Anupama Sharma, MD, Gensler Bangalore, gives us an in-depth insight into the design processes and approach adopted by the firm, along with the latest technological trends in the industry.



COVER STORY - The Trilegal office, designed by Studio Lotus, acquires an identity of its own through its balanced expression that unites the law firm’s roots in Indian culture with the egalitarian spirit and aspirations of its new-age workforce.

INSIGHT - Abdellatif Sfaxi, chief executive officer at Khidmah, finds out CAFM’s impact on facilities management excellence.

May edition of commercial design focus on the design principles and pattern of amazon's workspaces.

The April edition of Commercial Design talks about the future of decentralized  offices

Our cover story for the month  is about the DLF CyberPark in Gurugram that displays a sensitive balance in the symphony of spaces and volume.

Experts from the industry delve into how companies are providing the highest standard of organisational infrastructure to enhance employee wellbeing and productivity with sustainable prosperity.

In Jan 2022 issue, Rajaram pai, Chief Business officer - Industrial,  Mahindra Lifespace developers, gives a detailed insight into the frame work for the design and planning of the company's upcoming industrial cities and clusters in Jaipur and Chennai

In this month's issue, Commercial Design features an exclusive article on how Studio Lotus realises an elegantly sculpted building that imparts an awe-inspiring design for their latest corporate ensemble, Max House, New Delhi.

Three of RSP Design Consultants’ core members, Arunjot Singh Bhalla, managing director; Meenakshi Sharma, director – Interiors; and Roop Chanda, associate director - Design & Projects, talk about the interventions and implications of the .rm’s ideologies that manifest in their designs and practice.  Read more...

Sanjay Dutt, MD and CEO of Tata Realty and Infrastructure Limited (TRIL) delves into the fundamentals and principles that shape the visions of the company 



On its eighth anniversary, Commercial Design interviewed and profiled the top minds behind some of the country’s best workspaces – from the fields of facility and project management, architecture and design. This special issue resonates the sentiments of the new wave of decision makers and stakeholders, who are determined to eschew cookie-cutter offerings. Every single one of these individuals bring with them a fresh perspective, emphasising on designing beyond the obvious and setting up efficient functioning, while keeping the maintenance aspect of the built-up space in mind. Experimenting with new technology, structural volumes and floor plans, these experienced minds aren’t afraid to break boundaries.

The issue aims to gather an industry-wide perspective from over top industry leaders, experts and professionals in the field – such as architects, project heads, consultants, and facility managers – to understand the strategies adopted by them. 


Leaders from the hotel industry help us understand the implications of the pandemic on hospitality design and spot the difference between short-term fads and long-term trends

As India becomes a preferred hub for large office spaces and commercial real estate, Vinod Rohira, CEO of Mindspace Business Parks REIT, explains how the company aims to deliver upon the requirement to put India up and ahead of other global economies

Subrata K C Sharma, COO - Commercial at Brigade Enterprises, explains how the company harnesses the immense collective capabilities within the organisation towards creating diverse workplace environments that fosters collaboration, interaction and wellbeing. 

Inspired by the Taj Mahal, Microsoft’s newest office is a workspace of art, infused with local culture and inheritance while marking their exceptional engineering presence. We speak to each of the members heading the design and execution process within Microsoft to gain complete insights on their concepts and strategies.



The existence of architecture and its conservation cannot be reduced to a mere building or a set of drawings, but encompasses the ideas, routine sentiments, legacy and practical constraints of the ones associated with it. The recently revamped Bharat Bhaven II, housing the headquarters of one of India's best-performing public-sector entities, Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL), by Somaya & Kalappa allows these dissimilar domains to effortlessly coalesce into a single satisfactory stream.

Going beyond offering traditional hard and soft services, Pradeep Lala, MD & CEO, Embassy Services explains how facility management has the potential to explore new horizons and highlights how the company is creating value in an ever-changing business environment

Designing Positivity: Leveraging neuroscience to optimize well-being in the workplace.
Mary Lee Duff, Director of Strategy, IA Interior Architects and Su-San Tan, Director, Workplace Strategy & Insights, Space Matrix, explain how design and interior architecture of an office environment, as well as how routines and processes, can boost mood and inspire positivity in the workplace


COVID-19 may still be spreading around the globe and disrupting many lives, but in some ways, many of us have come to tolerate the pandemic and found new ways to live alongside it. Companies have had to adapt and evolve, especially when there are many financial aspects to consider. Though WFH was initiated as a temporary measure, many companies are planning to adapt it on a large scale. More people than ever now work from home as a result of the pandemic and for many of them this has become a permanent shift.

We are at a time where offices are being outfitted as homes and homes as offices. Commercial Design takes a look at the changing interior landscapes of our hybrid spaces.



