House Trends #45, In the Heart Of the Desert, Europe, 2012
Greening Asia, Singapore, May-June 2012
The Language of Office Design II, Hong Kong, April 2012
Dwell Asia, Making Change, Singapore, March-April 2012
Atlas of World Architecture, Hong Kong, 2012
CNN, Road to Rio, UK, February 2012
Architecture in India by Rahul Mehrotra, Germany, October 2011
Green Building & Design, Chicago, October 2011
Future Arc, Singapore, August 2011
Perspective Global, Hong Kong, August 2011
Images changeantes de I’Inde et I’Afrique, Paris, June 2011
Wallpaper*, London, May 2011
Green Building & Design, Chicago, April 2011
The New York Times, New York, April 2011
Detail in Architectuur, Germany, February 2011
World Architecture News, National Tax Headquarter Competition, UK, February 2011
Architect AIA, Watch Your Back, New York, February 2011
Architecture Australia, It’s not what it looks, it’s what it does, Australia, May-June 2010
Architecture Asia, Malaysia, March 2010
RFP Magazine, Indian Architecture: A paradigm shift, Hong Kong, May –June 2010
National
Architectural Digest India, AD50 Innovators, April 2016
Architect and Interiors India, Hot 100, March 2016
Architectural Digest, Talking Home, January 2016
Platform, Icons of the Design World, September 2015
Vogue India, Casa Vogue in Design, August 2015
India Today Home, A Fine Balance, June 2015
Architectural Digest, March 2015
The Times of India, Smart city begins with sustainability, February 2015
HT Premium Homes, Indigenous Vocabulary, January 2015
Deccan Herald, Urban designer proposes unified agency for drains, December 2014
The Times of India, Kids need to have free run of city, November 2014
The Hindu, Canals can, September 2014
Design Today, Morphogenesis bags SIA-GETZ Architecture Prize 2014, August 2014
Architect & Interiors India, Soapbox, Be Indian, try Indian, July 2014
IA&B, Humanizing Architecture through Innovations, June 2014
Architecture + Design, Rhythmic Articulation, May 2014
The Journal of the Indian Institute of Architects, March 2014
The Telegraph - Platinum, A Grand Design, February 2014
Home & Design Trends, Inspired by Elements of Nature, November 2013
Outlook Business, Aces of Space, November 2013
CW Interiors, India’s Top Ten Innovative Architects, September 2013
Architect and Interiors India, July 2013
All About Architecture Education in India, Volume 2, 2013
Indian Architect & Builder, Student Housing for IILM, June 2013
Tehelka, Urban Design, May 2013
Design Today, Hospitality Design, May 2013
Architecture + Design, High Street Nature, April 2013
Elle Décor, In the Studio of Sonali Rastogi, February-March 2013
Business Today, Water in its Veins, January 2013
PotPurri, The Uttorayon Experience, November-December 2012
IFJ, Defining the Space, November-December 2012
Pool Magazine, The True Nature of Things, November 2012
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