AKSHAY KAUL AND ASSOCIATES LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE by ak landscape

Akshay Kaul

Akshay Kaul specializes in the field of ecological planning, landscape and sustainable architecture and possesses more than 25 years of experience in India and USA. His is one of the only landscape architecture firms in India that has been doing sustainable landscape for more than 20 years in India. He received his Master’s degree in Landscape Architecture from College of Environmental Science and Forestry, State University of New York, Syracuse, USA. He has worked for Peter Walker William Johnson and Partners, one of the leading landscape planning and design firms in the world on international projects in Asia, Europe and USA. He has received International Award for Living Design City Competition for Sustainable Cities – 2011. He has also won the International Competition Design for South Asian University. New Delhi He has won other large campus design Master Planning Competition for Institute of Public Health and Management at Gujarat and University of Science and Technology – Kashmir. He has provided sustainable landscape design for IRRAD, Gurgaon campus that has received LEED platinum rating. His three different resort projects in Bangalore, Jodhpur and Jaisalmer has received numerous international reviews and stand out amongst the top 10 Yoga resorts and top five resort in the world in their own category. Raas Jodhpur, a boutique resort won the best building award at the World Architecture Festival, Barcelona, 2011 for which he did the landscape. Mr. Kaul is experienced in work on Ecological Planning and landscape design. He has provided specialized consultancy services in these areas for city planning and advising government, township master plan and design, campus design for institutions, schools and colleges, corporate headquarters, water front parks, resorts, hotels, parks, plazas and many other projects. His areas of specialization also includes rainwater harvesting and waste water management and its integration in landscape design as a design feature. He has conducted workshops in landscape architecture and ecological planning for leading hotels, institutions, industries, NGO’s and various other agencies. He has been an advisor to State Urban Agenda for Rajasthan for Master Planning for City of Jaipur and urban environmental development issues. He is on the expert committee UTTIPEC (DDA) on ecological corridors in Delhi. He was also advisor to Janagraha - on Urban Planning and Urban Ecology for Administrative Reforms Commission for Government of India. He has been a resource person for rainwater harvesting for Centre for Science and Environment, New Delhi. He has been a visiting faculty at the Department of Landscape, School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi, TVB School of Habitat Studies (TVB SCH), New Delhi, Sushant School of Art and Architecture, Gurgaon and Jamia Milia Univeristy, New Delhi. He has also delivered lectures and conducted workshops in India for students from Yale University, Ecole Nationale Superiure du paysage de Versailles, France, Universidad Politécnica Madrid, Spain. 3

About the firm

Akshay Kaul and associates was formed in 1995 with the aim of addressing environmental concerns, culture and aesthetics through ecological planning and landscape design in India. The team works on variety of projects including design of new towns, heritage sites, urban design, campus, resorts, parks, spiritual retreats and private gardens all over the country. Akshay Kaul and associates has experience of working in Europe, Asia and North America on planning, landscape and architectural design. AKA landscape through their work seek to preserve that is unique, restore that is degraded and enhance the quality of landscape through resurrecting the natural processes and systems on site. AKA landscape has collaborated with leading architects in India and has worked with one of the leading landscape architecture firms globally on projects ranging from design of new towns, world heritage sites, won campus design projects, spiritual and retreat sites, resorts and heritage hotels, hospitals, housing and personal gardens. AKA landscape focuses on bringing back the bio-diversity of each region through their work first by re-establishing the water systems on every site through ecological planning and design. The team works on maximizing the use of native plants, bringing plants from ayurveda in main stream landscape architecture through liberal usable of medicinal and aromatic plants. Plants from folk medicine and herbs both native and wesetrn form part of landscape. Each site is encouraged to be non toxic and largely pesticide free landscape with use of only green and organic manure. AKA landscape now integrates water systems in landscape design.

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GHAZIABAD

MUNDKA

DWARKA

TEEN MURTI DWARKA CHHATARPUR

NOIDA

MEHRAULI GURGAON FARIDABAD

SRINAGAR

PAHALGAM

DELHI NCR

PULWAMA

PATHANKOT

KANGRA

CHANDIGARH DEHRADUN RISHIKESH HARIDWAR

UKHIMATH BUGHANI

MEERUT SAMPLA GURGAON SOHNA BHIWADI

DELHI

JAIPUR

MORADABAD

DADRI NUH

ALWAR JAISALMER

DHUNAGIRI

NAINITAL

KATHMANDU

AGRA

CHITWAN

DEEG

BIRATNAGAR

LUCKNOW

JODHPUR

SITAMARHI

SARNATH

LUMSHNONG

PATNA

PARASNATH GANDHINAGAR

BHOPAL

KANHA

RAIPUR

SOMNATH NAGPUR

BHUBANESHWAR THANE

SHILLIM

HYDERABAD

BELGAUM

MANIPAL

BANGALORE

CHENNAI

THRISSUR

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K r i shna Ar u p R esiden ce Chata r p u r, N e w D el h i