PK Mishra, the vice-president and Mahesh Khaitan, director of Salarpuria Sattva Group, reflect on the astute clarity of goals and functions of the company, and shed light on its initiative to translate workplace into a stimulating, creative and collaborative spaces for its inhabitants. The issue also talks about remote monitoring, IoT, and other connected solutions for buildings



In this issue, we look at how workspaces can be transformed through innovative design. The article delves into how design thinking for new age workspaces, in the post-Covid world, is witnessing a paradigm shift where wellness, safety and collaboration take the highest order of priority

The most evident realisation across the industry is the fact that the pandemic has accelerated 10-years equivalent of transformation in 10 weeks. It is forcing India Inc to reassess its priorities — and to adapt to new ways of working and doing business.
 
Many companies have risen to the occasion, acting swiftly to safeguard employees and migrate to a new way of working that even the most extreme business-continuity plans hadn’t envisioned. Across industries, leaders will use lessons from this phase of the pandemic, that witnessed an overnight, large-scale transformation, to understand the role of workplaces of the future—in creative and strategic ways.
 
Given this, the 7th Anniversary Issue of Commercial Design aims to gather an industry-wide perspective from over Top 100 leaders, experts and professionals in the field -- such as architects, project heads, consultants, and facility managers -- to understand the strategies adopted by them.


As restrictions begin to lift, what will a return to the office look like? What must employers do to ensure safe environments while preserving organizational culture and continued innovation? How will employees embrace the workplace; what will be their expectations? What role will remote work play going forward, and how successful was it during the lock-down? To help answer these questions and facilitate the awaited transition, , IA Interior Architects and Space Matrix undertook and global survey, to quantify critical areas of concern, and understand how facilities management and workplace experience personnel might best meet the new workplace challenges.

The issue also covers Parametrically designed façades: Technique, Plug-ins, Fundamentals, Methods & Application. The digitization has led way to the development of increasingly sophisticated tools that have a direct impact on the contemporary practice of architecture and urbanism. Parametric Design is one such tool and it has provided great possibilities for innovation in terms of design, optimization of resources and processes, and improvement in performance for facades.

Recalibrating workplaces for resilience - While several new protocols have been introduced, the most critical element would be the physical workplace itself. How can facility managers shape the future of work in the post-COVID-19 era? And what the future holds for office space design. 
We also look at FM in banking industry. Banking and financial institutions have a wide array
of facilities management requirements and particular industry challenges.”


In the June issue of the magazine, Commercial Design is in conversation with the trio at DSP Design Associates – Yatin Patel, Bimal Desai and Mehul Shah. The founders of the firm discuss how architecture and design can navigate to engage with the evolving demands and challenges at hand and how the practice is addressing core concerns of workplace design in the wake of the Covid-19 outbreak

WORKPLACE“TRENDS” IN THE AFTERMATH OF A PANDEMIC - WITH COVID-19 REDEFINING THE BEGINNINGS OF A NEW NORMAL, HOW IS THE INDUSTRY PLANNING ITS TRANSITION
BACK INTO THE OFFICE WHEN THE TIME COMES?

WHAT’S DRIVING THE GROWTH IN HYDERABAD?
Shaping up as one of the biggest commercial hubs of the country, the southern city recorded the highest absorption of commercial real estate in its history. A city that is now under everyone’s radar, Commercial Design looks into Hyderabad’s potential growth in the years to come in the current issue.

The issue also delves in to how strategic cost modelling has the potential to save developers hundreds of millions of dollars over the life cycle of their assets; and how an energy management (EM) programme can help reduce FM costs

Manish Bahl, AVP, Center for the Future of Work, Cognizant, on how AI is impacting the workplace and why we should design spaces that are upgradable and adaptable to match ever-changing organisations

To understand institutional buildings and their evolving architecture better, Commercial Design looks at how site conditions, complex programmes, budget limitations, climatic conditions and a host of other factors influence design in this domain

Arun Kumar, country head, CRE, HSBC India, elaborates on how the company facilitates the creation of high quality workspaces that delivers the ethos of the HSBC brand and encourages use of the office portfolio space.

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Commercial Design is a must-read magazine from ITP Media (India) for all those involved in the design of commercial workspaces and buildings. The monthly title seeks to be a source of ideas and provide interior designers, architects, consultants, facility managers, PMCs, real estate consultants and specifiers informative and up-to-date news, trends and analyses and incisive features and global case studies.

Provocative, eclectic or simply stylish, every aspect of today's cutting-edge workspace and commercial projects is showcased in this contemporary, well-laid-out and design-driven title. From projects and products to productivity and real human issues that ultimately decide the success of a workspace design, Commercial Design revolves around the cosmos of commercial design and helps its readers make well-informed decisions.

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