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Presentation for Terms of Reference (TOR) before the Esteemed Members of

“STATE EXPERT APPRAISAL COMMITTEE – 1”, AHMEDABAD

COMPLETED

COMMERCIAL OFFICE/ CORPORATE PARK

Locality – Aambli Bopal Road

District – Ahmedabad City, State – Gujarat

Size of the Project: 21108 SQMTS

Expected cost of the project: Contact Information: 9825082984

SHAINAL SUTARIA Screening Category: 8A

PROPOSED BY

SARTHAV INFRASTRUCTURE PVT. LTD.

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Agenda

Ahmedabad today and its needs

Planning of Abhishree Corporate Park

Abhishree Corporate Park Vision

Framework for Abhishree Corporate Park

Summary

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Challenges faced by Ahmedabadtoday led to the genesis of Abhishree Coporate Park

“Abhishree Corporate Park will allow its Corporates to learn, grow, become prosperous, enjoy life with good health and live sustainably in harmony with the Earth. They will have every facility and opportunity they need to enjoy life to the fullest.”

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2007 2008 2008 2012

Identifying the needs of

the corporate Park

Laid down the aspiration

for the Corporate Park

being Planned

Search for the master

planners - A

Site surveys to study land

forms, terrain, water

bodies, local flora, water

table & others

First draft of master plan

AUDA plans as approved

by ahmedabad urban

Development Authority

of India

Masterplan finalized for

entire 21108 Sqm.

Building Use Permission

Obtained

Major Corporates Moved

in and the building was

ready for use

The planning process for Abhishree Corporate Park started 8 Years ago and the project was completed in June 2012

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A three pronged approach was used in the master-planning to achieve our vision of developing a world-class city

ABHISHREE CORPORATE

PARK

Engage with global experts; engagement with Indian counterparts to adapt their expertise to Indian context

Understand global best practices and benchmarks for design, construction & operations of a city

Translating the vision into a master plan – studies and surveys for further refinement

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B

C

We have associated with the best-in-class partners and industry thought leaders over the past few years

Architect

Block design

and landscaping

Structural Consultants

Smart and Sustainablecity

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A

Global benchmarks that define livability and its various aspects were studied and incorporated in the planning of Abhishree Corporate Park (1/2)

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Mercer’s

Quality of living survey

Mercer conducts annual “quality of living” survey across 200+ cities in the world ranking them based on 39 factors categorized into various groups such as –

Political and Social environment

Economic and Socio-cultural environment

Housing and Recreation

Medical and health considerations

Schools and education

Public services and transportation

Consumer goods

Natural environment

EIU issues global livability report ranking all the cities in the world on various livability parameters with different weight as below –

Stability (25%) – Political & social stability; safety & security

Culture & environment (25%) – Climate; social fabric; cultural & sports facilities

Healthcare (20%) – Healthcare services; general health indicators

Infrastructure (20%) – Roads; power & water; public transport; communications

Education (10%) – Availability and quality of schools; public education indicators

Global livability report

B

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A number of surveys and detailed studies were done that resulted in the current master plan

Geo-technical investigation of the site

Site surveys for contour and terrain

Soil and hydrology survey of site

Study and survey of regional flora

Survey of River edge line and HFL

Surveys are unavailable due to completion of the project

Towards more Livable Indian Cities. Decoding livability for a

city - A Future Institute Publication

Thinking about Abhishree Corporate Park –

Architect/Landscape Architect

Urban Design Guidelines Compilation – Architect/Landscape

Architect

Abhishree Corporate Park landscape guidelines - Architect

/Landscape Architect

Abhishree Corporate Park tree transplanting guidelines –

Architect/Landscape

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Sample list only

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Abhishree Corporate Park is envisioned to be “India’s most livable city”

Vision statement of Abhishree Corporate Park

To find a place which can cater to the existing needs of the people in the locality, and

thus creating an environment suitable for them. Enhance the workplace communities,

and thus creating an environment and spaces to enhance the workplace communication,

eye for details and networking. Through this corporate will gain a better understanding of

the latest news, innovation around the industry. The building was also aimed at a

sustainable living space. Also it is benchmarked on every important aspect of urban

appeal, walk to work opportunities, security, connectivity, technology enablement and

lots more

View of Abhishree Corporate Park

Completed View

Sitting Area View from BRTS Route

Our vision of Abhishree Corporate Park at the end of our journey

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Planned

Abhishree Corporate Park is “Planned" to ensure easy living with

affordable high quality residences, varied commercial opportunities

and convenient access to open spaces, retail centers, educational

institutions, healthcare, clubhouses and cultural spaces.

