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Prof. Charanjit S Shah Founding Principal
Architect , educationist & academician, Prof. Charanjit S Shah established Creative Group in 1973 with a sincere approach towards Green Architecture in India. Besides conceptualizing and executing many highly acclaimed architectural projects, this widely travelled architect possesses international exposure & has won many awards to his credit.
With an inclination towards teaching, he joined SPA, New Delhi in 1996 as a faculty & thereafter became the Director at Vastu Kala Academy, New Delhi. His passion for architectural education made him an honorary recipient of Professor Design Chair from the Jamia Milia Islamia University in New Delhi. He authored several books for students with emphasis on broad explanation for building services & management, A Fellow of Indian Institute of structure, professional practice, etc. Architects & a Fellow of Institution of Valuers, he completed his graduation In 2007, Prof Shah won the from the School of Planning & commissioning of Chennai domestic Architecture, New Delhi in 1970. & international terminal through Thereafter, he made a humble a global design competition. His beginning by designing residences & extensive pallet of passive design farm houses across New Delhi and principles with innovative & futuristic also worked as an arbitrator and structures created an impact on valuer to many government & private his thought process, resulting institutions. in winning of more projects like Vadodara, Raipur, Goa & large scale As a pro-active professional, he infrastructure projects and corporate founded the Guild of practicing projects to his coveted firm. Architects in 1977, enabling young & enthusiastic professionals to compete His understanding of the nuances of with the stalwarts. He was involved in the Indian Diaspora with respect to various professional bodies like Indian urbanization & renewal movement Institute of Architects & Council of across the country, has enabled him Architecture & lead their various to successfully implement net zero & forums across the country. During sustainable models in various greenhis initial career, he won a design rated buildings. He ambitiously looks competition for flatted factories for forward to achieve net positive rather DSIDC, which paved the way for beyond net zero in his designed other projects such as Jawahar lal projects and is confident to achieve Nehru National Cooperative Complex, the same through his dynamic & New Delhi; Amudham Dairy at Erode, professional approach. Golden hut Resorts near Delhi & many more.
HONORS: Chairman, SAARCH (1996), Chairman, Indian Institute of Architects (N.C.) (1994-2002), Founder Secretary General, Guild of Practicing Architects, New Delhi (1976-1994), Secretary General & Chief advisor, Archi Design Perspective, New Delhi (2002-till date), Professional advisor, J.K.Architects of the year awards (1996-2002) Professional advisor, Montgonery International, U.K. (20002004), Consulting editor - American Biographic co.,New York (2006-till date), Member of World Peace Mission of India (2001- till date). AWARDS: National Unity Awards & excellence in Profession (1993), Udyog Gaurav Award (1994), Chairman’s Award by Indian Institute of Architects (1998). Green Award by IIt Roorkee Alumni Global Meet 2010 By Dr. R.K. Pachauri, Certificate Of Merit for SAARCH 96 by Indian Institute of Architects. GLOBAL & NATIONAL DESIGN AWARDS: National design award for Flatted factories for DSIIDC (1973), National design award for JLN complex, New Delhi (1976), National design award for interior of DDA Head Quarters, New Delhi (1984), National design award for Institute of Development studies, Jaipur (1999), National design award for Corporate building, HPGCL (2005),National design award for Corporate building for Oil India, Jodhpur(2005), National design award for Raipur airport (2006),Global design award for Chennai airport (2007), Global design award for Vadodara airport (2008), National design award for Corporate office for Suguna Poultry farm.ltd.Coimbatore (2012).
Ar Gurpreet S Shah Principal Architect
Gurpreet developed passion for Architecture at a young age perhaps inheriting it through his father who is by profession an Architect. He has more than a decade of local and international architecture and urban design experience. With his vision to deliver a new generation of Airports and Mass transit facilities that are sustainable and also give a world class travel experience, Mr. Shah has pioneered sustainable infrastructure designs in India. Under his leadership Creative Group has won several notable national and international design competitions. In Q1 of 2012 his team successfully completed the much coveted Mega Design project for Modernization of Chennai Airport. Under his leadership the firm has won the design competitions for Airport Terminals at Vadodara, Raipur and Goa, their city-side development, the Metro Station at Chennai Airport, Sustainable housing for TERI, LIC housing (Jaipur), Corporate Offices for OIL India Ltd. and Haryana Power Generation Corporation etc. With a consistent record of delivering designs close to original intent and within the stipulated time and budget, his projects have won many accolades and received much acclaim from the press, profession and general public alike. He spearheaded the formulation of a global team of sustainability experts that was short listed for the master planning of the Net Zero IIT campus at Jodhpur.