As I have grown on the banks of a monsoon streams and experienced the brooklets, streams, rivers and lakes in my home town Kashmir we bring in a natural love and poetics of water in all over projects including this one. Rainwater Harvesting and Storm Water Management were the guiding principles for design. Each drop of water is harvested and eventually finds its way into a detention pond filled with aquatics. The overflow from which is connected to recharge the bore well. In this garden we brought in for the first time in our Northern Indian climates plants that find mention in â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;ayurvedaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;.

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The client wanted a curvilinear garden. This large second home is designed for rental purpose and is spread over 2.5 acres on the outskirts of Delhi, with a large diversiy in plant pallette that are brought from various nurseries in North India.

Various mehods of integrating rain water harvesting in landscape design has always been an integral part of our approach to landscape. Hue Lemon grass has been used in an unusual way in the garden.

Architect : Tevatia Chauhan and Sharma Client : Krishna Arup

R av inand a Farm

DL F Fa r m s, C h at ar pu r, N ew D el h i

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This is a farm house where people live as a joint family. The house and landscape followed every possible principle in Vastu Shastra. We integrated our environmental concerns within those principles. We brought into the gardens a pallete of plants that helped to restore the ecological cycle nourish the soil, bring back insect life, butterflies, birds, night insects and more. We fixed the soil further by sending back every drop of water into the ground to recharge the replenishing water cycle. We kept only a small part as turf for occasional parties and a large part of the gardens as agrarian landscape, for herbs and plants that are found in folk and traditional medicine. We saved all existing trees even though we had to worked with altered grade due to Vastu principles and designed the new landscape around it. We like to share this landscape where people live and enjoy every day of their lives in there garden.

Architect : Tevatia Chauhan and Sharma Client : Ravinanda

Ci vi l L ines R es id en ce L an d sc a p e Ci v i l L in e s, N e w D el h i

As you enter the gate is a water fall and a screen of plants that seperates the garden and the outside world. The sound of water directs the people towards the pathway leading to the house you pause here and then turn to see a sculpture sitting there waiting for you. As you walk along the path, sound of overflow from the pool directs you to the house. The stone lattice screens the pool from the walkway yet the lattice teases you to find out what is behind. The screens, pathway, light

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The pergola on top shades the walkway and the angle of the top louvers have been designed so that the adjoining house canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t look into the pool from top. As you would expect from us by now each drop of water is harvested by recharging into the ground not as recharge pits but as landscape elements. So the depression around the tree is just another function where the environment, aesthetics function and simplicity meet.

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Architect : Urbanscape Client : Rohit Aggarwal

S adh ik a Far m Ho u s e Vasa nt Ku n j, N e w D el h i

This is a residential project on an one acre lot with a joint family already living on it. The client wanted us to redesign the existing landscape with issues of water accumulation in the norther part of site, grey water discharge directly and its accumulation, a landscape without any character. They wanted a landscape that they would like to use - where the father and son would walk every morning or night and discuss work and and life. The earlier landscape had existing trees many of which we did not like but as is with any project we typically do not remove any tree. So we worked with the limitation of existing structure of the earlier landscape and enhanced it .

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The landscape celebrates and integrates rainwater harvesting and solves all issues of drainage and recharges every drop of water that falls in the garden. Waste water is biologically treated now from the kitchen and the septic tank and reuses in the agrarian landscape. With stone crafts people to bring the stone crafts into the Indian Landscape as paving material, as screens/ jallis, and in various other ways in the landscape, area for the lawn is minimized, naturalized or native shrubs are planted, lighting form an important part of the landscape. The clients enjoy and use the landscape and the gardens more than ever before and every member of the house finds a way to partake with it. The children have put the tables against the windows and now the clients don’t want to do anything in the interiors which will “spoil the view of the gardens from inside”. In the second phase the client wanted us to do the interiors to keep the ‘sacred’ experience of landscape undisturbed.

