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Hafeez Contractor Hafeez Contractor (born 1950) is an Indian architect.[1] He is a member of the Bombay Heritage Committee and New Delhi Lutyens Bungalow Zone Review Committee. Hafiz Contractor was born in Bombay in a Parsi family. He earned his graduate diploma in architecture from the University of Mumbai in 1975 and completed his graduation and MS in Architecture fromColumbia University, New York City on a Tata scholarship.

Architect HC He started his firm, Architect HC, in 1983 with two people. One of his first success stories was the Vastu building at Worli Seaface. He then bagged projects in Pune for Karia Builders and a lot of residential buildings. He has also designed The Imperial I and II, the tallest buildings in India.[3]

His projects are spread across India.

His work is controversial from the perspective of social impact and originality. His design approach is often thought of as uninspiring by architecture academics.[4] Despite being one of India's most successful commercial architects, he publicly stated that "Green-buildings are a joke"[5] and is known to exploit loopholes in the planning rules for disproportionate commercial gain of developers, while neglecting social or environmental degradation.

Projects

Seawoods Estate (or NRI complex) in Nerul, Navi Mumbai One Indiabulls Center, Mumbai, India (Ongoing) Morya Regency in Bandra, Mumbai Rodas- An ecotel in hiranandani gardens,powai Hiranandani Gardens Turbe Railway Station, Navi mumbai Low Income housing schemes, Navi Mumbai MP Mill Slum Redevelopment Project Thapar House, Worli, Mumbai ITC Grand Central, Mumbai Hyatt Regency, Mumbai Sarla Birla Academy, Bangalore

The Imperial (Mumbai) The Imperial is a twin tower residential skyscraper complex in Mumbai, India that are the tallest buildings in the country. The towers are located at sea front in Tardeo, South Mumbai. Construction was completed and the towers were inaugurated in 2010.

Location

The Imperial is located in Tardeo, Mumbai. Imperial Towers, designed by Mumbai architect Hafeez Contractor as his most recognizable project to date, were designed as Mumbai’s tallest towers.The Imperial Twin Towers are built on former slum land where the current re-development model of builders providing free land and rehabilitation to slum dwellers in exchange for rights for property development, was first put into practice on a big scale. This model was used for slum and mill land redevelopment across the city, and across India as a whole.

DY Patil Stadium The Dr. D. Y. Patil Stadium is a cricket stadium at D. Y. Patil Vidyanagar campus, Nerul, Navi Mumbai, India. The stadium has all the facilities of an international cricket stadium, and has been designed by Hafeez Contractor, one of India's premier architects. The stadium was officially inaugurated on 4 March 2008, and was the home ground for IPL team Pune Warriors India in 2011 and a former venue forMumbai side Mumbai Indians prior to the 2011 Indian Premier League.

Capacity

The stadium has a capacity of 55,000 people.

Roof

The stadium roof is made from fabric imported from Germany. It is India’s first and largest fabric roof.

Sound system

It is the first cricket stadium in the world to have full fledged concert level reinforced music system.

Lighting

The masts are the tallest in the country, providing excellent lighting throughout the ground. Moreover, the high-quality illumination ensures that the stadium is adequately prepared for the latest television technologies such as HDTV. Permanent diesel generators have been installed to ensure uninterrupted power supply during games.

Pitch and outfield

For the ground, 250 tons of clay were imported from South Africa. The pitch was prepared based on the advice and guidance of Neil Tainton and John Klug from South Africa. Stadiums around India typically have outfields made from red soil. When it rains, the outfield tends to become sluggish and heavy. To minimise the interruption because of rain, the outfield here is sand based. A completely concealed underground drainage system helps quickly remove water. A practise ground with 10 practice pitches is also on the campus next to the main stadium.

Spectator comfort and safety

The stadium has been designed keeping in mind spectator comfort and safety. Every spectator has an individual bucket seat. There are no pillars obstructing views of the ground. Two giant LED screens – the biggest in India – provide scores, replays and other information.