His passion for sustainable, simple and bold architecture reflects in his design ideology. By virtue of his diverse experience and unique design ideology, the firm has been selected by various cooperates to design their office complex all over India. He won the Indian Institute of Architects’ (NC) Design Award in 1999 and the William Kinne Fellows Award – A Travel prize awarded by Columbia University to study “Monuments and Contested Public Space” in Greece and Istanbul in 2004. Prior to joining Creative Group Mr. Shah has worked with Beyer Blinder Belle, New York. Here he led the development of future campus planning frameworks for Indiana University, Bloomington and Princeton University, New Jersey. The work includes an analysis of the infrastructure, land utilization and the open space to develop a framework plan for future development. The plan is needed as a guide for future decisions concerning the siting and placement of anticipated buildings, open spaces and parking areas.
Gurpreet Singh Shah Principal Architect M.S. Architecture & Urban Design GSAPP, Columbia University, 2004 Teaching Assistant, GSAPP, 2004 B. Arch. SSAA, Delhi, 2001
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Prabhpreet S Shah
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Prabhpreet Singh Shah Executive Director B.Tech, CS, GGSIP University, 2003 MBA, Mktng & Hyderbad, 2008
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“A true green design philosophy preserves nature, lifestyle and cost all at the same time. They should all work together in the same direction.”
Mr Prabhpreet Shah is spearheading the strategy and business development initiatives at Creative Group. He brings with him nine years of rich international strategic management, business development and consulting experience across the real estate, architecture, infrastructure, energy, pharmaceuticals and IT sectors. Mr. Shah is an engineer and an MBA specializing in Marketing and Finance. He graduated as one of the top students from the Indian School of Business (ISB), Hyderabad, being the Dean’s list and Merit list awardee at the school. He has worked with and consulted several leading multinational firms on business development, mergers & acquisitions, new market entry, operations optimization and business process enhancement etc. Mr Shah has widely travelled across the globe. Under his leadership the firm has established several local and international alliances thus bringing innovative techniques and design practices to the firm that are global in nature yet customized to the local needs. Mr. Shah has led the firm’s foray into real estate development through URC Creative Developers (P) Ltd – a venture for contemporary real estate development for the economically and culturally diverse Indian diaspora.
He has embarked on this venture with a vision to harness Creative Group’s well-established expertise in design and planning by delivering environment and human friendly living spaces that are true to their natural surroundings, local culture and global living standards; where vibrant community living can thrive without sacrificing privacy, security and the comforts of modern day living. URC Creative is working on some of the finest real estate developments to redefine living standards in Tier-II and Tier-III Indian cities without disturbing their natural habitat and way of life. Mr. Shah has an ardent interest in sustainability and desires to integrate green building practices with cost-effective financial models; his vision is to create platforms that allow sustainable and eco-friendly living while lowering the overall cost of ownership thus allowing every class of individual to enjoy a greener and more confortable lifestyle. Prabhpreet Shah is an avid traveler, an automobile enthusiast and an amateur cook. He has a keen interest in spiritualism, yoga and meditation.
GEMS School Location Client Project Cost Area Built Up Area Project Status
: Kochi : Premier Education Establishments Pvt. Ltd : 105 Crore : 8.3 Acres : 32,374 sq.mts. : Design Stage
“You look at the forest with two eyes, but the forest looks at you with hundred eyes!”
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A hope-filled future starts with inspiring one child at a time...
“All Work and No Play Makes Jack a Dull Boy” -James Howell
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SCK01 – SmartCity Kochi’s first building will launch in June, 2015.
SCK01, the first IT building of SmartCity Kochi’s (SCK) phase 1, is well on its way to completion and will
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be inaugurated in June, 2015. Over 50% of the space in the first building has already been confirmed for occupancy by major IT companies. In its full capacity, SCK01 would generate close to 5500 jobs at SmartCity Kochi. The LEED Platinum certified building with 1 lakh sq ft on a single floor plate is designed as a ‘lifestyle at work’ project, offering terrace gardening, large plazas, social spaces, supporting amenities, food court, banks and ATMs among others. Provisions have also been made to install solar panels on the rooftop, which will generate power of 300 kW. With a unique courtyard design and a waterfront river-view, this building will become a state-of-the-art workplace for IT companies and employees alike.
