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Samarth Gwalani | Founding Partner Riya Patel | Founding Partner
Hanshen Sun | Partner
Registered Landscape Architect
Registered Architect
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Samarth Gwalani, a founding Partner of H.urbametrix, studied graduate landscape architecture at the University of Edinburgh in UK 1995-2000.
Riya Patel received her Bachelor of Architecture Degree in 2004 at Pratt Institute. She is currently a visiting professor at ISDI University in Mumbai.
Hanshen Sun received her Bachelor of Architecture Degree at Tongji University in 2005.
- 1976 Born in Mumbai, India - 1993 - 1995 Bombay International School in Mumbai, India - 1995 - 2000 Graduated From University of Edinburg with a Master in Landscape Architecture - 2001-2004 Worked with Hafeez Contractor Architects, India - 2005 Co- founded H.urbametrix with Samarth Gwalani - 2010 Expanded Partnership with Hanshen Sun and expanded to Dubai
- 1999 - 2004 Graduated from Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, NY - 2004 awarded B.arch Degree - 2005 Licensed architect in the State of Maharashtra, India - 2004-2005 Worked with Sanjay Puri Associates - 2006 Co- founded H.urbametrix with Samarth Gwalani - 2009 Started Teaching as a visiting professor at ISDI school of Design in Mumbai, India - 2010 Expanded Partnership with Hanshen Sun and expanded to Dubai
- 2001 - 2005 Studied at Tongji University Architecture department. - 2006-2008 Started working at Gensler’s Shanghai Office - 2008-2009 Transfered to Gensler’s London office and started working on projects in Dubai - 2010 Join H.urbametrix
History H.urbametrix was found in 2006 by Samarth Gwalani and Riya Patel as a collaborative architectural and landscape workshop in Pune, on the outskirts of one of the densest of cities, Mumbai. Its founding members Riya Patel and Samarth Gwalani, implemented an integrated approach towards small scale projects tucked into the heart of the dense city with the goal of creating a feeling of dedensification. The influence of architecture and landscape gave birth to the firm’s innovative approach of looking for ways to allow for the buildings to morph from regular living spaces to open and green breathable communal hubs. Today, H.urbametrix has extended this partnership by including the Dubai-based architect, Hanshen Sun to the team. Hanshen Sun’s renowned generative approach to architecture complemented the challenges the firm set out to solve and allowed the firm to explore different ways of finding complex solutions to the problem of growing density. Consequently by 2010 the firm had set up to offices, one in Pune and another in Dubai. H.urbametrix is currently involved with more than 50 projects in Eastern Asia, Middle East, and South America. Working globally gives each designer valuable cultural and economic insight and creates the foundation of H.urbametrix’s consinuously evolving professional knowledge base.
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Firm philosophy • Critiquing Urban Density: Working with the idea of “dedensification” H.urbametrix applies its interdisciplinary approach to solving problems on projects set in dense cityscapes. The goal of the firm is to create a porosity, a seamless transition of landscape into the heart of the living spaces. • Integrated parametric approach: In a rapidly changing world, H.urbametrix believes in using a highly responsive, generative approach that will cater to the client’s needs on all scales. The firm constantly challenges it’s design techniques in order to optimize solutions for the end user. The use of parametric architecture allows us to go through an extensive discovery and rationalization process through which we are able to generate solutions that would otherwise be unthinkable. • Sustainability: H.urbametrix’s design intent is to approach environmental quality and sustainability from the ground up rather than as a checklist. In collaboration with our clients and expert consultants we carefully evaluate the unique attributes of each project to make informed choices to optimize the design by integrating the most suitable sustainable design strategies.
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Founding Partners
Samarth Gwalani
Riya Patel
Hanshen Sun
Nisarg Mehta
Juhi Dalal
Serena Yang
Amal Hosangdy
Yi Chen
Hasan Syed
Elijah Jordan
Ningning Guan
Marvin Ma
Senior Associates
Junior Associates
Project Manger Lizi Zhang
Staff Total: 48 Partners: 3 Senior Associates: 3 Associates: 3 Project Manger: 4 Designer: 29 Press & Marketing: 2 Administration: 4
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Scope of Work: Responsiveness is all. It is the reason H.erbametrix has so many repeat clients. We have the breadth of staff and experience to help client in a variety of ways and in any setting- for Residential, Landscape, Urban Planning, Sustainable Design, Interior, Cultural and Design Consulting. We integrate the native ecologies and culture with Client’s strategic goals to master plan lasting, viable and memorable developments. Programmatic Expertise: • Commercial • Urbanism • Public Spaces • Culture • Health • Education • Housing • Hotel • Media • Installations
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Collaborations: AEDAS: Specialised Education Design Consultants DSP Architects: Residential Unit Planning Consultants HOK: Design Input on Specialized Stadium Planning Studio Mumbai: Artwork collaborations for installation design East Source Architects Hafiz Contractor Architects Team 7 Architects
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Mexico Housing: 3 Projects Installations: 1 Project
Housing: 1 Project Public Spaces: 3 Projects Culture: 2 Projects
c India Housing: 6 Projects Public Spaces: 2 Projects Interiors: 12 Projects Culture: 1 Project
Client List: • Emirates • Everstone • GPS Vistara • Lodha Builders • Mahendra Limited • Raheja Builders • Birla Builders
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RIYADH METRO STATION Seleted Works:
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Construction: 2012 – Expected 2017
Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Typology: Transit, Transport
Client: Ar-Riyadh Development Authority (ADA)
Status: Under construction
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Canaletto tower
Construction: 2007 — 2010
Location: Bangalore, India
Typology: Housing
Client: Orion City Road Trustee Limited
Status: Completed
Local Collaboration: Sanjay Puri Architects
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Coral Reef - 1000 Passive Houses
Construction: 2007 — 2010
Location: Bangalore, India
Typology: Housing
Client: Orion City Road Trustee Limited
Status: Completed
Local Collaboration: Sanjay Puri Architects
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