Spectators are monitored by a network of digital cameras producing images of very high quality, which are sent to security agencies. Axis cameras (the product of a Sweden-based company), like the ones installed in Mons-Bergen football stadium in Belgium, have been installed for the first time in India. The surveillance system is highly advanced when compared to conventional CCTVs. The stadium is designed to be earthquake-proof, with fire-fighting and evacuation facilities.

Dressing rooms

Players are provided with comfortable dressing room facilities including ice-baths and recovery areas.

Media centre

The stadium has an air-conditioned media centre, that can accommodate 120 people, with state-of-the-art communication and support facilities.

Event management

The stadium often hosts high profile matches with capacity crowds. This requires professional event management capabilities and a highly skilled staff, provided by the D. Y. Patil Vidyanagar university.

Hospitality

Luxury suites with attached rest rooms ensure that guests stay in comfort. Catering support is provided in the main pavilion area.

Corporate facilities

There are 60 spacious corporate boxes on the upper level of the viewing galleries.

Textile Laboratory And Research Institute,Mumbai…

Situated in the busy locality of Prabhadevi, Mumbai, the Textile Laboratory And Research Institute is an is an

intriguing piece of architecture, with metaphoricinterpretations ranging from flowing fabrics to a spinning wheel (charkha).• The primary design idea was to reflect the powerful tradition

and heritage of Indian textiles.• The institute is designed to accommodate research and administrative activities in one block and other activities in different blocks.• The various activities are joint together the atrium.

The atrium symbolically depicts the‘charkha’ that is rooted in India’sglorious textile heritage. The structureis basically a steel frame swathed in Teflon fabric.• Juxtaposing of wavy granite,aluminium and glass surfaces marksthis 6 storey building block.• The wavy facade derives itsinspiration from the imagery of flowing fabrics.• The materials used with the contrastin their intrinsic textures colours goon to reflect the diverse range of Indian textiles.

Gerard da Cunha is a well known name in modern Indian architecture. He prefers working with natural stone and his unique projects are seen all over the country. He received the Commendation Award in Rural Architecture, Designer of the Year Award and the Prime Minister's National Award for Excellence in Urban Planning and Design. Da Cunha's Goa based architectural firm Architects Autonomous specializes in eco-friendly, site specific architecture.

There has been a subtle shift in da Cunha's raison d'etre. He has been putting something back, first with his book Houses of Goa where he took on the mantle of publisher by documenting with text and photographs, the unique architecture of Goa. After the book, he built a museum of laterite stone, unlike any museum anywhere in the world, but a structure which would be at home in New York or any other cosmopolitan cities, as it is in the rural depths of Torda in the village of Salvador do Mundo. The museum is to house artifacts and antique pieces, to preserve Goan architecture and design.

So how did Gerard da Cunha's path cross that of Takeo Kamiya? He was gifted Kamiya's book in Japanese and was so impressed with it that he contacted the author and asked if he could translate it into English and publish it. Kamiya agreed and da Cunha bought the rights from the Japanese publishers. The book was translated by Geetha Parmeshwaran in Bangalore, edited by architect Annabel Lopez, in New Delhi, printed by Pragati in Hyderabad.

Says da Cunha, "Vernacular architecture is our starting point; it is similar to the flora and fauna of the region. It springs from the ground like wild flowers, perfect in its use of material. It embodies the local lifestyle and its process of evolution is completely unconscious."

About the book he says, "It is a wonderful guide for tourists, for the common man both in India and abroad, and for the student of architecture who has access to textbooks that document only Greco-Roman, European and American architecture. "I wish I had a book like this when I was a student of architecture. It is uncanny. This was what I had wanted to do: travel the length and breadth of the country and document our architectural heritage. I never had the time to do it and then I come across this book, researched and put together by Takeo Kamiya, a Japanese architect."

TORDA, GOA, India, March 29, 2006 (ENS) - Some 30 kilometers from Hampi, the ruins of the once prosperous and powerful Vijayanagara empire, architect Gerard da Cunha has molded a piece of arid soil into a scenic township.

In early February, da Cunha received, somewhat belatedly, the Prime Minister's National Award for Excellence in Urban Planning and Design offered by the Ministry of Urban Development in 1998-99. The jury was unanimous in giving him the prize for his unusual project.