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GEMS, an international education major, is soon going to commence construction in SmartCity Kochi’s 246 acre global business township, which is a joint venture between Dubai Holding and the Government of Kerala. The Union government has given special economic zone (SEZ) approval to the globally-renowned
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ADEC School- KG to G12 School Location Client BUA Capacity Status
: Abu Dhabi : Abu Dhabi Education Council (ADEC) : 35,854 sqm : 3,000 Students : Design Competition (Result Awaited)
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ADEC School- Stand Alone Kindergarten Location Client BUA Capacity Status
: Abu Dhabi : Abu Dhabi Education Council (ADEC) : 9,591 sqm : 720 Students : Design Competition (Result Awaited)
AL Jamea- Campus Master Plan Location Client Cost Site Area Covered Area
: Nairobi, Kenya : Al Jamea Tus Saifaiyah : US $ 180 Million : 18 Acres : 85,000 sqm
Creative Group was part of the team lead by FSA for the winning Master Plan which integrates a range of innovative, sustainable and traditional approaches to campus planning for a 85,000 sm Islamic campus on a 16-acre site in Kenya. The full scope of work includes programming, master planning and architectural design through construction drawings for the academic, religious, and residential buildings on site.
The challenge is formidable. Our campus master plan and architectural design address issues of function, structure, circulation and sustainability. Simultaneously, our approach is swensitive to the site’s suburban environmental context, and embodies a deep understanding and appreciation of the symbolic and ornamental dimensions of Fatemi culture and religious heritage. The Al Jamea campus incorporates these revered elements, but is also a contemporary plan with modern buildings adapted structurally and aesthetically to define its places among major campuses.
Our master plan, buildings, and landscapes are designed to express the campus’ role as a premier center for education in the region. To achieve this eminence, the campus and its architecture, while drawing inspiration from the heritage of historic Fatemi design, is also of its own era. The image of the campus is at once profound, to speak to future ages, and popular, to be loved by the students, faculty, community and visitors today.
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Dayanand Sagar University Location : Bangalore Client : Dayanand Sagar Institutions Site Area : 103 acres : 5,97,200 sqm BUA : 850 Crores Cost Team : Creative Group (Lead) EwingCole Scope : Concept Master Plan & Design
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Indira Gandhi University, Riwari Location Client Project Cost Area Built Up Area Project Status
: Riwari : Indira Gandhi University : 300 Crores (Phase 1 only) : 98 Acres : 1,67,000 sq.mts. : Design Stage
Kongu Engineering College: Campus Master Plan & Convention Center Location Client Cost Site Area Built-up Area
: Erode, Tamil Nadu : Kongu Institute of Tectonology Trust : 78 Crores : 205 Acre : 3,50,000 sq.ft.
Project included master plan of Kongu Engineering College and detailed design of Multipurpose hall, one of the largest in India with a seating capacity of 4,500 persons. Alternatively it has one indoor basket ball court along with four indoor Badminton courts which are used as sport facilities. The building follows a massive geometric form culminating into a saluting base overlooking the Football ground. It has the facilities for Conference halls, Seminar Halls, Training Centre, Guest rooms and VIP rooms, offices, Cafeteria, etc. The auditorium will also have multipurpose usage for indoor sports activity like badminton, table-tennis & basketball. The backroom facilities also function as seminar rooms & rehearsal rooms. The Acoustic and Lighting have been designed to meet the standards of the National Level Events.
One of the largest Multipurpose indoor arena in the Country !
IIT Jodhpur Client : Indian Institute of Technology, Jodhpur Cost : 3660 Crores ($732 millions) Site Area : 850 Acres Built-Up Area : 8,07,518 sq.mt
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The iconic image of our innovative and visionary Jodhpur Campus Master Plan will establish an international brand and reinforce IIT’s reputation as a world educational leader. Our Campus Master Plan sets out to build a totally self-sufficient, green “Oasis” and fountain of knowledge in the middle of Rajasthan’s Thar Desert. The Campus Master Plan offers a memorable and iconic inner campus surrounded by a diverse landscape that includes de-desertification and the collection, storage and distributing of every drop of rain water. Careful attention has been paid to the principles of shading and orientation as well as water flow. Like an oasis, the IITJ campus rises from the Thar Desert and through the careful, environmentally sensitive design and programming will succeed in being a respectful new neighbour/resident to the area. We are harnessing the Sun City’s sun in an artful manner, and referencing the Blue City through a prominence of brilliant blue sparkling array of PV panels. Dense and compact, the form of the IITJ campus is designed specifically for its desert context. Master Plan will also recommend specific guidelines and networks for integrated Building Management System (BMS) technologies that will monitor operations to maximize efficiency, reduce energy demand thereby cutting costs, reducing pollution and minimising the requirements of the supply side that IITJ will generate from the wind, sun and waste.