Architect : Akshay Kaul and Associates Client : Pradeep Mishra

An ura dha Far m

R a d h e M o h an Dr i ve, N ew D el h i

The brief for this project was to design a landscape on a two and a half acre lot on outskirt of the city for renting out the large house. The brief meant that it would be a generic client head of a corporate or a diplomat or an ex-pat. Such building and gardens are designed on a low budget. The gardens however were designed keeping in view our environmental concerns which meant addressing issues of water conservation, bio-diversity, wildlife issues and restoring the ecology in what ever possible way within the constraints of time and money. The project was completed in 2006 and we were able to photograph it again in 2008. However, with changing tenants - the character of landscape changes depending on how much care the tenant takes of the gardens. 24

Architect : Tevatia Chauhan and Sharma Client : Anuradha Nanda

N i ru la Fa rm

Bi j wa sa n , N e w D el h i

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This was a large residential project with constraint of a gas pipe line running through it. It had limitation of what could be planned within the setback of gas pipe line which could be ripped open every few years for repair. Many year back this place was a brick kiln and hence soil and texture was effected severely. The house is lowered from the ground and has access to the adjoining landscape. This consstraint meant that the garden had to be designed in such a way so as to prevent rain water duing monsoon effecting the lower spaces within these constraints the gardens and landscape are designed on an extremely low budget.

Architect : Romi Khosla Design Studio Client : Lalit Nirula

Vi n eet S et h i R es id en ce L a n dsc a p e DL F Fa r m s, C h at t ar pu r, N ew D el h i

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Spread on 2.5 acres this project came to us with earlier interventions of two landscape architects. So we had a more predetermined landscape in which we had to modify certain elements, create new gardens and planting changes through addition and alteration in existing pallette. The lawns were an existing part of landscape and through planting we created spatial definition and added character to the front and rear garden. In addition four smaller garden were created each with a distinct character including the arrival court sculptures inspired by Henry Moore.

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after Architect : Matra Architects & Rurban Planners Client : Vineet Sethi

Kum ar R esid en ce R a j ok r i, N e w D e l h i

One of our landscape projects for a celebrated textile and fashion designer which is going on for some time. The clients had planted a series of trees over many years and the new landscape integrates and celebrates them. In the landscape an existing pond is enlarged and integrated. The landscape creates room for a North and a South garden, a garden for the guests and a courtyard garden on this 3 acres lot.

Architect : DADA and Partners Client : Neeru and Ajay Kumar

K am al Podd ar R es id en ce Gurg a o n , H ar yan a

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The project is on a half an acre lot in Gurgaon for a joint family.Apart from addressing environmental issues like water harvesting, introducing native plants, herb garden, reducing paved area to minimaum, using only local material for construction working with stone crafts - the most unique thing was to reduce the lawn size and below 2m where the lawn was provided cooper pipes were provided for cooling the residence. The irrigation of the lawn helped to keep the soil temperature low. We work very hard to ensure that none of the services are exposed in the landscape and so no manhole, pipes, gully traps or rainwater harvesting pits will be seen - they are integrated as part of the landscape design 38

Architect : Tevatia Chauhan & Sharma Architects Client : Kamal Poddar

Sh reya s R etreat B e ng a lu ru, K ar n ata k a

It is spread over 25 acres and is one of our first large projects completed almost 10 years back . It has a dedicated 5 acres for organic farming and only 25 people can stay at a time at this Yoga Retreat . This is one of our first projects were we tried water conservation, introduced native and medicinal plants and created bio-swales , ponds for recharging ground water and a low intensive landscape. It is visited by people from all over the world and has been reviewed as of one the top five yoga destination worldwide. I am very fortunate to visit this project almost every year through this process see of landscape matures and also gets altered in time, It has been almost ten years time this project was completed .

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Architect : Pratap Malik and Associate Client : Pawan and Leesha Malik

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J o d h pu r, R aj as t h an

We did the landscape design for Raas Jodhpur, India, along with architects, Lotus Praxis Initiative. It is a luxury boutique hotel in the old city of Jodhpur, which features 17thand 18th century period structures that have been restored using traditional crafts and materials, to provide visitors with a sensual contemporary experience. It won the prestigious award in the Holiday category at the World Architecture Festival, Barcelona in November 2011. The jury said â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;It was a difficult choice, due to the diversity and excellence of the category. We were impressed by this sophisticated response to the historic city. The master plan and form are both modern and authentic to the place. Without aping the past, local craftsmanship is adopted and expressed in a contemporary language. The team has produced a timeless building which is an exemplary and uniquely Indian, and could become a role 46

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Architect : Studio Lotus and PRAXIS Client : RAAS

