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HAO Architects Introduction

The Firm HAO Architects is a multi-disciplinary design studio based in Dubai. Founded by Manoj H Rathod

Fundamental belief of the firm is “innovation & simplicity”, i.e. To develop innovative & simple architectural design solution having a positive impact to the built environment.

Creating a sophisticated & simple modern architectural design, responding to local conditions & individual needs is our professional commitment. “Beauty & Utility” as equally important, inseparable & sustainable amenities in our design approach. It’s our responsibility to provide design that is aesthetically simple, energy-efficient, high-performance, cost effective & addressing technical & environmental complexities.

Manoj H Rathod is the founding principal & design director of h-architects office, prior to founding the design studio, Manoj H Rathod was Lead Design Manager & Head of Indian operation at ArchGroup International in Dubai & India. Since joining ArchGroup international in 1998 for 15.5 years, he had been an integral participant in the design & development of number of significant & prestigious projects in middle east & Indian sub-continent. His innovative & versatile designs helped strengthen the practice & have won many international awards.

His works experience covers most of the building typology from master planned communities, super tall buildings, individual houses, work spaces, institutional, hotels, resorts, etc. , his most recent project for emirates airlines, 86 storey, 1628 room, 5 star rated “JW Marriot – Marquis, Dubai” is rated “the tallest hotel in the world” (source - wikipedia.org).

Manoj H Rathod’s 15 years of experience include more than 150 completed projects. His ability to understand all technical aspect of the project is an asset to organization. Many landmark projects are credited in his name including

2,200,000 sf “Emirates Airlines Headquarters”, an airline headquarter building, predominantly an office building which included a crew terminal (mini airport terminal) & an integrated metro station.

4,250,000 sf “Zabeel Corporate Park”, a mixed use development of premium offices, 5 star hotel & b2b mall.

1,500,000 sf & 900,000 sf “Marinascape & Bayside residences”, award winning premium residential development in Dubai marina.

AED 13 billion Master Planned Residential community called “Emirates Tourism Village” by Emirates Airlines, mainly for airline staff comprising of independent & attached villas, apartments & amenities like shopping, schools, community centers etc.

$ 10 billion, one of the most ambitious Master planned community in Erbil, Iraq. Comprising of 59 tower buildings, the Mixed use development has residences, offices, shopping Mall, amenities like nurseries, clinic etc. and the most important element is “Marriott Erbil Hotel, Marriott Executive Apartments & Marriott Branded Sale Apartment”

Few of the Un-built projects also include project like a 90 storey “Salam Tower” a mixed used project comprising of offices, hotel & residential apartments. 120 storey 5 star “hotel tower “at City of Arabia.

Prior to joining ArchGroup, Manoj H Rathod worked as Architect for P.G.Patki Associates in Mumbai. Directly working under the guidance of his mentor Mr. P.G.Patki, during the period his experience include project like “Hyatt Regency, Katmandu”, “ Amar villa’s, Agra”, “ refurbishment of Oberoi Mumbai & Kolkata” & “Kokilaben Ambani Hospital, Mumbai”

HAO Architects Services

Services Architecture & Master Planning

Our design is aesthetically simple, energy-efficient, high-performance and on an global scale with a wide range of typology and scale, from low, mid-rise and high rise hospitality, residential, commercial to mixed-use projects. We use a integrated and holistic design approach that explores relationships with the natural and built environment. This approach, which takes into consideration building orientation, day lighting, solar absorption and a site's geological & geographical attributes, thus representing a fundamental change in the way design is conceived, in which form facilitates function & eventually the performance of the built form.

With extensive experience of our founder / design director in multiple disciplines, including architecture, interior design, Master planning. HAO also have expertise in a range of building types, including Tall Towers, large-scale Mixed-Use Complexes, Corporate Offices, Civic and Public Spaces, Hotels, Resorts and residential & commercial complexes and institutional projects.

Interiors

HAO Architects interiors embrace a modern sense of space, designing flexible, adaptable interiors that can be shared among its users. We believe in working closely with architecture and engineering teams to promote contemporary ideas, we believe in maximizing the amount of natural light in our projects, which affects the quality of the space, the quality of life for its users and a passive, low-cost technology.

Specialized Services

HAO Architects also provides specialized services of Structural Design, Landscape, Electro-Mechanical Services, Façade Lighting, Vertical Transportation, Fire & Life safety as part of our Extended Design Services in collaboration with our Associate Design Partners.

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Curriculum Vitae – Manoj H Rathod, Page 1 of 4

Position in Practice

Founder & Design Director

Education

B Arch, JJ College of Architecture, 1996

DIDD,1991

Previous employers

Archgroup International, Dubai, (1998-2012, 15.5 years)

as Design Manager & Head the Indian Operations

PG Patki Architects, Mumbai. ( 1996-1998, 1.5 years)

as Architect with my mentor “Mr. PG Patki”

Affiliations

IIA, COA, SOE, Int. Assoc. AIA, USGBC.

Profile

Manoj H Rathod founded HAO Architects in Dubai & he holds overall management responsibility, more recently as part of his previous organization

ArchGroup, leading projects from the Dubai, Abu Dhabi & India offices and now based in Dubai. He is experienced in mostly all type of project such as

Hospitality, Mixed Use, Residential, Commercial, Institutional, High & Low Rise project, Small to Mega Masterplan Development

H-AO experience & current engagements

Brys Buzz Tower, Noida

1.6milloin sf, 300m Super Tall, 81 Storey Residential Development for Brys Buzz Group in Noida, India. Project once completed will be among one of the

Tallest in India.

Mixed use development, Mauritius

Design for Mixed use development for Private Developer in Mauritius. Project comprises of Mall, 126 key Hotel & Office block

Residences, Business Bay

19 storey Residential Development for Dubai based Developer

American School

Pre-Concept Design development of Proposed American School in southern India.