"In India where our towns and cities are deteriorating at such a rapid rate, an award of this sort makes such good sense, creating role models which others can follow," da Cunha said in an interview, held in his artistically restored old house in the green Goa suburb of Torda.

Gerard da Cunha's Ten Commandments

1. Unique in its identity 2. Climatically comfortable in this hot region 3. Safe for children 4. Where houses are homes and have individuality and are not identified by a mere number. Built built largely with pre-fabricated systems 5. Flexible in its planning to cater for expansion and change 6. Modern, and uses state of the art technology 7. Visually interesting with wonderful streetscapes, unfolding views, surprises, vistas 8. Urban in character 9. Inspired by the region 10. Meant primarily for people, the services and traffic being secondary. Services networked to allow for expansion and change

The main gate of the township provides a sense of place and identity. "Nobody looked at it as a cohesive unit, to house the life of a community. So I went about using the house as a building block to create an interesting urban landscape where the unit was subsidiary to the main purpose to the town. Often you see very beautiful houses, but they don't make any town," he said.

In the arid setting of northeastern Karnataka, da Cunha and his teams created their town, Vidyanagar. Open space is located in the center of the township. In each section of 18 houses, all kitchens overlook a space where childen can play. Traffic has been kept on the perimeter.

"At every corner there's something interesting, so that you can relate to it," da Cunha says. "The only building I didn't do was the temple. That was built by temple-builders from Gujarat."

The town operates on a sustainable sewage system, taking the sewage, filtering the water, and ploughing it back into the system. They employ composting and vermi-culture to minimize their garbage. For the last eight years, no plastics have been allowed in the township, says da Cunha.

"Because it is a hot arid area, every house either has a garden or a terrace. It's very nice to sleep out in the terrace at night. Even if you have a small house, the terrace really makes up for the smallness of the house.

Sen Kapadia is an eminent architect, planner and educationist based in Mumbai. He has worked with eminent American architect Louis Kahn in Philadelphia and the Space Management office in New York. His recent books include In Conversation. He was the founder Director of KRV Institute for Conceptual Architecture in Mumbai. Kapadia has created distinctive energy conscious architectural designs that include corporate offices, educational institutions, housing, sports clubs and commercial complexes. He is presently involved in designing distinctive ecological buildings for ashram, college, office tower and courtyard houses harnessing solar energy.

Works: Hp skyline: Sen Kapadia has designed a range of architectural projects with an energy conscious bent of mind including corporate offices, educational institutions, housing, sports clubs and commercial complexes. He has worked with eminent American architect Louis Kahn in Philadelphia and also created the winning design for the new postgraduate campus of the National Institute of Design at Gandhinagar.

In this interview he talks about HP Skyline 2020 and how the competition has revolutionized design competitions in India via an online medium and also about few of the competition entries with their visions to change the future skylines of the world.

BANKER’s HOUSE:

