Business District

Location: Ahmedabad
Services: Masterplanning and Urban Design
Area: 67 Acre
Built-up: 50,00,000 sqft

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The client aspires to develop a business district to harness future potential on the lines of successful business hubs across the world incorporating global design principles, indigenous character of the place and reflecting vibrant culture of the region, comprehensively promoting its inhabitant’s skills and talent.

The brief required a design to accommodate diversified development, thereby providing flexibility in leasing spaces, plot sizes and quarter sizes to accommodate business of varied sizes. These were to be supported by ample parking, large green spaces (private + communal), retail and night life to facilitate a vibrant, round the clock environment.  

Design approach

The design seeks to create an identity on a global level through its integrated sustainable development, enhancing work and social environment, to attract business around the world. With a total site area of 67 Acres and an estimated development of 50,00,000 sqft, the proposal seeks to cater to more than 75000 people.

The masterplan is divided into eight quarters facilitating perimeter blocks of varied scale integrating individual buildings with small footprints as well as corporate campuses of large footprints. Each quarter has its own green parks/ avenue, parking blocks, rainwater harvesting systems, waste water management systems making them self-sufficient. The parking blocks are provided with multiple entry/exits for efficient transition of traffic. Quarters are defined based on its function and the land use.

Integrating civic infrastructure

The masterplan incorporates civic infrastructure of health care centres, postal office, police enquiry centres, RTO service centres, public restrooms, Vehicular service centres. To encourage and facilitate young women in corporate workforce, development of crèches and nursery are promoted, thereby aiming for a sustainable social growth. Dedicated zone for development of business hotels are reserved to cater to the needs of large corporates.

Sustainable designs and technologies such as Thermal Energy Storage systems, Sewage treatment plants for each quarter are being promoted within the project.

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