Previous experience

Masterplanning

Erbil Masterplanning

Design for Commercial & Residential Community for Private Developer in Iraq. Project comprises of 59 Buildings with varying heights from 8 storeys to 28

storeys. Marriott Hotel & Executive Apartment, which will be first Marriott in Iraq, is part of the overall Project.

Libya Masterplan, Benghazi

Residential & commercial Development next to 23rd July Lake & around the Benghazi Tower.

Manoj H Rathod B Arch, DIDD, Int. Assoc. AIA

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Emirates Tourism Village, Dubai Land

Development of 1250 acres of land into a self contained community for Emirates Airlines staff with total development area of 16.7 million sf. Development

comprise of 3800 villas & 3400 Apartments.

Mysore Golf Community, Mysore

776 Acres, Golf Course Community of 10 million sf Development comprising of 3400 villas, 140 acres, 18 hole Championship Golf Course, Hotel, Apartments,

Hospital & Shopping Mall.

Residential Community, Alibag

150 units’ Residential scheme with a mix of Independent, Twin & Townhouses, plus Amenities.

Building Material City, Dubai land

Concept Masterplan for Shopping & Warehousing Facility dedicated to Construction Industry. Self sufficient Modular Development comprising of Offices,

Warehousing, Shopping, Parking Facilities. Expansion of the Masterplan can be done by repeating the Modules in any directions.

Hotels & Resorts

J W Marriott Marquis, Business Bay, Dubai

354m highrise Development comprising of 1624 Keys, 15 Fine Dining Restaurants, Mega Shopping, Banquet Facility - 1400 Capacity, etc. Project Completion

2012

* Listed as Tallest Hotel in the World - Wikipedia

Hyatt Regency, Kathmandu

280 keys & 4 fine dining Restaurants, Assistant Designer to Mr. PG Patki for Development

Raj Villas, Jaipur

32 acres property with existing palace, refurbished & extended to create a world class resort of 71 keys. Contributed as part of design team in Design

Development as Junior Architect to Mr. PG Patki for Development

Amar Villas, Agra

106 keys Hotel with single loaded Taj Mahal facing rooms. Contributed as part of design team in Design Development as Junior Architect to Mr. PG Patki for

Development

Al Aqqa Beach Resort, Fujairah

218 Keys Resort Development with 9 fine dining & Bar outlets and Staff Residential scheme.

Grosvenor House, Dubai Marina, Dubai

45 storey Integrated Hotel & Service Apartment with 749 keys of Hotels Rooms, Suites & Service Apartments.

Shangri-la, Sadiyat Island, Abu Dhabi

Hotel on the most prime property on Sadiyat Island beach strip overlooking Guggenheim Abu Dhabi & adjacent Golf Course. 300 Keys & 12 High end Villa

units. 5 fine dining outlets.

CitiMax Hotel, Bur Dubai

700 keys Budget hotels in the heart of Bur Dubai District of Dubai

Emirates Hotel, Al Sufouh, Dubai

Design concept for 250 keys hospitality development.

Resort, Palm Island

Design concept for 200 key hospitality development.

Salam 90, SZR, Dubai

90 storey Mixed Use Tower on SZR, comprises of Hotels, Offices & Service Apartment.

H-AO, Architects I Dubai

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Intercontinental, Pune

Mixed use Development of 300 keys Hospitality & Offices Development in Kalyani Nagar, Pune

Premier Inn, Bangalore,Pune, Shimla, Delhi

Budget hotel Development for Premier Inn chain of Hotels. Each Hotel comprises of 2 dining Outlets & 125-150 keys.

Southern Sun, Dubai

200 key Hotel & 104 service Apartment. Part of the Zabeel Corporate Park Development.

Benghazi Tower, Benghazi, Libya

1.5millon sf, Mixed use Development of Hotel, Shopping & Office.

Seychelles Resort

175 Villas Resort Development on Mahe Island of Seychelles.

Holiday Inn, Cochin

16 storeys, 212 Keys Hotel Development on Cochin (involved in advisory role)

Park Regis Kris Kin

22 storeys, 390 Keys Hotel Development Karama, Dubai

Residences

Marinascape, Dubai Marina

25 & 35 Storey Residential Development of 200 condominium & 13 Villas with Retails on the Dubai Marina Promenade

Bayside, Dubai Marina

21 Storeys Residential Development on the Dubai Marina Promenade

Green Lakes, Jumeirah Lakes Towers

Cluster of 3 Towers of 2, 34 Storey & 1, 39 storey Tower in Jumeirah Lake Towers.

Residences, Skytop Golf Community, Mysore

776 Acres, Golf Course Community of 10 million sf Development comprising of 3400 villas, 140 acres, 18 hole Championship Golf Course, Hotel, Apartments,

Hospital & Shopping Mall.

Meydan Residences1 & 2, Meydan

40 storey Residential Towers with 229 High End Condominium in Meydan City

Residences, Abu Dhabi

40 storey Residential Tower on Salam Street, Abu Dhabi

Government Housing, Muhaisnah Residences 1 & 2

700 Apartment units in Various Development in Muhaisnah, Dubai

Faqqa Police Station, Dorms, Dubai Police

Extension of Police Station & Dorm Facilities for Dubai Police.

Workspaces

Emirates Headquarters,

2.6million sf, Headquarters Building for Emirates Airlines with Corporate Office, Mini Airport Terminal for Emirates Crew & Amenities next to Dubai International

Airport. Project now also has a Train Station integrated with the Building. Total Parking spaces provided are 2400 nos in 2 Parking blocks connected to the

main building.