City master-plan that allows for easy phasing, provides open

spaces and amenities for better quality of life and encourages

walkability

Green design principles adopted in master planning and block

designing

Physical infrastructure design (power, water) that allows for easy

phasing and sustainability

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B

C

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Prudent - Focus on high quality and sustainable infrastructure: power and water self-

sufficiency; smart and connected corporate Park; safe and secure Offices

Place - Located between high growth corridors of S.G. Road and S.P. Ring Road. Located on

Aambli Bopal Road, with BRTS Corridor

Planned - Detailed planning of open spaces, amenities, commercial to ensure enhanced

productivity

Pulse - Great public spaces with beautiful landscapes and range of amenities that allow for

better communication

Potential – Schools, Malls, Shops and Banks in the vicinity

Abhishree Corporate Park “5P” framework for design, construction and operations was developed based on global best practices

greens Schools Neighbourhood centres Religious places Medical facilities

5 mins

5-7 mins

Walking distances

Wide

footpaths

Positive pedestrian environment as schools, neighborhood centers, religious places and other amenities are within 5 to 10 minutes of walk A

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B

Maximum shading achieved for N-S roads on account of

overall zone layout

Landscaping strategy on E-W roads to ensure pedestrian

comfort by thick canopied tree plantation

Un-shaded internal courtyards in 20-storey blocks to be

catered through medium to large canopied trees

MLCP terrace with reduced shading expanding potential

for Solar PV

100% Courtyard Shading

35-40% Courtyard un-shaded throughout the year

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Landscaping to resolve shading

Shading analysis of a typical zone

Each block has been designed to ensure adequate sunlight, natural shade and air circulation - allowing comfortable micro-climate throughout the year (2/3)

“Pedestrian-first” approach in road design: Wide footpaths with green cover to encourage walking for short commutes; use of technology to ensure road safety

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A

Typical street view ROW Sections – 19m roads

ROW Sections – 25m roads ROW Sections – 39m roads

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B

Range of velocity within the site is 1–

5m/s

Larger percentage of flats oriented

towards the wind ward side along E-W

running roads observing high velocity

Provision of wing wall at individual flat

level will ensure wind harvesting for

indoor ventilation

Wind catchers deliberated as an option to

improve natural ventilation in MLCPs

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Highest wind velocity (5m/s) along E-W roads

Moderate-high velocity along N-S roads: 2-3m/s for spaces

between blocks 4-5 m/s at junctions

8-storey Blocks: Comfortable wind velocity of 3-4m/s in the courtyards on account of 6mx6m voids 20-storey Blocks: Reduced

velocity of 2-3m/s due to T-projection in the courtyard

Wind velocity analysis of a typical

zone

Each block has been designed to ensure adequate sunlight, natural shade and air circulation - allowing comfortable micro-climate throughout the year (3/3)

Block level UG tanks- 100000 Liters

Building level overhead tanks (OHT) ~5000 Liters

UGT via Bore Wells

OHT via submersible pumps

Drainage system provided by the local authority for all wastewater management types. During the inception of the project Soak Well and septic well were provided Percolating Well: Plot Area = 8500 SQ MT Required = 1NOS Percolating Well/ 4000 Sqmt = 3 Nos Total Provided: 3 Nos

Break tank (GSR)

Options for water distribution network have been evaluated and GSR planned in addition to normal network design for more reliability

Storage location

Normal operations

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UNIT USER REQ( DIA DEPTH)

PROVI(DIA DEPTH)

17 255 3X6 (3 NOS) 4X 6.25 (3 NOS)

17 255 1.0X1.20X1.30(3 NOS)

1.20X1.35X1.50(3 NOS)

•Drainage system provided by the local authority for all wastewater management types.

•During the inception of the project Soak Well and septic well were provided

•Drainage system provided by the local authority for all wastewater management types.

•During the inception of the project Soak Well and septic well were provided

•Drainage system provided by the local authority for all wastewater management types.