Th e S era i

J a i sa lm e r, R aj as t ha n

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This is a project designed in the shifting sand dunes area of Jaisalmer, spread over an area of 25 acres. For this project, we did the Master Planning, Architecture and Landscape and some aspects of Interior design like space planning. It is a tented resort with a SPA and its own organic farm and has a naturalistic landscape inspired by the regional landscape. This safari tented resort is designed in such a way that the tents can be brought down and stored during the nonpeak season when the weather gets unbearably warm. One of our landmark projects that has received International recognition. 56

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Architect : Akshay Kaul and Associate Client : Sujan Luxury Camps and Palaces

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K a n gra , H im ac h al Pra desh

This is an ongoing project in Himachal Pradesh , Kangra Valley. It is a tea estate in a private forest more than 100 acres. The project aims to enhance the diversity of Forest and the resort property spread over 19 acres. Th e project will be completed in 2015 .

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Architect : Studio Lotus Client : RAAS, K an gra

G e n esis Lodg e Ch i t wan , N e p al

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An ongoing project located in Chitwan Terai area close to the Chitwan National Park , famous for the Rhinoceros. The property was eroded by the river. The landscape Master Plan works on restoring the river edge

Architect : Prabal Thapa Client : Himalayan Encounters Pvt. Ltd.

Sh i l l im R eso r t Sh i lli m , M ah aras htra

The collaborative project with landscape architect and architects from US. Our role was to create a sustainable development manual that foucs on on understanding the various landscape type on this 2500 acre landscape and enhance its character through measures for water conservation through gully plugs, dams, ponds and enhancing the quality of wildlife corridor. 66

Architect : Steven Harris, Principle Landscape Architect: Margie Ruddick Client: Writer Corporation

We l l ness Ce nter H yde ra b ad, Te l an ga n a

This is an on-going Yoga and Wellness Health Resort in Hyderabad. All the buildings will be made in stabilized mud bricks and will address all issues of sustainable design. Like in most of our projects this will have water gardens designed created through harvesting rainwater, waste water landscape gardens, agrarian organic landscape, a forest envelope all around and only single storey buildings. This is one of the first projects were landscape will be done like a forest and will be done before the buildings come up. We were involved in the conceptual development of this project. Detailed design for the first phase of the project were prepared with specific inputs on site development to create a varying landscape type. 69

Architect : Biome Environmental Solutions Client : Cause First Venture Pvt. Ltd.

Pa sh upatinath Temple Co m p l ex K at h m an d u, N e p a l

World Heritage Site , UNESCO Along with Matra Architects we did the redevelopment Master Plan for the Temple Complex way back in 2004 . Parts of the proposal have been implemented now . A series of open spaces have been reclaimed and encroached buildings have given way to public open spaces and movement system has been streamlined. One of the important concept was to create large continous parts of forest areas which connect the upper forest and the river Bagmati . River cleansing strategies were suggested . Afforestation of the hills apart from a plan that looked at each building , its character and physical condition. Strategies were suggested for adaptive use of the building , its restoration and redesign of the walled open spaces.

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Architect : Matra Architects and Rurban Planners Akshay Kaul & Associates Client : Pashupati Nath Development Trust

I SKCON

Wa da , D i s t t. Th an e, M a h a ra shtra

In this project we were involved in Master Planning and site development and first phase for landscape design which included a villa, nursery, wellness centre. The landscape is intresting because a series of water system are resurrected and recreated. Agrarian landscape becomes a central and integral part of the site planning. Various landscape types and gardens were planned and some of them were developed in parts.

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Buddh ist I nter pretatio n Ce nt re S ar n at h , U t t ar Pradesh

Sarnath near Benaras marks a landmark in the pilgrims places associated with Budha. Here about one hundred miles from Bodh Gaya, he came across the five ascetics he had practiced with for so long. There, in a deer park, he preached his first sermon, which is called â&#x20AC;&#x153;setting he wheel of the teaching in motion.â&#x20AC;? He explained to them the Four Noble truths and the Eightfold Path. They became his very first disciples and the beginnings of the Sangha or community of monks. 76

This site for the Buddist Interpretation Centre with the Memorial haslayers of history attached to it and according to traditions the Chowkhadi Stupa site marks the place where Budha met his ascetics friends who became his disciples and proceeded to deliver the first sermons on the four Noble Truths, the Noble Eighfold Path, and the Middle Ways, three of the most important concepts of Buddhism. The following program has been generated and is partly guided by the restrictions imposed by ASI for any new building activity within 100 metres of protected monuments listed under it. the restrictions apply to new constructions from the fence of the monument however, it allows for landscape activity or development to be carried out within the restricted zone after the regulatory approval procedures.