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Zabeel Corporate Park, Al Wasl

4.7million sf, Mixed used development of 6 Towers of 16 storey. 5 Office Towers & a Hotel block. Total Parking spaces 4400 in 4 basement Levels

Rasis Business Centre, Al Barsha

7 storey, high end office block with 2 basements

Dubai Islamic Bank, Dubai Internet City

5 storey Office building in Dubai Internet City.

Grosvenor Office, DMC

24 storeys Office Building in Dubai Media City

Intercontinental Office, Pune

9 storey Office Building, part of the Intercontinental Hotel.

Silverstar Tower, Business Bay

400,000 sf, 34 storeys Office Building in Business Bay

Institutional

Emirates Aviation College, DAC

New Campus in Dubai Academic City

Symbiosis College of Law & Commerce

Concept Design for New campus for the institute in the outskirts on Pune

IB School, Coimbatore

Concept Design for Park Trust for their new IB School Campus.

Mixed Use

Zabeel Corporate Park, Al Wasl

4.7million sf, Mixed used development of 6 Tower of 16 storey. 5 Office Tower & a Hotel block. Total Parking spaces 4400 in 4 basement Levels

Salam 90, SZR, Dubai

90 storey Mixed Use Tower on SZR of Hotels, Offices & Service Apartment.

Benghazi Tower, Benghazi, Libya

1.5millon sf, Mixed use Development of Hotel, Shopping & Office.

Mixed Use Development, Ajman

Concept Design for a Mega Mall, Multi-storey Offices & Hotel Development.

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H-Architects Office Current Work, Brys Buzz, Noida

Brys Buzz

Noida, NCR, India

Iconic 300m, tall 81 storey Super Luxury Residential building on off Yamuna Expressway. The Unique Form derived of Intersection of a 3 wings & a cone. 3 wings at an angle of 120 degrees provide a perfect un-obstructed view to each apartment. Apartment Features with wide sundecks, terraces and balconies attached to living spaces. Private Plunge Pools and Terrace Garden available in all residences Apartment mix includes Luxurious and spacious 3, 4, 5 & 6 BHK residences with varied options including duplexes & Sky.

H-Architects Office Current Work, Brys Buzz, Noida

HAO-Architects Current Works – Bhumisq Hospitality

Bhumisq Hospitality

Ebene, Mauritius

Schematic Design 640,000sf mixed used development comprising of a 200 Key - 5 Star Hotel & 60 - Service Apartment built on a 2 acres land parcel. The Development is part of a large Masterplan of a business district in the center of Mauritius. Sighting a huge demand for business hotel client approached HAO Architects to develop this property.

Conceptualized built mass comprises of a 3 storey podium housing all the Public areas, 32 storey tower comprising of Hotel Guest Levels & Service Apartment & 2 storey basement housing all BOH areas & Parking facilities. Podium & Tower are carefully integrated in form & treatment. Visually the tower looks integral part of the Podium & appears to rise up from podium.. As the tower ins in Mauritius water is a very much integral to the overall Design Evolution. Tower rest on a large water body this giving effect of a floating tower. Waterfalls are used in various places like Main Entrance Lobby, Podium Restaurant & Roof Deck.

Contemporary Material of Glass & Aluminum is used to treat this ultra-Modern Tower which will be an Icon of Mauritius. Once built will be tallest in Mauritius.

HAO-Architects Current Works – Bhumisq Hospitality

HAO Architects Current Works – Burj Pacific

Burj Pacific

Business Bay, Dubai

Schematic Design, Completion 2015 400,000 sf, High-end Residential Development on Business Bay, with a magnificent location in Business Bay District, with one side facing the Burj Khalifa & other side abutting Landscaped Park.

Designed in Contemporary Line this Glass & aluminium Cladded building is a simple functional “L” shaped building resting on a rectangular Podium. Shape of the Tower derived to maximise the view to the front, rear & within the Property, and also to avoid any view to the neighbouring project.

Use of Ground Level is for commercial activity like Retail & Fine Dining overlooking the Park & Upper Levels are used for Residential. Podium roof is utilized as social space & is accommodated with Gymnasium, Swimming pool & children’s play area. Podium Villas & Duplexes are placed on these levels with front & back gardens. Parking for Residential is mainly on the Basement levels & Podium Parking will be utilized for Commercials.

HAO-Architects Current Works – Holiday Inn, Trisshur

Holiday Inn

Trisshur, Kerala

Concept Design 120 room, Proposal for Holiday Inn in the city of Trisshur. “T” shaped form is derived of constrained of the irregular property boundary & with no available view to the adjacent property.

With limited buildable floor area available the floor plate is a efficient double loaded corridor to maximize key count. Structural grids are well places so as to make an economical design preposition. Setback along the property is smartly used as an extension of the fine dining restaurants on the ground level thus maximizing seat count. The entry is a grand double height lobby with feature stair leading to the first floor level. it’s a modern building with Aluminum & Glass Façade reflecting the minimal interior specification of the Operator.

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H-Architects Office Past Experience – Marriott Marquis, Dubai

Marriott Marquis

Business Bay, Dubai

Completion, October 2012

3.45millon sf, 354m high, 82 storey Twin Towers form once of the most Iconic building are located in Business Bay District. Rated as “Tallest Hotel in the World”

Standard guest rooms - 1380 no. Suites - 240 no. Presidential suite - 4 no. Banquet hall - 1 no, capacity 1400 no. Business Center – 1 no approx. 55000 sf. Shops - 18 no. Restaurants - 19 no. Spa - 1 no.

The form is inspired by the date palm a symbol deeply entrenched in the Arabian culture. The towers are symmetrically placed on the 7 storey high podium to get the best views of the Burj Khalifa, Business Bay and Sea. Geometry of the tower & its orientation is carefully done to cut the winds as it is one of the most dominant force for the design of high rise buildings.