•During the inception of the project Soak Well and septic well were provided

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C

Phasing of power demPower demand load in Abhishree Corporate Park expected to be 400 KW towards the project

2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

POWER 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400

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• Parking: 3206 Sqmt 4 Wheelers

2206 Sqmt 2 Wheelers

1234 Sqmt Visitors Parking

6645 Sqmt Total Parking

Open Spaces: 4676 SQMT Community Facilities: Clubhouse- Gym, No disturbance to the existing ecology

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Place

Abhishree Corporate Park is a “Place” of beauty, comfort and

harmony with a pleasant environment that offers excellent

connectivity to the region and the world.

Strategically located that will ensure “not a ghost town” but a

vibrant city for housing, commerce and entertainment

Connectivity gets better over time (road and rail) based on

ongoing and proposed enhancements in external infrastructure

In addition to encouraging walkability, extensive Sarthav Group

operated transport service to reduce car usage

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Abhishree Corporate Park is located in geographical proximity of S.G. Road and S.P. Ring Road A

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S.G. Road

S.P. Ring Road

Abhishree Corporate Park has good road & rail connectivity to major parts of Ahmedabad B

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AIR CONNECTIVITY RAILWAY CONNECTIVITY

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LATEST BRTS ROUTE FOR AHMEDABAD, INDIA. INCLUDES THE BRTS ROUTE B

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A Malls on opposite

side

Clubhouse

Lake front plaza

Landscape Areas

Business Center

Key public amenities planned in Abhishree Corporate Park

Three-pronged plan for generation of economic activity and creation of jobs in the city to make it successful

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Abhishree

Corporate Park

10 Building comprises majority of

IT/ITeS companies

Media Companies

Manufacturing

Services

Short Distance to

Retail

Hospitality

Education

Medical/Legal

Transport

Facility Management

7 Other Buildings consisting of

Large MNCs / corporate offices

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Nearby Police Station Bopal Police Station

Hospital Bopal multispeciality hospital School Tulip School, Bopal

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Prudent

Abhishree Corporate Park is “Prudent” such as to inspire responsible

co-existence by investing in new age technologies and creating a place

that is smart, secure, eco-friendly and sustainable.

Environment-friendly design that reduces waste of precious

resources and allows conservation of nature

Governance model that allows citizens’ participation and

sustainable city operations

Cutting-edge technology for e-governance that allows for

efficient city operations and to make the city safe & secure

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Solid waste set-up for Abhishree Corporate Park needs to be a mix of on-site - segregation & collection - and off-site processing facilities (1/2)

Waste

segregation

Dry and wet waste to be segregated at

apartment level and collected at building level

bins -

Separate dry and wet waste bags to be

provided to residents

Awareness camps and incentive schemes

to be designed to ensure maximum

segregation at source

Waste

collection

Waste to be transferred from building level

collection bins to community bins via Auto

Trippers or Manual carts

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Solid waste set-up for Abhishree Corporate Park needs to be a mix of on-site - segregation & collection - and off-site processing facilities (2/2)

Waste

processing

Biodegradable / Organic waste to be

processed and converted to manure /

soil improviser – manure to be used in

maintaining the landscape at Abhishree

Corporate Park

Recyclables to be sorted and sold to

Recycling vendors for further recycling

Waste

disposal

Inert waste to be transferred from the

processing facility to a scientific landfill

site using portable compactor trucks by

AMC

Key principle is to reduce waste to

landfill to extent possible

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Outsourced

Outsourced

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Waste to be collected from the community bins on site and transferred to the offsite

Waste Processing and Material Recovery facility via Potable compactors

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BRTS in the region connect Nehrunagar, Sivranjini, Iskcon , Bopal and Sanad.

BRTS stop located at

Ambli.

Consistent travel times

from bopal to sivranjini

and nehrunagar.

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Block-level Security Design

Card / Numpad based access control – only for residents

Card / Numpad based access control – only for residents

Turnstiles & security cabins – for visitor access and management

Turnstiles & security cabins – for visitor access and management

Abhishree Corporate Park is planned as an “Open City”; but secure at a block level with eyes on the street to ensure safety of public spaces (2/2)

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PLANNING OF THE PROJECT AND ITS EXECUTION

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UNITS

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RMC VS SITE BATCHING

• RMC was preferred over site batching due to low need of concrete in the project