At the beginning of this journey, having been exposed to exalted contemporaryarchitecture, art, music, cinema and theory, I felt equipped to begin mypractice. I had no clue of its totality, but had developed a few self-imposed axiomsto follow. A. Architecture is a sensitive material manifestation of circumstances.B. The commodity and firmness are subservient to delight. C. Since plan is onlya proximity diagram, space needs to be conceived in a complex matrix. D. Roleof architecture is to dignify human activities. E. Work can create timelessness andother such stories. F. Finally, architecture is a minor spatial enclosure, appropriatedfrom large cosmic space. In which, unbuilt space within the built boundariesformulate our habitable spaces. Our temporary possession.U n l i k e p a i n t e r s , a r c h i t e c t s n e v e r g e t a n e m p t y c a n v a s t o c r e a t e a n e w i m a g e . W e b e g i n w i t h t h e s i t e a n d i t s g e o g r a p h i c a l f e a t u r e s , b u d g e t a r y c o n s t r a i n s a n d t h e c l i e n t ’ s i n a r t i c u l a t e d e x p e c t a t i o n s . A n a r c h i t e c t ’ s s t r u g g l e , t h e n , i s t o e x c a v a t e p o t e n t i a l s w i t h i n t h e s e c o n s t r a i n s a n d a t t e m p t t o e s t a b l i s h i t s l a r g e r c o n t e x t b e y o n d a m e r e f u n c t i o n a l c o n s t r u c t . C h r o n o l o g i c a l l y , f i r s t p r o j e c t i s a B a n k e r ’ s H o u s e w i t h t h e c l i e n t ’ s w i f e ’ s c l i n i c o n t h e g r o u n d f l o o r . F r e s h f r o m a m e d i t a t i v e v i s i t t o A u r o b i n d o A s h r a m , I d e v i s e d a g l a r e -c o n t r o l w i n d o w w i t h g l a s s b e h i n d a s l o p i n g ‘ c h h a j j a ’ , w h i c h a l s o p r o t e c t e d f l o o r - t o - c e i l i n g h e i g h t , l a r g e w o o d e n l o u v r e s t h a t a t o n c e p r o v i d e r e q u i r e d a p e r t u r e c o n t r o l a n d s a f e t y . B u i l d i n g i s o r i e n t e d f a c i n g n o r t h a n d s o u t h d i r e c t i o n s t o r e d u c e s o l a r h e a t g a i n , a s a l s o i s t h e e a s t - f a c i n g b l a n k w a l l . A l l t h e s e , a s a t r i b u t e t o G o l c o n d e i n P o n d i c h e r r y , t h e m o s t m o d e r n b u i l d i n g b u i l t 7 5 y e a r s a g o t h a t s h o w e d m e t h e b e g i n n i n g . T h i s s y s t e m w a s t o a l l o w f u t u r e a d d i t i o n s w i t h o u t o b s t r u c t i n g i t s b o r n a e s t h e t i c s .

Rahul Mehrotra: Rahul Mehrotra is an Indian architect and urban designer trained at the School of Architecture, Ahmedabad, and the Graduate School of Design at Harvard University. He has been in private practice since 1990, and works on architecture, urban design and conservation projects. He has built extensively in India, and besides several single family houses, his projects include the Laxmi Machine Works Corporate Office in Coimbatore, an Extension to the Prince of Wales Museum in Bombay, an Institute for Rural Development in Tulzapur, and the Restoration of the Chowmahalla Palace in Hyderabad; he is currently developing (with the Taj Mahal Conservation Collaborative) the Master Plan for the Taj Mahal

and its surroundings. Professor Mehrotra is Executive Director of the Urban Design Research Institute, which promotes awareness and research on the city of Bombay. He has also written several books on Bombay, including "Bombay, the Cities Within" and has lectured extensively on urban design, conservation and architecture in India. His most recent book is "The Architecture of the 20th Century in the South Asian Region". He also serves on several government committees that are responsible for historic preservation and the conservation as well as creation of public spaces in Bombay. Rahul Mehrotra teaches at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, where he is an associate professor.