The podium houses all the public areas, restaurants, banquet hall and the essential back of house areas. The grand entrance lobby is 4 floors high and overlooks the business bay. The 1000 capacity banquet hall has an independent access for smooth functioning. The podium terrace has one of the largest spas in Dubai and is beautifully landscaped with gardens and swimming pool.

The delicate forms and detailing on the exterior belie the sophisticated engineering and technological inputs within the towers. The structural design has undergone rigorous testing and rechecking on computer generated models and wind tunnel tests. The electro mechanical design is also of the highest standards befitting the building which aspires to set the benchmark for hotels in the region

H-Architects Office Past Experience – Marriott Marquis, Dubai

H-Architects Office Past Experience – Marriott Erbil

Marriott Erbil

Erbil, Iraq

Under-Construction, Completion 2015

1.1 million sf. Complex comprises of a G+30 storied Hotel, G +7 storied Service Apartments and G + 8 storied Sale Apartments with a common Podium. The Hotel and Serviced Apartments are managed by Marriott and Sale Apartments are as per Marriott Standards.

The Hotel facilities include the Main Entrance Lobby, Lounge (Great Room), 4 Nos. Restaurant Outlets, 900 sm Banquet hall, Business center, Executive Lounge and a Roof top Restaurant. The guest rooms include standard rooms, Jr.Suites, VP Suites and a presidential suite, all totaling up to 207 keys. The service apartments comprise of studios, 1 bedroom and 2 bedroom units, with a total of 96 keys. The Sale apartments comprise of 1, 2, and 3 bedroom units, with a total of 48 keys.

The emphasis is more on the height of the Hotel building which shall be an important landmark structure in Erbil which is an upcoming new city. The form is dynamic and concave in nature. The strategic location of the plot meant that the building had to be closer to the main road, but it is still subdued in its presence due to Concave form.

The language of the complex is contemporary with Glass and locally available Stone cladding.

H-Architects Office Past Experience – Seychelles Resort

Grosvenor House

Dubai Marina, Dubai

Completed 2004 & 2010

1.2 million sf, Grosvenor House Is One of the first towers in Dubai Marina the prestigious Grosvenor House has 217 5 star guest rooms and 217 serviced apartments. Other facilities like fine dining restaurants, business center, banquet halls and the world renowned Buddha Bar enhance the guest and visitor experience.

The striking 45 storey high stepped form of the building and the use of precast concrete panels in combination with high quality glazing for the facade ensure an iconic status to the building. The stepping form also provides luxurious terrace s and balconies that overlook the Dubai marina and the Arabian Sea.

The tower has two components the Hotel and the Serviced Apartments. Due to judicious planning both the components are wrapped around a Central core. The guests and users access each independently but are served by the same service spine that runs up the core. This planning not only was economical in terms of space and cost but is actually very efficient as only one Back of the House facility is used for all the guest rooms and apartments.

Synonymous to the Le Meridian tag line of “Landmark of Luxury” in its brief stint since completion it is already an architectural landmark in the city of Dubai.

New 45 storey identical Grosvenor house residences connects the existing twin Grosvenor house hotel at podium level one. The scheme comprises of 6 hotel floors 32 apartment floors, 4 podium levels, and three service floors, as well as ground and promenade floors. There will be 6 villas, 42 hotel rooms, 63 hotel suites, 59 one bedroom, 94 two bedroom, 63 three bedroom apartments. The facilities will include a health club, restaurants, swimming pool and rooftop theme restaurant bar.

After the successful completion and commissioning of the Grosvenor house hotel the client wanted to add a twin tower to the adjacent plot. Therefore as required the external appearance of the tower is same as the hotel building. Number of floors, the stepped form of building and pre-cast concrete panels will create almost a replica of the existing building. In spite of internal functions being different and changes in the podium floors when complete the two buildings will read as a twin tower development.

H-Architects Office Past Experience – Le Meridian Al Aqua Beach Resort

Le Meridian Al Aqua Beach Resort

Fujairah, UAE

Completed 2003

350,000 sf. Resort is located on the picturesque beaches of Al Aqah, Fujairah on a site measuring 750,000 square feet.

It features 218 spacious rooms and suites. The development comprises of a basement, lower ground, upper ground and 21 storey. Resort Approach is via a majestic ramp, giving guests the impression of having arrived at Special Place. Upon entering the grand lobby & 14 storey Atrium, Guests are greeted by the spectacular view of the landscaped lawns, pool and the magnificent Arabian Gulf beyond

The building has two wings separated by a centrally-placed atrium. Level 1 to 13 accommodates 172 standard guestrooms and six suites. The executive floors from level 14 to 18 feature 36 typical rooms and four suites. A private reception and lounge is located on the 14th floor for the exclusive use of Royal Club and suite guests. Resort also has the dedicated facilities for diving and water sports and for the children called the Penguin Club. Other outdoor and sport facilities include tennis, squash courts and beach volleyball facilities on a 250 meter private 250-m beach. one of the Unique feature is providing the health club and gymnasium facilities in the basement without sacrificing daylight. They open onto a beautifully landscaped sunken courtyard which provides light and easy access to the pool and lawn facilities.

On the beach side, the landscaping breaks away from the order and rigors of the city life. The whole scheme has been developed as an organic growth of features and facilities around the UAE's largest free-form pool much as one would expect life to spring around a watering hole in the middle of the desert. The overflow-type pool, developed in two levels, has a variety of facilities such as pool bars, performance stage, piazzas scattered around. Several innovative features are used to create interest as well as perform important tasks. For instance, the main water feature is developed in three levels starting from the upper terraces and gradually stepping down to the sunken court in front of the

gymnasium at the basement level of the main building.

