“THE ARCHITECT WHO REDEFINED THE SKYLINE OF INDIA”

D.PRASHANTHB130371ARSEMESTER III

HAFEEZ CONTRACTOR

BORN : 1950 IN MUMBAI EDUCATION : MS FROM COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY

B.ARCH FROM UNIVERSITY OF MUMBAICOMPANY : ARCHITECT HC (1983)AFFILIATION : MEMBER OF THE BOMBAY HERITAGE

COMMITTEEBEST PROJECT: IMPERIAL TOWERS (MUMBAI)PRACTICE : ZOROSTRANISM

“Architecture can give form to beliefs, and can make building into a real and arresting symbol of brand intent.”

HAFEEZ CONTRACTOR

RECOGNITION FOR ARCHITECTURE IN 2012 BEST HOSPITALITY PROJECT OF THE YEAR, NEW DELHI BEST INTERIORS HOSPITALITY OF THE YEAR, ACES

SPACES, MUMBAI TOP ARCHITECT OF THE YEAR, CONSTRUCTION WORLD

AWARD,MUMBAI 2011 SOCIETY INTERIORS DESIGN BUILDING AWARD,

RECOGNITION FOR CONTRIBUTION IN ARCHITECTURE EXCELLENCE IN DESIGN WITH COPPER, IIID COPPER

AWARD TOP ARCHITECT AWARD OF THE YEAR, CONSTRUCTION

WORLD AWARD BEST RESIDENTIAL SCHEME, REALITY PLUS AWARD BEST ARCHITECT, CNBC AWARDS (23 MARINA, DUBAI)

AWARDS OF HAFEEZ CONTRACTOR:

PROFFESSIONAL BACKGROUND

Hafeez Contractor commenced his career in 1968 with T. Khareghatas an Apprentice Architect and in 1977 he became the associate partner in the same firm.

Between 1977 and 1980 Hafeez has been a visiting faculty at the Academy of Architecture, Mumbai.

His practice had modest beginnings in 1982 with a staff of two. Today the firm has over 350 employees including senior associates, architects, interior designers, draftsmen, civil engineering team and architectural support staff.

OTHER PROJECTS:

• DLF Pinnacle, Gurgaon.• Beach House, Mandwa.• Vastu, Mumbai.• Konark Estate, Pune.• Hiranandani Gardens, Mumbai.• Gharkul, Navi Mumbai.• Lokhandwala Residency, Mumbai.• M.P. MillRedevelopment, Mumbai.• Sarla Birla Academy, Banglore• Osho Commune, Pune.• Holiday Inn-Ahmedabad Mumbai• ITC Grand Central-Parel,Mumbai• DY Patil Stadium in Nerul, Navi Mumbai• Fortune Hotel

THE IMPERIAL (S D TOWERS):

The Imperial is located in Tardeo, Mumbai. Imperial Towers, designed by Mumbai architect Hafeez Contractor as his mostrecognizable project to date, were designed as Mumbai’s tallest towers.

The Imperial Twin Towers are built on former slum landwhere 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.

Imperial offers sea-views by virtue of its height, and a resort-like gardens and fountains on top of the parking-structure podium, with hanging gardens that mask the structure itself.

While shortly into its construction, it lost the “India’s tallest” tag to Lodha Bellissimo (though only in the comparison of roof height vs. highest liveable floor, like Sears Towers did to Petronas).

LAKE CASTLE, POWAI :

Lake castle a residential apartment building nested in green surrounding of powai, just a few miles away from main Bombay

The dominant feature of Lake castle is its massive scale of 183 m. Linear length, strikesyou as an ocean ship going linear of a building with multiple decks anchored on the banks of powai lake.

Tower block is surrounded by large garden and 8 acre forest park, all the flats faces the lake.

The architectural form is mean to symbolize a city silhouette that is made of a varying shapes and sizes.

The building is almost like a mirror reflecting the densely layered profile of the city. French windows are repetitive features on the facades.

The crescent shape projecting balconies, curved projection and egyptian columns on the facades relieve the monotony into which building would have otherwise slipped .

INFOSYS SDB , MYSORE

LOKHANDWALA MINERVA, MUMBAI

HAMILTON COURT GURGAON

DLF PINNACLE, GURGAON

SARLA BIRLA ACADEMY, BANGALORE

Hafeez is full of surprising and revolutionary ideas. His uncanny ability to change his architectural style from one commission to next is also a significant reason why his work is sought after by so many.

He picks elements from various typologies and use them as adornments for the exterior skin of the building

Hafeez is full of surprising and revolutionary ideas. His uncanny ability to change his architectural style from one commission to next is also a significant reason why his work is sought after by so many.

He believes that your building should really reflect your socio-economic and climatic relations.

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