Business
Commercial Design
THE SMART BUILDING EVOLUTION
Facility management is undergoing a paradigm shift, with smart building technologies transforming it from a support function into a strategic driver of innovation, sustainability, and human experience.
3 min |
September 2025
Commercial Design
HCL signs agreement for 15 new hotels with Ambuja Neotia Group
Indian Hotels Company (IHCL) has signed an agreement with the Ambuja Neotia Group to develop 15 new hotels across its brand-scape, further strengthening one of its most significant partnerships. This capital-light arrangement will take the collaboration to over 40 hotels, marking a major expansion in the eastern and north-eastern regions of India.
1 min |
September 2025
Commercial Design
Shopping malls power retail growth and urban development in India
Shopping malls in India are rapidly emerging as key drivers of both retail growth and urban development, shaping not only how people shop but also how cities evolve.
1 min |
September 2025
Commercial Design
RETHINKING WORKPLACES ACROSS CITIES
The Smart Office Summit series sparked a two-city dialogue in Pune and New Delhi, uniting industry leaders to reimagine workplaces at the intersection of culture, technology, and sustainability.
4 min |
September 2025
Commercial Design
TCS invests ₹4,500 crore in nationwide expansion across 6 cities
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) is investing over 4,500 crore in a large-scale expansion that spans new campuses, leased offices, and long-term infrastructure projects across key Indian cities including Bengaluru, Kolkata, Kochi, Hyderabad, Coimbatore, and Visakhapatnam.
1 min |
August 2025
Commercial Design
Onward Workspaces announces ₹20 cr expansion
Onward Workspaces has announced a significant ₹20 crore expansion plan across Delhi NCR, adding 1.2 lakh sq. ft. to its existing portfolio.
1 min |
August 2025
Commercial Design
ESCAPING THE CITY, EMBRACING THE CRAFT
In Gwal Pahari on the quiet edge of Gurgaon and Delhi, groupDCA has unveiled a nature-wrapped studio that questions the need for creative spaces to exist within the heart of urban frenzy.
4 min |
August 2025
Commercial Design
DISASTER-PROOFING A BUILDING'S MEP SYSTEMR
As climate threats mount, can embedded intelligence and better design choices in MEP systems help buildings survive the next flood, fire, or failure?
3 min |
August 2025
Commercial Design
LEGACY ON THE ROCKS
Designed by architect Vikram Minhas, Moai in Hyderabad, is a sculptural, elemental space where raw textures, shadowplay, and monumental forms converge to evoke the mystique of ancient ritual and the intimacy of modern indulgence.
3 min |
August 2025
Commercial Design
CAN CONCRETE FEEL ALIVE?
Confluence designs the Gaur NYC Experience Centre in Ghaziabad, as a sensorial ode to fluid form and material tactility – challenging the notion of concrete as cold and inert.
4 min |
August 2025
Commercial Design
RESHAPING INDIA'S BUSINESS LANDSCAPE
The convergence revolution brought on by smart buildings and future-ready workspaces.
3 min |
August 2025
Commercial Design
dormakaba RELAUNCHES CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE CENTRE IN BENGALURU
On July 3, 2025, dormakaba, a leading global provider in the access solutions market relaunched its completely new designed and expanded Customer Experience Centre in Bengaluru.
3 min |
August 2025
Commercial Design
DESIGN-LED, CULTURE-DEAD: THE WORKPLACE TRAP
Akshay Lakhanpal, CEO - India, Space Matrix, unpacks why blindly chasing global trends, standardised aesthetics, and tech-driven design can strip workplaces of cultural soul, local relevance, and true user connection.
7 min |
August 2025
Commercial Design
Brigade Group acquires 20.19 acre land parcel in Bengaluru for mixed-use development
In a major boost to its growth strategy, Brigade Group has successfully acquired a prime 20.19-acre land parcel in the fastemerging Whitefield-Hoskote corridor of Bengaluru.