Capitalizing on the natural beauty of the site with the sea on one side and the Hajar mountains as a backdrop; all the 218 rooms and suites face the sea. The built form is unique with a fan shaped stepped form giving an appearance of bird in flight. All facilities put together like fine dining restaurants, banquet hall, large landscaped gardens and one of the largest free form swimming pool in the region provide a complete experience for the guests. The landscaped lawns around the pool feature a stage area and up to 1,000 people can be accommodated for social events. Owing to the remote location of the resort the same plot also houses the complete staff requirements in a dedicated building

H-Architects Office Past Experience – Shangri-La Sadiyat

Shangri-La Sadiyat

Sadiyat Island, Abu Dhabi

Foundation Complete, On Hold

Resort situated adjacent to the golf course development & in the hotel district of Saadiyat Island, Abu Dhabi, Consisting of 312 key five star Shangri-La Hotel building & 10 services villas

Placement of the Hotel block is unconventional & it goes away from traditional planning methodology of placing rooms parallel to the beach/sea front. Hotel block is placed along the longer length of the plot & facing the adjacent golf course & with the axial view of the sea. All the rooms facing the Golf Couse also have the view of the proposed Guggenheim in Sadiyat Island. This also gives an undivided site to the project; visitors coming to the project can see the complete property once they arrive at the lobby. Entrance pavilion is a huge tent like structure inspired and evolved from the traditional Bedouin tent in sleek modern lines detached from the Main Hotel block & houses coffee shop & a bar

The Design is inspired by the “Arabesque” cityscape and form whilst carefully incorporating exquisite traditional themes in a Modern Sophisticated manner which in turn is translated as Random play of Mashrabiya’s & solid surfaces forming the skin of building façade. Landscape and water bodies are integrated within the plot & interfaced with beach & adjacent golf course so as to have continuity. Dune Protection Zone separates the Hotel Landscape from the Saadiyat Island beach. Two boardwalks are provided for Hotel and Villa guests and visitors to access the beach.

H-Architects Office Past Experience – Holiday Inn, Kochin

Holiday Inn

Cochin, Kerala

Completed 2007

Located on the Nation Highway Bypass at Vennala, Holiday inn is 212 Room of 42 sm, 16 storey Business Hotel.

Due to the available site constraints the design evolved by placing a functional & efficient double loaded hotel room arrangement. The floor plate goes reducing at it goes up with deletion of rooms on every alternative floor, thus making a stepped building. The Podium levels houses public areas & Banquets facilities. The Structural grids are carefully exploited to create double height public spaces. Play Aluminum & Glass form the outer façade thus giving it a Modern Aesthetics, easy to maintain & with long lasting finish.

The hotel has become a benchmark for hotel development on the south & the soon will be upgrade to a higher brand of IHG.

H-Architects Office Past Experience – Park Regis

Park Regis

Karama, Dubai

Completed - 2009

460,000sf, Park Regis Hotel is Situated in the heart of the city. This 19 storey 4 star , 400 room business hotel. Being one of few tallest building in Karama District it has the most spectacular views of the Sheikh Zayed road and Dubai creek.

The Architectural design is derived to the small size & unique location governed by low rise development regulations and the limited space available. The design has a contemporary approach using glass curtain wall and aluminum cladding to good effect. The facilities include the optimum mix of deluxe rooms, suites, restaurants and recreational facilities at the top most roof level

H-Architects Office Past Experience – Citymax Hotel

Citymax Hotel

Bur Dubai

Completed 2010

365,000sf, Citymax hotel, Mankhool, Bur Dubai District is landmark group's first Budget Hotel venture in Dubai to offer contemporary hospitality at an extremely attractive price. Since City max hotels is a budget hotel chain design emphasis was given on maximizing the room count and provide quality facilities in a tight budget. Hotel comprised of 693 rooms of 23 sm each, 2 specialty restaurants, coffee shop, lounge bar, health club & swimming pool facilities. The hotel has been a rundown success on completion of this project they have opened 2 more hotels in Barsha Dubai & Rolla Sharjah

H-Architects Office Past Experience – Premier Inn

Premier Inn

Bangalore/Pune/Delhi/Shimla

Completed 2009

73,000sf, Business hotel project is nestled in IT business hub Whitefield area in Bengaluru. Proposed building designed as modern structure finished with ACP cladding and curtain glazing comprises of 105 keys if 21 sm, A Fine Dining Restaurants & Bar, Outdoor dining, Meeting room, Gymnasium. Premier Inn Brand standards were followed in planning of guest rooms, lobby & F&B outlets, BOH and other facilities.

The Shalimar baug Hotel is part of existing Commercial development with 7 dedicated Hotel Floors.

H-Architects Office Past Experience – Zabeel Corporate Park / Southern Sun

Zabeel Corporate Park / Southern Sun

Al Wasl, Dubai

Foundation Complete, On Hold

4.7million sf, USGBC Leeds-Gold Rated, Massive Development with a usage mix comprising of 5 star hotel, Service Apartments, 5 corporate Office Towers, 2 levels of B2B Mall, and supported by state of the art MICE Facilities and all this connected at the Podium roof Level.

The massive & complex programme requirement is efficiently sorted out with modular grid planning. The podium is designed on the rectangular grid maximizing the basements efficiency to accommodate almost 4500 car parks.

The Towers rest on the podium oriented to a diagonal grid along East-West-North-South Axis creating interesting intermediate spaces on the connecting terrace & also make the day light available to Tower all throughout the day. Open to sky courts puncture the otherwise very compact building to introduce lots of light into the podium making the whole retail experience very refreshing. Independent drop-off and entry separates the hotel and service apartment block though the buildings are connected structurally hence maintaining the design integrity of the project. The squares floor plate of the offices with large column free spans wrapped by glass and steel offer a distinct openness to whole working spaces.