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View of building courtyard IITJ will best achieve (and improve upon) the Master Plan’s energy and environmental goals through the active participation of faculty, students and staff. Each will learn about the important role that man plays (especially through the use of advance technology) in relationship to the land, sun, wind and water. Starting at its heart, with its density and concentric rings radiating from the central stepped well amphitheatre, the Master plan places students at the center encouraging them to think about man’s relation to the Sun then would a Master Plan based on a grid or a linear approach which promotes sameness. One is more aware of the sun’s path while walking through the academic core, minute-to-minute, hourto-hour, day-to-day season-to-season. In a sense the campus plan is like a sundial.
A Green fountain of knowledge...
Central University of Punjab, Bhatinda Location Client Cost Area
: Guddha Village,Bhatinda : Central University of Punjab : 100 Crores (for Phase 1 only) : 9,35,000 sq.mts.
The Concept Master Plan for Central University of Punjab is well aligned with the facilities having modern amenities and various sustainability features. The campus is designed suitably keeping in mind connectivity for pedestrians.A radial road has been given for the movement of vehicles. The Master Plan also complements the Rain Water Harvesting System. Since, the region recieves fewer rains due to proximity to Rajasthan, small ponds and a well have been planned to store the water.
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Research Lab at IIT Kanpur Campus Location Client Cost Area
: Kanpur : Indian Institute of Technology : 144 Crores : 30,000 sq.mts.
A Modular and Sustainable finalists in Research Centre N AT I O N A L D ES I G N CO M PET IT IO N
A Research space designed on the Modular Concept providing enough opportunities for accomodation of different types of Laboratories viz wet,dry,heavy engineering labs wherein different heights have been provided for accomodation of the heavy engineering research facilities. A network of Deck flooring has been proposed for the entire area wherein, the utilities
and services shall be taken in connection with the continuos layers of vertical shafts of all the laboratory spaces spread over different floors.The Research centre has been designed on the principals of sustainable architecture based on various passive green strategies.
Sustainability as such has no bench marks. The more you respect mother earth and create designs that are organic in built form and knit with nature, the environment becomes more lively and human. The building should not be a constituent of brick and concrete alone but should progressively grow and blossom like a flower and become an eternal part of landscape and its natural surrounding. It needs to be treated like a living organism and should breathe & be inter woven with the environment.
THE WAY FORWARD
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My past 40 years of experience and passion for sustainable green architecture has progressed my thoughts. I feel like a proud father of every building which we have designed, like a father feels honored and proud when his son is settled with recognized profession of merit. Every building is a design challenge. Passive strategies towards respecting the site topography, orientation, wind directions and selection of appropriate materials and technology lead to sustainability. Maximizing daylight and minimizing heat gain in hot-dry and composite climate is one of the major concerns of planning. Conservation of water and energy by use of natural process of recycling, reuse and making the built environment off the grid is what perhaps is Net Zero. We need to look beyond net Zero. The rural & urban overlap demands for food and vegetation growth within the built environment. For a sustainable campus Integrated livable environment has been planned by our team where human habitat and agriculture for self-sufficiency co-exist. New technological advancements have been amalgamated to achieve a sustainable campus wherein human habitat and self-reliant eco-system of Flora & Fauna co-exist. This makes the IIT-Jodhpur campus a vision beyond net zero or net-positive.
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My professional journey of more than two decades from practice to teaching and authoring of books has provided me with insight and visionary thought of the young budding Architects toward better, healthy and green environment by way of new innovative ideas and use of appropriate technology beyond imagination. Our recent mega infrastructure global winning design (competition) the Chennai Airport, which truly is the Greenest Airport Terminal and City Side Development which we are proud to have achieved through adaptation of most of the active and passive strategies of sustainability and green architecture. Our corporate buildings and campuses namely CRI Pumps, Suguna Poultry, REC, HPGCL, Oil India are truly demonstrating the green elements and adherence to ECBC code. The passion towards profession has led us to great heights, achievements and innovations. Kongu convention centre with a capacity of 4500 person is a landmark of South India as one of the largest and sustainable developments. Amudham Dairy Plant is another true example of affordable and sustainable landmark industrial complex with use of appropriate technology to achieve the highest aesthetics and conducive environment. I can proudly say that with my vast experience Creative Group has inculcated within their team members the zeal and passion to design beyond Net Zero. May we call the same as dream with the unimaginable thoughts looking to be fairy tales of today but reality of tomorrow. Let us march together towards green and look beyond Net Zero.
- Prof. Charanjit S Shah
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