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Opula, Pune, Kolte Patil Developer

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Opulence with 24K Living Combining the luxury of a dream home with technology, Kolte Patil brings their finely crafted product, 24K. It has various projects under its blanket giving similar luxurious experience. Based on the concept of golden ratio, Opula is one of the projects designed for premium living.

Creating an environment of absolute convenience and providing the highest standards of luxury, 24K homes are designed to offer a new lifestyle. With detailed craftsmanship and thoughtful planning, these homes follow the unique design principal

based on the golden ratio; a concept popularised by the legendary architect Le Corbusier as reflected in the Golden Spiral.

24K has some exquisite projects like Glamore and Glitterati. The design and interiors of Glitterati was designed by Gauri Khan. 24K has also recently launched Opula in Pimple Nilakh, Pune.

With extravagant 3 & 4 Rooms, Living & Kitchen spaces and designer sundecks, 24K Opula gives a personalised luxurious experience . Each home adheres to the highest standards of quality and efficiency. The project also offers a plethora of premium amenities to enhance the 24K living. 24K Opula has tied up with industry best professionals.

• Site Concepts: A tie-up with renowned SCI based in Singapore for their expertise in architecture, landscaping and urban design and planning.• Porcelanosa Group: Collaboration with Gamadecore and Noken from Porcelanosa, a group for top quality kitchenware and bathroom equipment.• Club Concierge: Collaboration with Club Concierge to offer best in class personal attendant service.

In addition, there is a range of premium amenities available within the premises, designed for people of all age groups. The amphitheatre, children’s play area, along with rock climbing wall is a great attraction for children. The elderly can enjoy the green

landscaped gardens, yoga terrace while the jogging tracks and wi-fi gardens are loved by working professionals who want to maintain a balanced lifestyle.Some other amenities include - tennis court, basketball court,

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video room, cricket practice pitch etc.

The four high-rise contemporary residential apartment buildings overlook the river on one side and open & green areas on the other sides. The orientations of the buildings ensure good natural light and adequate ventilation in and around the structure which in turn helps conserve energy.

The buildings are organised in a manner that they break the monotonous linearity of the site, forming interesting spaces. These spaces are further developed into visually appealing green spaces. Hierarchy of open spaces forms an integral part of the design.

The lobbies to the individual buildings are warm and welcoming with big spacious entrance lobbies, casual seating, waiting areas and security cabins. The entrance to each and every apartment has been designed and oriented as per Vastu Shastra and all apartments have east-west entry.

Inside the homes too, a range of premium fittings and fixtures

along with facilities are installed that enhance convenience. Each home has a personal barbeque deck for parties, get-togethers and more. The kitchens are provided with 4-burner hobs and chimney along with a water purifier. While vitrified tiling is used for all the rooms, the balconies have matt finished ceramic tiles. All the bedrooms come with air conditioners while provision for air conditioners has been made in the dining and lounge areas. The washrooms have a glass partition for wet and dry areas along with international quality bath fittings.

24K Opula homes are also smart homes, offering complete home automation solutions. So, controlling everything at home gets extremely convenient. There is a panic switch, motion sensing light detectors in washrooms, gas leak detector and a VDP integrated with the intercom system.

Every tiny detail at 24K Opula has been crafted to ensure that customers experience a lifestyle that is simple, comfortable yet classy.�

Nirmal Kolte, Project Director, 24K – Kolte Patil Developers Ltd.Nirmal Kolte, the young scion of the Kolte family and the face of new leadership at Kolte Patil Developers, not only brings a novel perspective and approach to the 25-year-old legacy driven organisation but truly lives up to the company’s motto of Creation, not Construction. A dynamic, thoughtful and enterprising individual,

Nirmal received his Bachelors in Construction Management from The University of Melbourne, Australia and his Masters in Management from the Lancaster University (U.K). At Kolte Patil, Nirmal spearheads 24K, the group’s foray into ultra-luxury projects that are designed with passion, indulgence and in keeping with all the salient aspects, well suited to its targeted audience. Nirmal Kolte’s decisive leadership style has ensured a smooth and successful take-off for this new venture and he remains as excited as always to create aspirational luxury residential destinations in Pune. Armed with 5 completed projects, Nirmal is now focused on the larger picture and intends to take the brand pan-India in coming years.