Self-sustainability issues are efficiently addressed in the design and building has achieved a USGBC Leeds-Gold rating. The project throughout maintains a modern, minimal character with striking simplicity in the detailing even though the plan is extremely complex in functionality.

H-Architects Office Past Experience – Bengazi Tiwer

Bengazi Tower

Bengazi, Libya

Under Construction, Piling & Raft Complete, Completion 2016

1.4million sf, Al-Fatah tower in Benghazi Libya has been planned as the tallest building in Benghazi. The project comprises of a 200 key, 5 star hotel, residences, offices, a shopping Centre, cinema halls, a food court and an auditorium. It shall become the urban landmark around which the entire 23rd of July lake development has been planned. The above features make it the first iconic landmark building in Benghazi.

The strategic positioning of the tower ensures that the shadow does not fall on the adjacent sports stadium. The hotel units are arranged in such a way that they have views of the gulf / lagoon and their privacy is not compromised. All the public and recreational facilities are easily accessible. The positioning of the tower also allows for minimizing the cost of onsite parking and screening it from view. The back of house and service yard facilities are located in a discreet way so that they are visually and acoustically shielded from the guests. The design also envisages segregation of guest and service circulation and vehicular and pedestrian circulation.

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H-Architects Office Past Experience – Marinascape

Marinascape

Dubai Marina

Completed 2008

1.0 million sf Award winning Marinascape Residential towers comprising of 200 apartments and 13 marina homes along with a retail arcade, Marinascape stands out as a striking, modern and luxurious apartment building in the affluent Dubai Marina district. Initially started as twin towers, the proposal eventually evolved with two different designs each tower having its own individuality and character. The central open space between the towers acts as a drop off area along with extensive landscaping. The higher level terrace creates a pleasing open to sky walkway entry into the marina villas. The penthouses at the top floors have their own private pool and a deck overlooking the breathtaking marina views.

Promenade arcade is oriented towards the sea with long double height corridors. The arcade opens into the Restaurants and other retail outlets and also functions as open and semi open seating areas. Apartments are spacious and fitted with the state of art automation systems. large curved balconies along the living and bedroom areas are used to create open seating

H-Architects Office Past Experience – Green Lakes

Green Lakes

Jumeirah Lake Towers, Dubai

Completed 2008

1.5 million sf. Green lakes development is located at Jumeirah Lake Towers in cluster `s'. The development (cluster s) consists of 3 Towers s1, s2 & s3. While proximity to Sheikh Zayed Road (Dubai-Abu Dhabi highway) & red line metro makes commuting easier, other famous land marks in the vicinity are Jebel Ali free zone, Dubai internet city, media city, Dubai marina, Mall of Emirates, Ibn Battuta Mall etc.

Buildings at cluster S1 and S3 are 33 storeyed + 2 floors for health club and swimming pool. Building at cluster S2 is having 38 floors + 2 floors for health club and swimming pool above.

Lift machine room and overhead water tank are located above the swimming pool at roof floor. The total height of building at cluster s1 and s3 towers are 150.3 m and at cluster s2 is 167.80 m, including the parapet height. The concourse level (ground level) at +8.65 m level consists of main entrance lobby, reception, lift lobby and attached retail areas. The adjacent car park building (constructed by Nakheel) is connected with the 3 towers at +4.95 level.

The promenade and adjacent lake (by Nakheel) provides the cluster an exquisite charm and caters a state of art living to the occupants. There are 244 residential apartments each in s1 and s3 towers and 284 apartments in s2 tower. (1 bedroom, 2 bedroom & 3 bedroom apartments ranging from 89.68 sm to 227.70 sm area)

Façade is designed in sleek modern lines with a play of aluminum and glass. Projections and fins in combination with balconies provide variety in a very restrained manner although the architectural style is very contemporary with minimal use of decoration.

H-Architects Office Past Experience – Bayside Residence

Bayside Residences

Dubai Marina

Completed 2008

450,000 sf Bayside is A modern design, comprising of residential apartments, villas, duplexes, penthouses, health club and retail outlets, It stands out strikingly amidst the monotonous glass and concrete jungle at the affluent Dubai Marina District.

A solid stone finish base to the villas and duplexes support the glass and aluminum tower above. The tower skin is Light, gently curved glass with a sloping solid band that gives the tower a dynamic force continuing right up to the roof top mast standing almost 30 mts tall. From inside, the apartments are spaciously planned with large balconies and terraces creating semi open sit out Gardens overlooking the marina. Top floor comprises of the penthouses with personal swimming pool and Gymnasium. The retail outlets are double height volumes wrapped in glass, allowing abundant light and creating a sense of Openness. The retail extends in to the landscaped terraces and decks as outdoor seating for the restaurants adding to The buzz to this vibrant neighborhood.

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H-Architects Office Past Experience – Salam 90

Salam 90

Sheikh Zayed Road, Dubai

Schematic Design

1.05 million sf & 90 storey, The mixed use high-rise tower will be a landmark not just by virtue of its prime location on the Sheikh Zayed road, but also by its bold and elegant architectural form. The tower aims to be a global network of exclusive corporate and successful individual mixed use tower for the world’s corporate elite.

The Mixed use Tower will have luxury interiors and modern amenities, including fully controllable Air Conditioning, fire alarm, firefighting system and high speed internet access. The triple height entrance lobby will emphasize the grandeur of the tower. Other salient features would be a terrace garden on the 31st floor and a spectacular infinity pool on the 55th floor.

H-Architects Office Past Experience – Residences

Residences

Salam Street, Abu Dhabi

Concept

1.0 million sf. Project is a mixed use development in the heart of the city of Abu Dhabi (CBD). The development has a distinct lower G+3 storey podium with 40 storey towers emerging over it .The ground and Podium level-1 have been designed as a single retail outlet space. Podium Level-2 comprises of a car parking facility for the retail users and Podium Level-3 is the transfer/mechanical Services floor.

