Loknath Swain

Sustainable Interior designs : Making Smarter Choices

Sometimes the choices can be environmentally preferable higher initial cost, and access to capital may be more stringent. However, it is a better option, especially for developers and landlords and tenants. Developers often operate their properties rather... Read >

Modern Work Enviornment

In cities like Mumbai, the working class spends about two third of their time in their respective workplaces. Imagine, working in the same typical work shell….Absolutely monotonous. But, if the same interior environment is given a makeover, which is a vis... Read >

The Effectiveness Of The Workspace - New Trends In The Design Office In India

Efficient design in the early days used to be understood as a construction that would fit into the maximum number of employees, a concept loosely used, especially in the outsourcing industry. Today's organizations are beginning to look different with the ... Read >

Recovery in Affordable Housing

The flexibility shown by developers in recent years in converting luxurious residential projects into smaller, inexpensive ones has helped the realty sector in many parts of India recover fast from last year’s recession. The rise of a number of small ... Read >

Integrated townships: Solution to Urban Problems

The limited land availability and the huge unbridgeable gap between demand and supply for individual plots and ever growing population in the metros have triggered the demand and growth of condominiums, apartment complexes and gated communities. Besides, ... Read >

Reduce Your (Workplace) Occupancy Costs

You play a role in running your office, however big or small it may be. As you may have realized, there are various costs which go into running an office. One of the biggest costs in any modern office especially in a city is the Rental that you are paying... Read >

Why Small Towns are Lagging Behind?

There are 4,378 urban centres that have the 285 million urban citizens of the country. Of these there are 35 cities that have more than 1 million people and together account for 107.88 million people. That means the remaining 177.12 million or more than h... Read >

Making buildings energy-efficient

Energy efficient buildings demand less energy, and less water. Also, these buildings produce less waste from its occupants. Therefore, energy efficiency norms should be made an important part of building codes. But normally, in our search for implement... Read >

Faster Construction Methodology : Is India ready for it?

Over the past 3 years or so in India, I have been noticing a lot of debate and talk around faster methods of construction and low cost housing. Often the two issues are linked, without much logical reason. Of course it goes without saying that if one ... Read >

Importance of Feasibility Studies

A Feasibility Study report is a business plan for a specific real estate project. It provides the rationale and the support for that rationale to pursue a specific real estate project from the feasibility phase, pre-construction, construction and occupanc... Read >

Affordable housing in India – Part II

Every masterplan that is prepared for cities of India address issues related to slum dwellers and possible solutions for their re-habilitation. For example, in order to increase the supply of affordable housing units in Chennai, the building rules of the ... Read >

Housing Shortage in India : Closing the Gap through IT

Projectwell and Kieran Timberlake’s joint R&D efforts have yielded the design of a system, which will enable one to build houses (not apartments) faster, are sustainable and lightweight. This is being achieved largely by utilizing IT as a backbone, and in... Read >

HOUSING SHORTAGE IN INDIA : FINDING A SOLUTION

Post liberalization of India’s economy, the country has made much progress and has created a place for itself amongst global leaders. At the same time, India battles several issues at home and prime amongst them is the housing crisis. Various estimates po... Read >

Pre Fab Structures: The Indian Context

Alternative building technologies such as prefab structures are slowly gaining ground in the housing market over the Indians. With a growing population and the need for more affordable housing options, it is very important for architects and builders to d... Read >

Timely management of problems with builder, contractor and team can bring project management success

By Sameer I was working for an Interiors Project of an office having an area of 5000 sq.ft. for iDream. My association with the project led to great learning's. I learnt a lot while having to overcome all the obstacles I faced in the way to execute th... Read >