Architect : Akshay Kaul & Associates Client : Umesh Mathur

AHIMSA

D e hra d u n , U t t arak h a n d

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A unique project where the landscape was to be developed before the building were built. However, we advised the clients to do Master Planning and site developement. Site development was done for erosion control and preventing landslide, Strategic Planting was done for creating a visual barrier for erosion conrol. Strategies for water conservation were implemented.

Architect : Client : AHIMSA Trust

Taj M a h al U r b an R ed evelo p m e nt Agra , U t t ar Prad e sh

Taj Ganj as it is known today was once the main bazaar, commercial district of Agra as historic accounts of Lahuri and Kando tell us â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;different kinds of merchandise from every land, varieties of goods from every country, all sorts of luxuries of the time and various kinds of necessities of civilization and comfortable living brought from all parts of the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; were for sale in this market, flourishing under the imperial patronage. Kalim composed a poem on Agra devoting 26 verses to describe the abundance of drama in these lanes of the imperial bazaar, which along with the caravanserai and houses built by the merchants out side the periphery of the royal complex came to be recognized as a city in itself called Mumtazabad, city of Mumtaz. Built for utilitarian purposes the architecture of Taj Ganj is in a stark contrast to the paradisiacal architecture of mausoleum. Treated with less detail, it can suitably reconstructed with the help of Lahauri and Kando description of the premises. Their description of the complex explains the layout to be a square divided into four quadrants, by two streets runnig north-south and east-west, of unequal width. 80

We were hired by the firm REPL, Delhi as consultants to do the Master Plan for re-develoment around the famous World Heritage Site Taj Mahal. The re-development proposal looked into all aspects of movement systems, the adjoining urban development, services and infrastructure, parks and gardens and public open spaces. 81

Streets The Taj ganj is complex and with pending ruling of the Supreme Court Order awaiting implementation. The focus of the project in these areas remains as ‘Surface intervention’ along the important spine Mian Nazir Street in Taj ganj and various nodes along the route, the Chowk in Taj Ganj, various Darwaza’s, exploring the possibility of organizing festivals, weekly markets, etc. The proposal looks at other arterial routes taken primarily by tourists. Along these streets leading from Agra fort to West Gate, Purani Mandi to Taj through the park to West Gate, Purani Mandi to Fatehabad road leading to Maharaja Agrasen Statue Parking lot along West of Taj through the Park to West Gate, East Gate loop road from Shilpgram, the proposal looks at solid waste management, drainage improvement, amenities, energy efficient lighting, these streetscape treatment, location and character of the open spaces, landmark 83

Architect : REPL and Akshay Kaul & Associates Client : Govt of Uttar Pradesh

G an g a R ive r f ro nt at Patna Pat n a , B i h ar

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This is an ongoing riverfront development project on the Ganges along in the capital city Patna. It is a 4.5 km long linear project that provides recreational spaces to the city while addressing the issues on environmental restoration of its 85

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Urban Design: NiLa and SLCPL Client : Urban Development Department, Bihar

De l hi M etro M M I Ph as e - I I I

Ne w D e l h i We have been hired as one of the six consultants for the third phase of the Metro Development in Delhi. Our scope is to integrate various modes of transport and work with stake holders to improve the last mile connectivity of the commuters to the metro stations. We are working to improve the mobility by providing space for bicycles, rickshaws, auto-rickshaws, small transport vehicles, and other means of public transport. This approach is being done for the first time in India that of working collectively with so many stake holders and enhancing various modes of transports other than cars.

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Urban Design: Akshay Kaul and Associates Client : UTTIPEC

T ERI

G awa l Pah ar i , G u rga o n , Ha r ya n a

A closed competition design for TERI in Delhi. The project came a very close second after substancial deliberation. It was a partially pre existing campus where new faculties were to be added. Our approach was to substancially enhance the environmental character of this large land. 92

Architect: S.P.A Design Client : TERI, India

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Bh opa l, M ad hya Pra desh

We were involved in Masterplanning and site development and landscape development and landscape design. One of the key features was resurrecting the water system and creating a large wetland working with the runoff from the adjoining foothills.

Architect: Ashok B. Lal Architects Client : SOS Childrens Village India

Am ritam ayi I n s titu te o f M e d i c a l S c i e n ce Fa r i da b ad, H ar yan a

This is an ongoing campus for a spritual organization that provides unique and excellence in healthcare. Its second campus is coming upon an approximately 90 acres campus. hospital, medical college, nursing college and residential accomodation for students and faculty. One completed project will have an ecological approach to landscape with focus on water conservation and management through landscape planning and design. Apart from working and incorporating a nature plant pallete.

