HAFEEZ

CONTRACTOR
Indian architect

Presented
by,
Sayeeda
sumayya
TABLE OF CONTENTS
➤ Life
➤ History
➤ Design philosophies
➤ Design principles with respect to present time
➤ Awards
➤ Hiranandani Gardens(Mumbai)
➤ The Imperial(Mumbai)
“ One should keep abreast with changes and always adopt change with time.
LIFE AND
HISTORY
 LIFE
➤ Legendary architect, Hafeez Contractor’s career spans more than three decades with over 75 national and international awards
for excellence in architecture.

➤ Born :1950 in Mumbai into a Parsi family

➤ Education:Doctorate of architecture honours,Ms from Colombia, bachelor of architecture in Mumbai

➤ Company:Architect HC (1983)

➤ Affiliation heritage:member of the Mumbai of Heritage Committee

➤ Best projects:As of 2019, he is the architect of the three tallest buildings in India - The 42 in Kolkata and the twin towers of The
Imperial in Mumbai.

➤ Style: according to him he believes that the concept of green buildings is nothing but a joke,
We must focus on the real problems of India that is Indian farmlands and housing for all.
 HISTORY
➤ Born in Mumbai he did his schooling at Boy's Town Boarding School, Nasik.

➤ After completing his architectural studies from the Academy of Architecture, Mumbai and post-graduation from New York's Columbia University in
1976-77.

➤ he started his career in 1968 as an apprentice with Architect T. Khareghat. There he became an associate partner in 1977.

➤ Between 1977 and 1980, he was a visiting faculty at the Academy of Architecture, Mumbai and in 1982 set up his own practice.

➤ Architect Hafeez Contractor (AHC), with a dedication to design excellence, efficient delivery and sophistication in building technology are as his
hallmarks.

➤ Today, he heads the largest architectural firm in India, with over 550 team members.

➤ In 1991, Contractor was enlisted to add buildings to Infosys' Bangalore campus.

➤ He went on to design that firm's first software-development park outside Pune, and its corporate educational facility near Mysore.

➤ His most famous project is Hiranandani Gardens, a township in Powai, a suburb of Mumbai.

➤ In 2005, Contractor designed the twin-tower residential skyscraper, The Imperial, whose 254 metre-tall Tower I became the tallest
residential buildings in India.

➤ The 42 in Kolkata, which was also designed by Contractor which architecturally topped out to be 260m

➤ He also designed 23 Marina in Dubai, which was briefly the world's tallest all-residential building, and is currently third behind the
nearby Princess Tower and 432 Park Avenue in New York City.

➤ Contractor's other projects include the domestic terminal at Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Airport and the DY Patil Stadium, which serves as
the home stadium for both the Mumbai Indians cricket team and Mumbai City FC football team.

➤ He was the architect for Chief Minister of Telangana’s official residence, Pragathi Bhavan completed in November 2016. He has been
assigned to design the campus of Indian Institute of Petroleum & Energy, Visakhapatnam.
 DESIGN
PHILOSOPHIES
 DESIGN PHILOSOPHY

➤ Ar. Hafeez Contractor had just not grown only as a well-known face in the architecture fraternity but for his surrealistic
designs, he also as a man whose design approaches are in response to current demand.
➤ Ar. Contractor's constant belief, which he perceives has brought him to where he is today, is that architecture
should be honest and should respond to the spirit of time, characterises by distinct ideas, disparate
missions, contrasting convictions and divergent preferences.

➤ Ar. Contractor's passion is to create structures that exemplify functional and aesthetic qualities. He has shaped and
changed the urban built landscape of the country through provocative, unpredictable and revolutionary ideas, while executing a
wide range of architectural projects.
➤ He is advocating for vertical growth of cities, judicious land use and the need for sustainable compact cities,
to maintain a perfect harmony between increasing population and limited land resources. Ar. Contractor's
special emphasis is also on social housing and his dream is to provide a house for every Indian.

➤ He is of the view that an architect should be very clear for whom (clients) he is creating; what should be incorporated
in design that becomes unique once completed and draws others' attention. Also he should consider what will be its
impact on the society, people and environment.
➤ His design philosophy and thought process is not bound to one, but it varies depending upon the project,
construction sites, client's demand, budget, etc. that he is dealing with. He solely believes in giving the
need of a client, the utmost importance, as it is not just his profession, but his duty is to fill those needs
rationally.

➤ the concept of zero waste architecture’ that is save natural resources, use less building materials, preserve land,
provide more greener space and better plot sizes.
“ Architecture can give form to belief and can make buildings into real
arresting brand intent.
 DESIGN PRINCIPLES-W.R.T
PRESENT TIMES
➤ According to him,We have to find out new ways and have a
new approach towards designing our cities.
➤ For the past 25 years, he has been propagating that we
need to expand vertically and not be restricted by limited
FSI(floor space index).
➤ Although everybody likes to live in a bungalow, this
extravagant use of land is a crime; we need to use land
judiciously.
➤ We need sustainable compact tiered cities, and we need
to use water very sparingly.
➤ Special emphasis should be on social housing to
eradicate the housing shortage.
➤ For me, a sustainable, compact tiered green city is what
we need.
➤ Ar. Contractor is passionate about social housing and his
dream is to provide a house for every Indian.

Rustomjee ulbania,athena and astrae,mumbai

“ Architecture is a part and parcel of my life.It is something to me which is
priceless ad cant be expressed in words what I fell for it.
AWARDS
➤ He is the winner of over 75 National and International
Awards for excellence in contributions to architecture
including CWAB Architect of the Year (2006 to 2013), A+D
Hall of Fame for the Decade Award.