The Tower are purely residential comprising of high end 1bedroom, 2bedroom and 3 bedroom apartments. One residential tower is exclusively for 3bhk apartments and the other is for both1 & 2bhk units. 3 basements have been provided to serve the parking needs for the residences. The podium roof serves as a health club level comprising of swimming pool and gymnasium facilities.

The site is flanked by roads on 3 sides which help us achieve required frontage for retail establishments. The presence of huge landscaped areas and the main airport road in its adjacencies ensures unobstructed views for most of the apartments

The site is located in the prime central business district area of Abu Dhabi at the intersection of important road networks thereby giving it a very easily accessible approach from anywhere in Abu Dhabi.

The availability of 3 adjoining roads has played a key role in helping us to provide retail, and residential facility on the same plot without disturbing their functions.

H-Architects Office Past Experience – Meydan Residences

Meydan Residences

Meydan City, Al Ain Road

Detail Design – 2008, On Hold

990,000 sf, 20 & 35 storey, Meydan Towers has a clear expression of base-body-crown in design & appearance to achieve uniformity in expression with all other podium tower building as per master developer's vision for whole Meydan city.

The podium consists of double height air conditioned arcade with Retail on the ground floor and parking on Podium & Basement Levels. The podium terrace is beautifully landscaped uniting both the Towers & act as a spillover space. The simplicity of glazed facade is interrupted by the continuous rhythm of of balconies enhances the verticality of the tower. The tower consists of 390 different types of apartments from 1bedroom to 3 bedrooms with Health club & swimming pool facilities on the roof.

H-Architects Office Past Experience – Desert Palm

Desert Palm

Al Ain Road, Dubai

Completed 2004

13 nos. Row houses in one of the most scenic & green development of Al Bawardy Farms. It is part of a larger Masterplan of Residential Development. It’s a Oasis cultivated by Mr. Al Bawardy who’s passion for plants let him to develop this one of the first self-Sustainable Green Development on Dubai.

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H-Architects Office Past Experience – Emirates Airlines Headquarters

Emirates Airlines Headquarters

Al Rashidiya, Dubai

Completed & Operational - 2006 2.5million sf Emirates Headquarters building adjoining the Dubai International Airport is one of the most complex programme, with a range of activities like Crew Processing facilities (Mini Terminal for Emirates Crew), standard & executive offices, Staff Health center, Business Center, Auditorium, Food Court, etc. It’s a small community in itself. This multi discipline structure is a unique facility & one of its kinds for any Airline in the world.

Inheriting a narrow strip of land on the Airport Road of 450x120m oriented along East West Axis. The challenge was to accommodate 500,000sf of Crew Terminal, 1 Million sf. Of Usable Office Space & 2400 Car parking spaces. Solutions was derived by placing Office centrally placed with 2 parking block on either side. Placing the office along East-west Axis help to maximize building façade on North & South which allows maximum penetration of light in the building & the Central Atrium. Southern glass façade installed with high performance glass to minimize energy use.

Lower 3 floors, Basement, Ground and 1st Level are Crew Terminal which are highly secured, the Red Zone & are Arrival and Departure facilities for the Crew. Equipped with 40 briefing rooms, Duty Free Shopping, Luggage Handling facilities, customs and immigration facilities it is a mini airport dedicated for the Crew. Basement levels acts like Arrival & Departure Bus terminal with 20 Departure Bays & 5 Arrival Bays & links up with the Airport with an underground tunnel below the busy Airport Road. Providing flow of staff and security personnel which is essential to the overall expansion plans of Emirates Airlines.

2nd Level, Green Zone is more of social facility for Emirates Staff & has facilities like Supermarkets, Laundry, Spa, health club, Bank, Auditorium, Food Court, Business Center, etc. all placed around Grand Atrium filling the building with Natural light. This level also is transitory space for Emirates staff & their guests & is connected to 2400 parking spaces (Block 1 – Staff & Block 2 – Guest). Staff & Guest coming by Dubai Metro can directly enter the level as the level is connected directly to Emirates Station dedicated for the Headquarters

Level 3 – 8 are Office Levels & house various Departments around a Grand Atrium covered with a skylight filling life to the building. 9th Level is dedicated for Emirates Higher Management that overlooks the airport. The roof top provides health and leisure facility for the management staff in the form of jogging track, swimming pool and health club. Also one more important function deserves mention the Emirates Control room & Crisis Management Center housed on the 8th Floor for the most sensitive function of the project. Control Room monitors all the Emirates flight in real-time on a mega screen & the crisis management center is a huge call center facilities dedicated & to be used in case of Emergency.

H-Architects Office Past Experience – Offices, Various

Offices

Various

Completed 2007

These are visual of Various Office building designed & constructed in Dubai & Middle Eastern Region

H-Architects Office Past Experience – Bhumisq, Bhumi Park

Bhumisq, Bhumi Park

Ebene, Mauritius

Schematic Design, Completion 2016 900,000 sf, 42 storey, Mixed Used Development in the Business District of Mauritius. Building is divided into four components of Shopping, Hotel, Offices & Service Apartment. It’s the most ambitious project in the country & Approval for the same was received directly from the Mauritius Prime Minister. Once build will be tallest in Mauritius.

Form inspired from “Banana Leaf” abundantly available in Mauritius. Conceptually its 4 Building one above the other with transfer floor between them. Shopping & Entrance for each Function occupy the Lower 3 Floors. Level 4-16 are the Hotel Floors. Level 18-28 are Offices & 30-40 are Service Apartment. Level 41 & 42 is Gallery & Restaurant Floor having the most spectacular 360 deg. view of Mauritius Island.