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Pa h a lga m Clu b

Pah a l g am , J am m u a n d K a sh mi r

This was a closed competition that Design Consortium won in 2007 and we were involved soon after that , the project had constraints of building height , from the road level and there was river on the other edge, the landscape strategy was developed by chanelling a stream through the site, upstream it was channelized by fisheries department. This redesign stream then connects to the park. The site levels are utilized to create a series of park and soft landscape in this landscape which is witnesses substancial snowfall in winter.

Architect: Design Consortium Client : J & K Tourism Development Corporation, J & K

S ou th Asia n U n iver s it y M a i da n g ar h i, N e w D el h i

This was an International Urban Design Competition open to all SAARC nations that we won as a team in association With Archiplan Pvt Ltd (Nepal) and ABRD Architects, March 2011. At present, we are working on the design of the almost 100 acre campus in Maidan Garhi, Delhi. This project is one of the most prestigious campus design projects in India set up as a commitment to the United Nations by Government of India. It is proposed that every drop of rainwater will be harvested, waste water will be treated in landscape, native plants will be reintroduced and a small forest habit as a central green space will be created.

Architect: Archiplan and ABRD Client : Ministry of External Affairs, Govt. of India

Isl a mic Universit y of S cien ce a n d Tech n o lo gy Sr i n a g a r, J am m u an d K a sh mi r

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This was a competition design that we won along with Stephane Paumier Architects for Islamic University of Science and Technology, Jammu and Kashmir. The site had two parts one for housing and the main campus and is about 100 acres. The main feature was to bring the elements of landscape of Kashmir into the gardens in a stylized way while addressing the issues of water management, drainage, and celebrating the poetics of water through the gardens design.

The building were designed as a new typology that took into consideration surrounding context of the mountains, climate, sun and shadows through the year and working with traditional typology for present time and construction materials.

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Architect : SPA Design Client : Islamic University of Science and Technology, Avantipora, J & K

S u r vey of I ndia; G a rden of G reat Arc D eh ra d u n , U t t arak h a n d The design proposal envisaged the creation of a unique Urban Park which would celebrate the fascinating tale of The Great Arc within the natural matrix of the Survey of India Site in Dehradun. The story of the Great Arc was to be brought to life by the symbolic representation of the Great Trigonometrical Survey in the design of the Park. The north-south linear configuration of the Garden of The Great Arc was to be reminder of the journey undertaken by the intrepid surveyors from the southern tip of the Indian Peninsula to the Northern reaches of the subcontinent at the base of the Himalayas. The triangulated pathways were designed to connect at the apex of the triangles in specialized small gardens. These were also to become locations for specially commisioned sculptures depicting the story of The Great Arc.

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Architect : M N Ashish Ganju Architects & Akshay Kaul and Associates Client : Survey of India, Dehradun

Fr i e nds For Ch a n ge Progra m , D eve lo pem ent o f Pu bli c Pa rk NCR R e gio n

In April 2014, an innovative inter-school volunteering program was concerned to promote the concept of urban greenery in Delhi, titled ‘ Friends for Change’ initiated by Disney India and implemented by CMS, New Delhi. I was one of the technical members hand holding CMS and Disney India (Friends for Change - FFC) taking through the project. TThe schools worked to incorporate suggestions of neighbouring residents, prepared street plays to create more awareness and engaged them in ways beyond our imagination. Students, parents, and RWA’s worked together for just four months and transformed the dilapidated parks into community assets. At every stage of redeveloping the park, the students learned and developed qualities of team work, compassion, creativity and conservation.

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Team : CMS India, Vijay Dhasmana, Akshay Kaul Client : Disney, India

The research components were assessing the onground status of the park, understanding the ecological services that it is providing or has the potential to provide, its relationship with communities and communityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s expectations from it. The environment education components are linking the theoretical environment science course curriculum imparted in schools to its practical on-ground applications. The management component involved enabling a corporation to practice sustainability and creating an enabling environment for school to extend its realm of responsibilities from building tomorrowâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s citizens to also being a local citizen in the community in which it operates.

How successful has it been in terms of these components? To understand what is an ecological garden was a challenge even for horticulturists, gardens, schools, RWAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s. They were happy with a peripheral path and a lawn. Through many presentations and rejection of proposals we were able to make a little difference in this concept of ecological parks/gardens in Urban Area and implant this idea in the minds of people.