National Institute of FashionTechnology, Chennai • Location Taramani, Chennai • Architect Sanjay Mohe • Consultants SEMAC Pvt. Ltd. • Contractors J.M.C. Projects Pvt. Ltd. • Site Area 18996 sq m • Built–up Area 14000 sq m • Project Cost 11.6 Crores About NIFT, Chennai Before entering the campus of NIFT, one isgiven a colorful opening of planes apparentin the front façade. The structure builds up am o r e p l a y f u l c h a r a c t e r f o r a s c h o o l t h a t i n d u l g e s i n f a s h i o n . B e in g a m a s o n r y b u i l d i n g , i t o f f er s a l a y e r ed ex p er i en c e— t ex t u r ed a n d s u r p r i s i n g . Wa l k i n g t hr o u g hthe building reveals a complex arrangementof corridors, staircases and walkways. The public areas are varied and surprising and alook at the floor plans cannot describe thec o mp l ex o v er la y of s p a c es . T h e b u i l d i n g h a s a v a r i e t y o f s p a c e s , s p a c es t h a t t h e students value greatly as they offer them the b u f f er f or d i f f er en t a c t i v i t i es . T h er e i s a quiet voyeurism to the way one cano v e r l o o k a n o t h e r s p a c e o r h e a r a n o t h e r conversation without being seen oneself. Location T h e N I F T s i t e i s l o c a t e d o n o l d Mahabalipuram road.The Site is triangular flanked by roads ontwo sides and elevated railway line on thethird. The elevated railway line intersectst h e o l d M a h a b a l i p u r a m r o a d a t a very sharp angle, which is a unique aspectof the site and has been carried through tothe built form. Concept Ab ou t t h i s t i m e i n h i s ca r eer , t h er e i s a n apparent shift in Mohe’s approach towards g e n e r a t i v e i d e a s f o r d e s i g n . T h e d e s i g n moves away from a static, monochromatic a r c h i t e c t u r e t h a t d o m i n a t e s h i s e a r l i e r projects. The generative idea for the design emerges from a surprisingly unusual source — a triangular cousin of the Rubik’s cube that one of his associates had brought intot h e o f f i c e o n e m o r n i n g . T h e c o l o r f u l t r i a n g l e s o f t h e to y r e n d e r e d a v i b r a n t c o m p o s i t i o n o f p e a k s a n d n i c h e s t h a t inspired Mohe towards the playful design of t h e r o a d s i d e f a ç a d e a t N I F T , C h e n n a i . T h e s e t r i a n g u l a r p o c k e ts a r e d e v i s e d a s w i n d c a t c h e r s . T h e y a l s o a c t a s a b u f f e r f r o m t h e h a r s h C h e n n a i s u n a n d t h e n o i s e from the busy road. Fashion Design Department The Fashion Design Department is situatedon the first floor. It comprises of- • 1 faculty room • 1 Conference room • 1 construction lab

• 1 pattern making lab • 1 audiovisual room • 1 art room • 1 classroom C o ns t r u c t i o n la b c o n s i s t s of i r o n i n g t a b l e (1.05 x .65 x .8m)Working table (1.2 x 1.2 x 1m)Sewing machines (1 x .55x.76m)Button stitching machine P a t t e r n m a k i n g l a b c o n s i s t s o f w o r k i n g table (1.5 x 1.2x .8m)Sewing machines Fusing machine (1.5 x 1.2 x 1.2m)Art room consists of working table (.75 x .6x .75m) Garment Manufacturing Technology Department The Garment Manufacturing TechnologyDepartment is situated on the second floor It consists of- • 2 class room • 1 pattern-making lab • 1 construction lab • 1 audiovisual room • 1 faculty roomC l a s s r o o m c o n s i s t s o f c h a i r s w i t h t h e facility for writing and overhead projector with screen.C o n s t r u c t i o n l a b c o n s i s t s o f S e w i n g machine (1.25 x .6x.76)Ironing table (1.5x 1.x .75)Button stitching machineP a t t e r n m a k i n g l a b c o n s i s t s o f w o r k i n g table (1.2 x 1.25 x .8m)Ironing table and storage units K n i t w e a r D e s i g n a n d T e c h n o l o g y Department T h e K n i t w e a r D e s i g n a n d T e c h n o l o g y department is situated on the ground floor.It comprises of- • 1 Faculty room • 1 construction lab • 1 pattern-making lab • 2 knitting lab • 1 classroomKnitting lab consists of knitting looms and 1computerized machine. D e p a r t m e n t o f I n f o r m a t i o n Technology F a s h i o n d es i g n I n f or ma t i o n T ec h n o l o g y department is situated on first floor. It comprises of- • 1 faculty room • 2 oration rooms Accessory Design Department T h e A c c e s s o r y D e s i g n d e p a r t m e n t i s situated in ground floor.It consist of- • 1 faculty room • 2 accessory design lab • 1 classroom Hostel

The hostel is two-storied building only for women. Each room caters for two people.T h e h o s t e l h a s c o m m o n t o i l e t f a c i l i t y , wh i c h a r e s i t u a t ed i n u n i t s i n e i t h e r s i d es i.e., towards the end of the each floor. The h os t e l ha s t wo b l o c ks i . e . , ea s t b l o c k a n d west block. There is a connecting bridge to t h e h os t e l a n d t h e a ca d emi c b l o c k o n t h e first floor.