H-Architects Office Past Experience – Silverstar Tower

Silverstar Tower

Business Bay, Dubai

Shoring Complete, On Hold

800,000 sf, 40 storey, Office Tower in Business Bay. Building belongs to a German Developer hence the built to German Specification.

Floor Plate of 15000sf, designed as Central Core & Periphery columns so as to have Column Free Office space. Modules can be divided into modules from 1500/3000/4500/6000. Most Efficient Floor with 85% efficiency. Podium Terrace has Health Club Facilities for the owner /Tenants for Offices

H-Architects Office Past Experience – Dubai Islamic Bank

Dubai Islamic Bank

Dubai Internet City

Completed 2004

200,000 sf, Office Building for Dubai Islamic Bank. Design to have smaller modules of offices to be rented.

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H-Architects Office Past Experience – Emirates Tourism Village

Emirates Tourism Village

Dubailand

Detail Design 2009, On Hold

16.7 million sf. & AED 12 billion, Emirates Airlines Staff Residential project in a 500 hectare plot in Dubai land comprises of nearly 3800 villas and 3024 apartments. Interestingly the macro level planning is organic in form with gentle sweeping curves that sub-divide the plot into smaller neighborhood. However at each neighborhood level the circulation and planning is organized and orderly.

The villas have 3 different categories namely the executive, twin and town house. Each neighborhood has these types in different themes such as Arabic, modern and Spanish. This creates variety and identity for each neighborhood.

Adequate community facilities like recreation zones, landscaped parks, and leisure and retail areas are within easy reach of the residents. The main facilities are in the central park surrounded by the apartment blocks. Careful road and pedestrian planning link the smaller neighborhood facilities, allowing all residents to avail the facilities with ease.

H-Architects Office Past Experience – Emirates Tourism Village

H-Architects Office Past Experience – Erbil MsterPlan

Erbil Masterplan

Erbil, Iraq

Schematic Design, Completion 2016

$10 billion, one of the most ambitious Master planned community in Erbil, Iraq. Comprising of 59 tower buildings, the Mixed use development has residences, offices, shopping Mall, amenities like nurseries, clinic etc. and the most important element is “Marriott Erbil Hotel, Marriott Executive Apartments & Marriott Branded Sale Apartment”

Design is conceptualized considering Modular Construction methodology as the client has in-house contractor for Structural works. They have been successful in the past to use “tunnel form construction” which enabled them to complete their previous construction in record time. The main feature of the project is the available landscape areas for the project. The idea was to create community space common to all & easily accessible. Vehicular & pedestrian circulations are carefully segregated to achieve the objective. Basement parking one of the most important decision take earlier to avoid massive podium floors as the water table is much lower than normal & construction of basement of widely followed in this part of the world. Thus relieving the land for social activity. The project comprises of approx. 7000 car parking spaces & 3500 apartment units.

The project will be developed in phases, hence the project is divided into 16 parcels comprising of Offices, commercial, Residential Development, & Marriott Hospitality development.

H-Architects Office Past Experience – 23rd July lake

23rd July lake – Masterplan

Benghazi, Libya

Schematic Design, On Hold

5.0m sf Masterplan Development of a new Business & High End Residential District on next to the 23rd July Lake. Fattah Tower which is already under construction form highlight & is central to the overall development. It will also form the tallest development of the overall scheme

The Land is divided into 2 main districts i.e commercial to left of Fattah tower & residential to right. With the lake as the context the Commercial & offices are placed around it. The proposed promenade along the lake gives life to all the retail development on ground level of Commercial. Office towers are placed perpendicular to maximize the view of the gulf from each offices. Residential on the opposite side is complemented with similar scale & geometry with a large central green space & cultural Centre adjacent to it.

Main road along the perimeter of property are proposed with numerous pedestrian bridges to maintain access to the Office, Retail & Shopping Mall. The project was approved by Municipal & Urban Planning Authority of Benghazi before the Libya Uprising

H-Architects Office Past Experience – Skytop City

Skytop City

Mysore, Karnataka

Under Construction, Golf Course Complete, Completion 2015

10.0 million sf, Skytop Golf Course by Development arm of Shastry in Mysore Proposed to develop 775 Acres (Phase 1, 2 & 3) of Mixed-Use Development along with 160 acres of Golf Course, with Residential & Commercial Components. The Residential Component will consist of High-rise & Low-rise, Commercial will consist mainly Hotel & Shopping Mall. Residential components will be supported by common Amenities like Clubhouses & Super markets. Area Distribution Golf Course - 160 Acres Golf Academy - 5 Acres Hotel & Convention - 10 Acres Shopping Mall - 5 Acres Hospital - 5 Acres School - 25 Acres Residential High Rise - 10 acres Low Rise - as per layout Clubhouse - 5 Acres The villas are divided in 5 types mainly based on the area and forms clustered communities accordingly. All the executive villas overlook the golf course and hence have green surroundings throughout the year. The villas are detailed out in primarily two architectural characters i.e. contemporary modern and Spanish styles. The detailing of the villas in a particular architectural style is further enhanced by the landscaping and streetscapes based on the similar design character thereby creating very distinct neighborhoods. The planning of the villas is more of a open type plan with rooms surrounding courtyards, decks, terraces, water ponds etc. pitched roofs, stone walls, wooden rafters etc. are used to create a very warm, personal feeling about the houses.

H-Architects Office Past Experience – Skytop City

H-Architects Office Past Experience – Building Material City

Building Material City

Dubailand

Concept

Modular Development of a Warehousing & Retail Facility dedicated for the Building Industry.

Each Module of has a central Retail Development with Offices at Nodes. It can be accessed by the internal Ring Road. The center also has parking facility for Visitors. Retails have its own Warehousing facility at the rear & are accessed by service road along the perimeter of the each module. This module can be repeated in any direction for future expansion.

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