➤ He has twice has been included in India Today’s Most

Powerful Indians List in last decade and has won
innumerable awards for best residential, commercial,
educational and hospitality projects across India.

➤ Recognition for architecture in 2012

➤ Best hospitality project of the year.new Delhi

➤ Best interiors hospitality of the year, aces spaces,Mumbai

➤ Top architecture 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, constructions world award

➤ Best residential scheme, reality plus award

➤ Best architect,CNBC awards(23 Marina,Dubai)

➤ Padma Bhushan in 2016.
HIRANANDANI
GARDENS
Mumbai
HIRANANDANI
GARDENS
➤ In 1986, the Hiranandani group signed a tripartite
agreement between the group, Maharashtra state
and the MMRDA for developing 230 acres of land
and for constructing affordable housing.
➤ The Hiranandani group has taken a piece of real estate in
Mumbai, on the banks of the Powai Lake and turned it
into an amazing township. These beautiful buildings are
located in the Powai Hills, in North- Eastern Mumbai. This
township is sprawled over 250 acres of land. There are
over four thousand families residing here

➤ IT consisting of condominiums, penthouses,

bungalows and commercial complexes in Powai in
the city of Mumbai.

➤ The floor plan of Hiranandani Gardens enables the best

utilisation of the space. From stylish flooring to
spacious balconies, standard kitchen size and high-
quality fixtures, every little detail here gives it an
attractive look. The Hiranandani Gardens offers 1 BHK
and 2 BHK luxurious Apartments in Powai.

➤ It provides both balance of nature and mankind.

➤ It has over 4000 trees spread across land

➤ Hiranandani Gardens is the best example of neo-

classical architectural excellence.
MASTER PLAN
HIRANANDANI GARDENS
THE IMPERIAL
Mumbai
THE
IMPERIAL,MUMBAI
➤The Imperial is a twin-tower residential skyscraper
complex in Mumbai that is one of the tallest completed
buildings in India.
➤ It is a 60 storey,253 metre height twin tower.
➤ The Imperial Twin Towers are built on former slum
land where 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.
This model was used for for slum and mill
➤ Designed by architect Hafeez Contractor (himself
from Mumbai), The Imperial is built on former slum
land in Tardeo, South Mumbai and is perhaps
Contractor's most recognisable project to date.
➤ The project's use of the modern urban redevelopment
model in which the building firm provides free land
and rehabilitation to slum dwellers in exchange for
rights for property development was the first
implementation of this model on a large scale.
➤ The project is an example of success in the
redevelopment of slum and cotton mill land across the
city and across India as a whole. redevelopment
across the city, and across India as a whole.
Twin tower
23 MARINA
Dubai
23 MARINA,DUBAI
➤ 23 Marina is residential skyscraper in Dubai, United Arab
Emirates.
➤ It is one of the tallest residential towers in the world, at more
than 392 meters. The building’s 88 storeys provide about
140,000 square meters of space, including three levels of spa
and leisure facilities complete with a running track, 7 large
pools and 50 plunge pools. Parking for 574 vehicles is
located in four basement levels (341 spaces) and three
podium and ground levels (233 spaces). These parking
spaces are connected to the 289 luxurious apartments by 6
extra high-speed elevators and 48 home elevators.
➤ It is an urbane precinct of high rise towers overlooking the
man made waterfront. It features a charming boulevard lined
with exclusive retail Outlets and international restaurants.
towering to 380 M, 23 marina manifests itself in aluminium
and tinted blue glass.

➤ Podiums and Protruding triangular balconies that contrast

with its distinct profile accentuate its powerful form. the spire
at the pinnacle embraced by triangular canopies covering the
terrace, Further streamlines the form and gives it a dynamic
disposition.
➤ the basic form was derived out of The Zoning Regulations
that had restrictions on the amount of ground coverage.
Initially an oval form was planned, but it was altered due to
problems encountered with wind loads owing to vertex
movement.
23 marina
 Building 1: Building 2: Building 3:
Analysis
The imperial Hiranandani gardens 23 marina

Urban redevelopment for slum

Neo classical architecture,
Genus loci dwellers, provide free land and
affordable dwelling
3rd tallest residential building
rehabilitation to dwellers

Twin towers,60 storey,253 Residential township,4000 88 storey, built on a podium,6

Site planning meters high,landscape buffer flats,250 acres land storey entry hall

Greco-roman design
Landscape elements Landscape buffer
Powai lake
Exclusive waterfront

Concrete, aluminium Marble flooring, brick

Materials used composite panel facade construction
Concrete and tinted blue glass

Podium, protruding triangles

Concrete construction,M50
Construction techniques grade cement,FE500
balconies, concrete, concrete,
curtain walls

Geometric designs on floors,

A grand triple height lobby, Landscape, indoor games, gym,
Aesthetics unique club with guest suites jogging track ,health facilities
slanted glass wall, wood and
marble curtains

60 storey,228 spacious flats,

392.8m,57 swimming pools,289
Space quantity provides space for 250 acres,4000 flats
units
1000vehicles,17 elevators

Relation with
environment,
Energy efficient
Rain water harvesting Resource efficient recyclable
CONCLUSION
➤ Taking design philosophies and ideas from the architect, we must built our
concepts which are energy efficient.
➤ We must create structures which are both functional and have aesthetic
qualities.
➤ We must save natural resources.
➤ We must develop our concepts taking the clients requirements into uttermost
importance.
➤ We must change with time and current styles
➤ Houses must be built which are cost efficient and affordable so that everyone
has the opportunity to live in such houses.