Spaceship taking flight
DESIGN
Gargi Gupta / New Delhi May 5, 2007
A Pune-based architect, along with his team, has worked with new-age
materials to provide a cutting-edge look for Infosys’ new building in
Pune, says Gargi Gupta.
The new Infosys building in Hinjewadi, Pune, is extraordinary in every
way. A gigantic ellipsoid in glass and metal encases the 1,50,000 sq ft
building, giving the structure a resemblance to a spaceship that’s about
to take off. In design and construction, this building embodies the
gung-ho spirit of India’s most successful IT company.
It is also a testimony to the conceptual genius of architect Hafeez
Contractor, and the engineering skills of Dhananjay Dhake, the
Pune-based architectural engineer who executed it.
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Five-star designs
Aabhas Sharma / New Delhi May 5, 2007
Aabhas Sharma talks to Bobby Mukherji, also known as the hospitality
architect of India.
Being saddled with the tag of “hospitality industry specialist” doesn’t
bother architect Bobby Mukherji. He feels it is good to do work in an
industry where people from all over the world can take a closer look and
admire it.
However, the tag has come only after his 11-year-old firm, Bobby
Mukherji & Associates, continued to redesigns hotels such as Le Meridien
New Delhi, InterContinental, Kolkata and a few hotels in Bangalore as
well.
What’s unique about Mukherji’s work is that apart from doing projects in
the hospitality industry, he also uses materials which are outsourced
from foreign shores and uses them in his designs.
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