Green By Design

Good landscape design has the power to create a sense of progression, scale and discovery and by cleverly adapting the design vocabulary to its immediate vernacular a tangible authenticity can be created. Architect, Kishore D Pradhan’s masterpieces are born out of exactly such a design ethos.

- Kanupriya Pachisia

Landscape Architect, Kishore D Pradhan has been plating up landscapes with fractals and contrasting geometries since decades. His spaces can be lent the wonderful analogue of a prism which when probed, refracts light into various hues that emerge from every facet.

The landscape design executed for Tata Consultancy Services, IT campus at Garima Park, Gandhinagar rests on the pillars of part form and part function, it is a symbol of good design that not only enhances the overall look and image of the IT building but also makes sure that the design elements serve several important functions.

Much of the IT Park’s appeal lies in its profusion of greenery and evocative landscape. “The 25 acre plot came with a large building footprint of 24,000 sq m,” shares the architect. An elongated site gave the space an axial planning. Sitting atop the basement which extends well beyond the footprint of the building on both the longitudinal sides, the landscape was conceived to achieve both simplicity and flexibility of space.

The immediate environs of the building have been developed above this basement slab. Apart from the roads and parking lots, the outdoor spaces were designed to provide zones for networking and de-stressing.

The architectural team tells us, “Amenities like amphitheatres and other recreational facilities such as a jogging track, tennis and basketball courts have also been provided.”