The retail landscape in India and other regions is poised for a transformation as brick-and-mortar stores and online shopping channels come together to offer customers a seamless shopping experience. The growing popularity of online shopping has given consumers the convenience

“The infrastructure gaps shall not be allowed to multiply and should be addressed at the earliest opportunity before it leaves a deep scar on the administration of justice and it becomes too late to act wisely. Fiscal constraints is no

Architecture has invariably been a symbol of three critical junctures—past, present, and future—across a given time-space continuum. When a building is constructed, a spatial connection is forged with the urban fabric where it physically belongs. Moreover, architects often instill their

Humanity has witnessed, what seems to be, a generational shift in the last few years. We have started to realise that with the increasing population, the rate of consumption is far outstripping the rate of replenishment and regeneration. The spaces

Painstaking efforts are undertaken at DFI to be rigorous and comprehensive in their designs. They do this by focusing on continual learning and incorporating lessons from the best industry practices from around the globe. Anand further adds, “We try and

The raging second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic has shown an unprecedented impact on the Real Estate Market. The Industry has witnessed growing demand in the housing sector in recent years; sales velocity gathered over the last few months owing

Pedestrian over-bridges and subways offer little respite, often due to unsuitable location, poor quality of design, and/or lack of maintenance. Pedestrians tend to hit the roads, squeezing past grilled dividers and fences, risking their lives to save a little time

As the nation grows by leaps and bounds, new roads are constructed, and existing ones widened to accommodate the motorist. The encroachment of roads into pavements has shoved the pedestrian into the fringes, marginalizing him into shrinking corners, with not

Simple design considerations based on the foundation of climatology and mindfulness are adequate to address low-cost housing problems. A Vastu-compliant layout that concerns itself with a compact core, rooms admitting daylight and a ventilated kitchen area are fundamental to the

Low-cost housing in India has, for decades been proposed and propagated by successive governments to alleviate poverty, and provide safe and secure livelihoods for millions. The demand-supply gap has remained a major deterrent in the present scenario, and our nation

Walkability, as defined by Wikipedia, is a measure of how friendly an area is for walking. It has health, environmental and economic benefits. When we put these words into practical use in our daily life in India, we realize the

Our future is thriving to be wireless.  Anything connected through a cord or a wire will act as a restriction; it will restrict the flexibility and circulation within our own abodes as well.  Today, Home Automation is in its initial stage of growth

Commercial spaces have undergone many evolutions over the years. In the roman ages, with no common term, these were simply referred to as spaces designated to a person or a set of people to conduct official business. The Romans had a

Commercial Architecture has witnessed a significant boost since the advent of the industrial revolution. Though typologically, office space is still defined with expansive floor plates and cubicles, the forms, however, these features have attained and the approach towards office space design has

Increasing by nearly 100% since the first half of 2016 from the year-ago period, there is a buzz around the affordable housing segment after the announcement of a slew of rebates on home loans under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana.

County walk is a 200-acre integrated township which is being developed and designed as a self-sufficient gated community with Residential, Commercial and Recreational areas and facilities for health and education on the Agra-Mumbai road, on the outskirts of Indoor. County walk is an eco-friendly township

At Design Forum International a ‘Masterplan’ is a structure within which a place or locality is encouraged to develop or change architecturally. Cities are modifying, the dynamics of it are fluctuating and changing at a very fast pace, that’s where master planning comes in,

BDI Ambaram is an August residential township which is spread over 13.5 acres of expansive land area. This grandiose residential township comprises of 1 BHK (635 sq. ft.), 2 BHK (800 sq. ft.) and 2BHK Premium (980 sq. ft.) luxurious apartments

Summer Palm is Design Forum International’s first successful delivered projects in the cost-effective segment of residential projects. Spread across a 13.29-acre site, it houses 900 apartments and is designed with a built-up area of just over a million sq. feet.

Cost effective planning has become an important and popular approach to architectural design. With the rising working class and an increase in urban population, it has become imperative for every city to have affordable and modern housing solutions. This design

The NIT campus sited on over 2 lakh sq. m of site area situated on the outskirts of Delhi is regarded as the first’ vehicle-free campus’ built on the principals of sustainability and design innovation. Being designed as the’ future

This school campus has been solicitously designed to create an active and vibrant environment which prompts learning and richly enables the teaching procedure. It has been designed by DFI to even the most infinitesimal elements that address the present-day needs of the students. The

Design Forum International comprehends that an ‘Institution’ is a space where growth, progression, and evaluation of ideas occur. Institutions are the prime and profound source of direction and erudition. DFI has designed Institutional buildings which are exemplary in terms of safety, durability, energy efficiency, environmental

The Eros Business Centre is a commercial building located on the Southern Peripheral Road colloquially known as Golf Course Extension Road, Gurgaon. The building is intended to achieve clean floor plates that allow flexibility in dividing spaces into smaller units. The

Business Bay is a 0.56 lac sq. ft. office building at Okhla Phase II. It is an Eco-Office project which is designed in a neat contemporary and aesthetically immaculate architectural form using bold and playful masses of crisp granite juxtaposed with

Cyberwalk is an 18.40 lac sq. ft. office building which is conceptualized as a self-sufficient green building within a 150-acre information technology campus in Manesar, Haryana. Cyberwalk was born out of the idea of bringing man and nature together, within an office environment,

Design Forum International is an architectural organization which was founded by three esteemed architects of our time, Goonmeet Singh Chauhan, Anoj Tevatia and Anand Sharma. After graduating from IIT Kharagpur, they started an architectural practice called Tevatia Chauhan & Sharma Architects

Design Forum International is an architectural organization which was founded by three esteemed architects of our time, Goonmeet Singh Chauhan, Anoj Tevatia and Anand Sharma. After graduating from IIT Kharagpur, they started an architectural practice called Tevatia Chauhan & Sharma Architects

Inspired by nature as a driving force, the name Botanica was conceived for the lavish development which is like a serene green oasis in the heart of south Delhi.  The biomass of the periphery green is intensified by accommodating 4 ft deep

Initially conceived with a brief of smaller units that would be quick and easy to sell, the design brief adapted itself to accommodate the commercial needs of real estate in prime locations such as those of the site. While architecture

NIT, Delhi Conceived as the first vehicle-free campus built on the principals of sustainability and design innovation, the NIT Delhi campus is sited on over 2 lakh sq m of site area on the outskirts of Delhi. Being designed as the future

The Highland Park project located in Gurgaon, which has a design brief to respond to the site. Since the present skyline of the area is very monotonous with high rise towers all around amidst the greenery in villages, To achieve some rhythm

The City of Kolkata is one of the oldest urban conglomerates in the sub-continent; it was here that the British chose to have their colonial era capital for a long time, and traders from different parts of the world chose

Service apartment is another category  which is the fastest growing segment among hospitality in the NCR, Bangalore, and Mumbai – Pune region which is more prevalent in Secondary and peripheral business districts due to lower real estate costs This sector has a

A category with increasing popularity, as retail and mixed use developments increase along with commensurate increase in Floor area ratios (FAR), developments choose to incorporate hospitality components to the development, it works well for the development by bringing diversity , association with

A standalone property has the benefit of ‘flexibility’ wherein decision making can be immediate in a changing scenario. Therefore, it can take a stand on the kind of rate it wants to offer guests, unlike chain hotels which have long

In the growing stature of the associative corporate sector, the hospitality industry is one sector that is growing rapidly across the world. Growing business appetite along with an increase in spending power of an individual, the hospitality industry is catering