1 min |
August 2025
Commercial Design
FROM INDIA TO THE WORLD
Anshuman Magazine, Chairman and CEO of CBRE India, South East Asia, Middle East, and Africa, shares insights from nearly three decades of leadership, on scaling sustainably, designing future-ready workspaces, and meeting the evolving expectations of a new generation of creators.
6 min |
August 2025
Commercial Design
WIRED FOR GROWTH
As data centre investments in the regions surge, the industry must grapple with new benchmarks in power, cooling, and Al readiness to build tomorrow's infrastructure
3 min |
August 2025
Commercial Design
Inside the beta test that could reshape how architects work
On the surface, it looks like a new design studio taking shape in Gurgaon.
2 min |
August 2025
Commercial Design
GCC leasing grows 24% in FY 2025 as Fortune 500 firms expand in India
Leasing of office space for Global Capability Centres (GCCs) rose by 24% in FY 2025, reaching 31.8 million sq ft across seven major Indian cities, according to a report by real estate consultancy Vestian.
1 min |
August 2025
Commercial Design
THE EVOLUTION OF THE 'WORKPLACE'
From factories to the metaverse, the workplace has transformed from a rigid structure to a fluid, purpose-driven ecosystem shaped by culture, technology, and human needs.
3 min |
August 2025
Commercial Design
CREATING SPACES FOR SOCIAL INTERACTION
Redefining office design for collaboration and focus
3 min |
July 2025
Commercial Design
HERITAGE RECLAIMED
By restoring a derelict colonial space in Colaba, SJK Architects redefines what a contemporary studio can be – rooted in history, built for a hybrid future
4 min |
July 2025
Commercial Design
THE IQ OF IAQ
Smart buildings must prioritise indoor air quality as a vital, real-timemeasure of occupant health, comfort, and overall building performance.
3 min |
July 2025
Commercial Design
Delhi proposes major reform package to revive commercial real estate
In a significant move aimed at revital-ising the National Capital's commercial real estate sector, the Delhi government has proposed a sweeping reform package designed to reduce development bottlenecks, encourage sustainable construction, and boost investor confidence. The announcement, made in early July 2025 by a joint government-industry taskforce, is being seen as a pro-business pivot by the administration, which has often been criticised for red tape and regulatory delays.
1 min |
July 2025
Commercial Design
THE MECHANICS OF LUXURY SEAMLESS
At the crossroads of luxury, design, and technology, dormakaba's access solutions power the seamless sophistication of Radisson Blu Hotel & Spa Nashik.
2 min |
July 2025
Commercial Design
LEEDING THE CHARGE
LEED v5 raises the bar for FM with new demands on carbon reduction, resilience, and ongoing building performance verification
2 min |
July 2025
Commercial Design
SKETCH LESS, CODE MORE
Why interior design is becoming a tech job
4 min |
July 2025
Commercial Design
THE TRANSFORMATIVE POWER OF ART IN DESIGN
Rue Kothari on the importance of establishing a creative and cultural identity through art
3 min |
July 2025
Commercial Design
Over 16.6 mn sq. ft. of new Grade-A malls to enter top 7 cities by 2026
India’s retail real estate sector is gearing up for a significant expansion, with over 16.6 million sq. ft. of new Grade A mall space expected to be delivered across the country’s top seven cities by 2026.
1 min |
July 2025
Commercial Design
IN THE STILLNESS OF DUST, 'ELEMENTS OF NATURE' BREATHES
This sunlit marketing office, by Source Architecture in Bengaluru, is a place where walls whisper, shadows dance, and silence becomes the most powerful story; a space not built but born from the land itself
4 min |
July 2025
Commercial Design
WHY THE 'LOWEST BID WINS' ERA IS OVER IN COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE
Explore how workplace delivery is shifting from transactional to transformational amidst changing business, design, and ESG priorities
3 min |