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I n d i a n I ns tit ute of Public He a lt h G andh i n ag ar, G u ja rat

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Architect : Ashok B. Lal Architects Client : IIPH, Gandhinagar, Gujarat

I n st i tu te of Rural R esea rch an d D eve lo pm ent G urg a o n , H ar yan a

For this not for profit organization that focuses on Rural Development in India along with the architects we focused on sustainable issues in building and landscape. This project received one of the first Platinum rating certification by LEED India. 108

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Architect : Ashok B. Lal Architects Client : Sehgal Foundation

D a d r i Tow ns hip

G reate r N o i d a, U t ta r Pra desh This was a new town planning project for first phase of 2500 acres. Our approach was to use drainage and water conservation as an approach to design and create a series of contiguous openspaces.The project stood out as a unique one because of this approach and got the approval primarily because of the best practices that were suggested for the open space design.

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Architect : REPL and Akshay Kaul & Associates Client : Govt. of Uttar Pradesh

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Ch at ta r p u r, N e w D el h i

The brief for the project was interesting and out of the box which attracted us to the project and also we know the architects and the client from before but had not worked with them professionally. The idea was great and so we went all out to create an interesting landscape. A landscape that was contemporary and would provide space and room for lighting and for outdoor garden furniture. 110

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We share with you the dilemma that we face as landscape architects. The budget for the project is done before hand or is done without consulting a landscape architect. Typically when proposed by an architect or contractor it can be way off. Like in many projects we invest a lot on the building but on soft services like project management we do not invest intelligently( good project managers are rare) and the budget goes off. In the end landscape budget is reduced to bare minimum. So all the efforts that a but in design, design development, working drawings and BOQ - go out of the window and then a compromise in Design starts.

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Architect : Mandala Client : Vis-a-Vis, India

L ist o f P ro j e c ts Hospitality AHI M SA , Dehradun, Uttarakhand DU NAGIR I R E T R E AT, Dunagiri, Uttarakhand G E N E S I S LO D G E , Chitwan, Nepal J al mahal R etreat , Jaipur, Rajasthan O ri O n L awns , Chattarpur, New Delhi R A A S, Kangra, Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh R aas , Jodhpur, Rajasthan SA L WO O D S R E S O R T, Dehradun, Uttarakhand S H I L L I M R E S O R T , Shillim, Maharashtra S hre yas R etreat, Bangalore, Karnataka S ohna W elness C enter , Sohna, Haryana T he S erai , Jaisalmer, Rajasthan W elness C enter , Hyderabad, Telangana

CAMPUS/INSTITUTE A lchemist H ospital , Panchkula, Haryana A mritamay i I nstitute of M edical S cience , Faridabad, Haryana DP E P S C H O O L , Himachal Pradesh I ndian I nstitute of P ublic H ealth , Gandhinagar, Gujarat* Institute of Rural Research AND DEVELOPMENT, Sehgal Foundation, Gurgaon, Haryana I slamic U niversit y of S cience and T echnolog y, Srinagar, Kashmir* N ehru M emorial M useum and L ibrar y, Teen Murti Bhavan, New Delhi N irmal B harti S chool , Dwarka, New Delhi N orvik H ospital , Kathmandu, Nepal S outh A sian U niversit y, Maidangarhi, New Delhi UNI V E R S IT Y C AMPU S, Sitamarhi, Bihar Pahalgam C lub, Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir V is - a - V is , Chattarpur, New Delhi

SPIRITUAL C hinmaya M ission , Lodhi Road, New Delhi I S KCO N T emple , Wada, Maharashtra Pashupatinath T E M P L E , Kathmandu, Nepal** bud D hist interpretation centre , Sarnath, Uttar Pradesh** SCHOOL, MA ANAND MAI ASHRAM, Haridwar, Uttarakhand

TOWNSHIP H I - T E C H C I T Y, Dadri, Uttar Pradesh D A L M I A LU M S H N O N G TO W N S H I P , Lumshnong, Meghalaya D almia BELG AUM TOWN SH IP, Belgaum, Karnataka

HOUSING AND MIXED USE Atali V illa , Rishikesh, Uttarakhand B hiwadi H O U S I N G , Bhiwadi, Rajasthan 114

BROOKS HOUSING, Bhimtal, Uttarakhand L A N D C R A FT , Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh LU V N E S T , Lukhnow, Uttar Pradesh NIHO HOUSING, Jodhpur, Rajasthan NIHO HOUSING, Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh S U NSHIN E M eerut, Uttar Pradesh GROUP HOUSING, Noida, Uttar Pradesh Vatika H ousing , Gurgaon, Haryana

