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MUSTAFA KHAMASH

Founder of Kart Group, a Dubai-based luxury interior design atelier and a fine modern furniture

Colliers embraces flexible working with new office location in WeWork at Two Horizon in Gurugram

Colliers recently moved into a new flexible office space in one of the most premium addresses of Gurugram We Work at Two Horizon Center. Two Horizon Center is an iconic world-class commercial property surrounded by the most premium commercial, residential, retail and hospitality properties in Gurugram. This prestigious address hosts some of the top Fortune 500 companies located on the prime Golf Course Road.

A LEARNING SPACE THAT TRANSCENDS ALL BARRIERS

Unlike any typical training center, the seemingly “effortless” design of the PJCF Skill Development Centre by NACL Studio, is a great exemplar of a versatile and multifunctional design solution combined with flawless, vibrant aesthetics

A Future-Proof Campus

UK-based BDP was commissioned as the lead design consultants for all design stages, drawing on the multi-disciplinary studio’s long history of designing user-focused educational facilities

A NEW CHAPTER

Gerard Evenden, head of studio at Foster + Partners, on how one of the world’s earliest scholarly institutions informed the design process of House of Wisdom.

EXISTING BUILDINGS NEED: BETTER PRODUCTS, BETTER MAINTENANCE, AND BETTER UTILISATION

The MD of Consistent Engineering Consultants, Sagar Kulkarni, talks about the firm’s journey into becoming a “sustainable consultancy”; digs deeper into the need for buildings to clean their carbon footprint; and calls for a collaborative effort to yield energy-efficient results

Building on goals holistic principles

Subrata K C Sharma, COO - Commercial, Brigade Enterprises, explains how the company harnesses the immense collective capabilities within the organisation towards creating diverse workplace environments that foster collaboration, interaction and wellbeing

ENCAPSULATING WELLNESS, AESTHETICS AND FUNCTIONALITY

With its eclectic and curated design, Priceline.com’s office, designed by Beyond Design Architects & Consultants, exemplifies all the essential elements and aspects that form the built environment of a workspace

STRATEGIC THINKERS

Leading industry veterans evaluate the need to address “integrated planning” as a digitised tool, as well as the untapped potential of people & processes spurred by the adoption of technology

Learnings From The First Wave

Pradeep Lala, MD & CEO, Embassy Services on the five learnings from the last year aiding better preparedness in the second wave

The New Hybrid Workplace

Anupama Sharma, MD, Gensler Bangalore, gives us an in-depth insight into the design processes and approach adopted by the firm, along with the latest technological trends in the industry.

THE ‘QUIRK' EFFECT

Modern, minimal, and an oasis for social interplay, the design of the Expand Loft by Quirk Studio, aims to boost creativity by prioritising the use of energetic pop of colours to exude a feeling of liveliness and wellbeing

REDEFINING THE FUTURE OF ENERGY CONSUMPTION - Through Building Optimisation

Louise Collins, the head of Engineering & Energy at JLL, shares her thoughts on fresh air rates, retail usage, lifecycle investments, system diversities, and renewable energy laying the groundwork for a new era of building operations

RETROFITTING PROJECTS: HIGH CAPACITY, LOW CAPABILITIES

The Head of FM and Retrofit Projects at Universal Voltas LLC, Ashok Jha, breaks down the common misconceptions encircling retrofit, fit-out, refurbishments, and retro-commissioning before delving into the pain points such as a lack of experience and expertise that need to be addressed within the MEP and HVAC sectors of the Middle East construction industry

Sustainable Design for Retail Spaces

Amit Singhal, director, GPM Architects and Planners, states that while the consumer experience plays a major role in commercial spaces, an integrated design approach that considers the rules of environmental sustainability is equally necessary

THE CUBE

Two innovators from France have developed a tiny box resembling a Rubik’s cube that can assist facilities managers to monitor a building’s performance

Blue is the new green

Adam Smith, the managing director at Polypipe, talks about the impact of sustainable water management

Engineering and manufacturing companies see increased office leasing in Q1 2021

The engineering and manufacturing sector accounted for the second highest leasing share in the top six Indian cities, after the IT-BPM sector as manufacturing companies bet on India to set up their global in-house centers.

Net absorption in office market dips 33% at 5.53 million sq ft in Q1 2021

The overall office market in India witnessed a net absorption decrease of 33% in Q1 2021 quarter-on-quarter (Q-o-Q), with 5.53 million sq ft leased during Jan to March 2021, according to a recent report by JLL India.

AC System Performance

Does the FM industry in particular and end-users in general have realistic expectations from air conditioning equipment?

Key office design trends for 2021

IN CONVERSATION WITH SHAWN BASLER, CO-CEO & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, PERKINS EASTMAN

Symbiotic relationship between FM and energy management

Matthew Smith, associate head of the School of Energy, Geoscience, Infrastructure and Society at Heriot-Watt University Dubai discusses how the FM industry can contribute to a greener tomorrow by playing a key role in energy management

CR Raju is the new President of the Indian Institute of Architects (IIA)

CR Raju is the new President of the Indian Institute of Architects (IIA), the national body of architects in the country.

Tranquillity in vitality

German-based Ippolito Fleitz Group designs the third sales centre for CIFI, the Park Mansion, by identifying with the real estate developers brand slogan ‘Building for a better life’.

India's 2021 Budget: Enabling Growth

On the face, it appears that the budget does not offer significant incentives for the real estate sector. However, a close analysis shows that this year’s budget would have a steady and meaningful impact on the real estate sector’s fortunes over the next two years

Weaving magic with bricks

Imbibing the client brief of ‘grandeur’ as a key element Symbiosis Hospital and Research Center (SUHRC) in Pune designed by IMK Architects, is a sight to behold amidst the hills its nested in

Confluence of modern expressions through artistic mediums

With the BPCL office, SNK shows us that there is more to architecture that goes farther than just creating functional spaces – architecture that understands the ethos of a work culture, and its vision for the future

“Data and open-protocol systems will become the norm”

Sanjeevv Bhatia, CEO of Netix Global BV, says that data-driven operations, and the adoption of centralised open protocol digital platforms, which unify operations at a portfolio-wide scale, have come to the fore

“Predictive maintenance is the solution”

Maher Al-Aghbar, executive director at Khidmah, says that predictive maintenance is estimated to save up to 30% of the cost of over functional programmes, spare parts, and consumables while positively impacting worker morale and environmental safety

Built environment in 2021

Re-envisioning spaces in a post-Covid world will come to the fore with an emphasis on taking a vertical approach