PUBLIC PARK AND RECREATION D E V E LO P M E N T O F P U B L I C PA R K S , NCR Region SURVEY OF INDIA, G arden of G reat A rc , Dehradun, Uttarakhand R . K . K hanna T ennis S tadium , Af r i ca Avenue, New D elhi PR ATA P PAR K , Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir

URBAN DESIGN D elhi M etro - M U LT I - M O D A L T R A N S P O R T I N T E G R AT I O N , New Delhi GA NG A R iverfront , Patna, Bihar landscaping of open space around P erumbur F lyover Chennai, Tamil Nadu L andscaping in central media along H y derabad M etro R ail Corridors , Hyderabad, Telangana* Taj M ahal U rban R edevelopment , Agra, Uttar Pradesh

RESIDENCE 3 , T ughlaq lane , New Delhi AJIT SINGH , Pamposh Enclave, New Delhi ATS G R E E N, Noida, Uttar Pradesh ahluwalia farm , Sural, Himachal Pradesh A nanda Farm , Gadaipur, New Delhi A nuradha Farm , Radhe Mohan Drive, New Delhi B hati R E S I D E N C E , Gurgaon, Haryana C ivil L ines R esidence , Civil Lines, New Delhi DHAWA N R ES ID E NCE, Malcha Marg, New Delhi D. L . F. R esidence , Gurgaon, Haryana GH E E K R ES ID E NCE, Punjabi Bagh, New Delhi H emant B haratram , R a jo u k r i , N ew D elhi K amal P oddar R esidence , Gurgaon, Haryana K AMA L R ATA N R ESIDEN CE, Gadaipur, Haryana K apoor Farm , Gadaipur, New Delhi K . D. S ingh R esidence , Chandigarh K rishna A rup Farm , Radhe Mohan Drive, New Delhi K umar , Rajoukri, New Delhi M andal Farm , N u h , Ha r ya n a N irula Farm , B i jwa sa n , N ew D el h i Paramjit S ingh R esidence , Faridabad, Haryana PA SRI C HA FAR M S , Sultanpur, New Delhi R aiwala Farm , Haridwar, Uttarakhand R avinanda Farm , DLF Chattarpur, New Delhi 115

S adhika Farms , Vasant Kunj, New Delhi SAT I SH R EH PAD E RESID EN CE, Nagpur, Maharashtra SALVA N R ES ID E NCE, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh S ethi Farm , DLF Chattarpur, New Delhi S ubodh T errace G arden , Gurgaon, Haryana T hapar residence , M. G Road, New Delhi WA N E Y R E S ID EN CE, Byasi, Uttarakhand

ARCHITECTURE AND INTERIOR B ansal R esidence , Gurgaon, Haryana D uhabi , Biratnagar, Nepal D unagiri R etreat , Dunagiri, Uttarakhand GOVT. INTER COLLEGE, Daira, Uttarakhand HOU SE S , Deegh, Rajasthan K her residence , Gurgaon, Haryana K I P L I N G C A M P , Kanha, Madhya Pradesh KO HL I H IL L R ES ID EN CE, Tamil Nadu MA NDA L HOU S E, Nuh, Haryana PRIMARY SCHOOL, Gulab Bagh, Jammu & Kashmir SAT I SH R EH PAD E RESIDEN CE, Nagpur, Maharashtra S hiv S hakti Factor y , Sampla, Haryana UPPER PRIMARY SCHOOL, Hajibal, Jammu & Kashmir TH E SE R A I, Jaisalmer, Rajasthan TI M KE N, Malviya Nagar, New Delhi

INSTALLATION/PUBLIC ART “The Stainless Steel Bucket” WITH SUBODH GUPTA, 48°C Public. Art. Ecology, KHOJ, New Delhi “Roshanara’s Net” WITH Mary Miss, 48°C Public. Art. Ecology, KHOJ, New Delhi “Love Motel for Insects: Delhi Variation” WITH BRANDON BALLENGEE, Select Citywalk, New Delhi, * Competition ** Unbuilt All the Projects are upto November 2015.

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TEAM

Girish Chandra Rajesh Joshi Dinesh Dhyani Intekhab Alam Chintan Kansara Rishabh Bhatia Anshul Puriya Rakesh Kumar Jaspal Singh Sanjay Rawat Rajkumar Singh Anoop Rawat

INTERNS

Charu Chadha

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