Architect Hafeez Contractor

Receiving Padma Bhushan Award: 2016

The Third Highest Civilian Award in India Learn More

Mr. Hafeez Contractor Mumbai

The Man who Draws India Learn More

DLF Cyber City Gurgaon

Largest Completed Integrated Business Park Learn More

23 Marina Dubai

Tallest Residential Building in the World (Aug 2012) Learn More

MIAL T1B-1C Mumbai

Modernisation of Busiest Airport Terminals in India Learn More

Tallest Building in India Mumbai

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DY Patil Stadium Navi Mumbai

Amongst the Best 6 Cricket Stadium in the World Learn More

The Firm

Hafeez Contractor Firm

Architect Hafeez Contractor – The Firm

Architect Hafeez Contractor [AHC] is the leading architectural design consultancy firm, of India. The company has grown from a modest three-person firm in 1982 to having a team strength of over 550 plus people consisting of 24 Associates, 60+ Senior Architects, 90+ Architects, 5 Senior Project Managers / Coordinators, 20+ Interior Designers, 10+ Site Engineers, 10 3D Visualizers & Photoshop Artists, 190+ Draughts men, 40+ Support / Technical staff and Student Interns.

The firm prides itself on unique design concept and bold execution, while remaining responsive to the clients’ diverse requirements, solutions are crafted appropriately to the needs of each client. The rapid growth, massive body of completed work and impressive clientele bear testimony to the firm’s commitment to produce the best in every project commissioned.

AHC has successfully designed and executed works for clients ranging from large real estate developers, public sector undertakings, large corporations and institutions to health care entrepreneurs. In addition, large residential complexes, hospitals, educational institutions, hotels, resorts and large town and city planning schemes have all been undertaken and completed in record time. AHC’s substantial experience and the large and well-resourced team puts the firm in the enviable position of being better equipped to successfully deliver designs for jobs of any size, nature or complexity.

Hafeez Contractor himself designs every project and then hands over to his 20 extremely well qualified, experienced and specialized Associates, who further develop the designs with their teams. They, with their teams focus deeply on the design potential of each work, converting them into built reality, within the time frame and budget provided, ensuring quality and on time delivery from the drawing board to the project completion stages, of each project.

The unique “one window facility” based on the project profile, enables the firm to work with other eminent consultants, both Indian and International, to provide consultancy for structural, mechanical, engineering, tendering, landscaping, statutory approvals or any other services the client may require. This allows the firm to single-mindedly focus on their core competence of conception, creation and realization of great design projects.

HC Profile

AIIAGD Arch, MS Arch & UD (USA), Doctor of Architecture Honoris Causa

Hafeez Contractor

Hafeez Contractor has impacted the skyline of much of the built environment of metropolitan India, with an unmistakable identifying stamp. He set up practice in 1982 with a dedication to design excellence, efficient delivery and sophistication in building technology. Today, Hafeez Contractor heads the largest architectural firm in India, with over 550 team members, comprising of architects, urban/town planners, interior designers, landscape artists, civil engineers, CAD operators and 3D and graphic designers. The firm has to its credit over 2500 clients and 7.2 billion square foot of ongoing projects in 100 cities and 5 countries. Hafeez Contractor was born in Mumbai and studied at Boy’s Town Boarding School, Nasik. He completed his architectural studies from the Academy of Architecture in Mumbai and graduated from Columbia University, New York, in 1976-77. However, his career began far earlier, in 1968 when he worked as apprentice with Ar. T. Khareghat, a firm he became an associate partner with, in 1977. Between 1977 and 1980 Ar. Contractor has been visiting faculty at the Academy of Architecture, Mumbai.

He is the winner of over 75 National and International Awards for excellence in contributions to architecture including CWAB Architect of the Year (2006 to 2013), A+D Hall of Fame for the Decade Award. He has twice has been included in India Today’s Most Powerful Indians List in last decade and has won innumerable awards for best residential, commercial, educational and hospitality projects across India. Ar. Contractor’s passion is to create structures that exemplify functional and aesthetic qualities and has shaped and changed the urban built landscape of the country through provocative, unpredictable and revolutionary ideas while executing a wide range of architectural projects. His work spans the gamut of possibilities of the constructed space: bungalows, residential developments, hospitals, hotels, corporate offices, banking and financial institutions, commercial complexes, shopping malls, educational institutions, recreational and sports facilities, townships, airports, railway stations, urban planning, civic redevelopment and infrastructure projects and low cost housing. The impressive chart of work that Ar Contractor catalogs, includes some of the tallest structures on the subcontinent, The Imperial Towers, Mumbai; one of the tallest residential buildings in the world, 23 Marina, Dubai; has moderenized the two busiest airports of the country, Mumbai and New Delhi; and one of the best cricket stadiums of the world, DY Patil Stadium, Mumbai. Apart from commercial construction projects, he has invested in researching and conceptualizing ways in which to positively impact the urban environment with proposals for public spaces and slum redevelopment. These include ‘The Western Waterfront Development,’ a scheme that attempts to rejuvenate the urban environment by creating large, open, green spaces in Mumbai and streamlining the city’s transport needs, and is finally being realized as West Line Freeway Project .

Hafeez Contractor has also worked on solutions for the issue of slums plaguing Mumbai, along with officials of the urban development department and senior authorities, by introducing a Slum Rehabilitation Scheme. He is currently empanelled and working with the housing boards of several Indian states including Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and others. Hafeez Contractor was a member of the Bombay Heritage Committee and the New Delhi Lutyens Bungalow Zone Review Committee. His impressive practice, which has spanned over three and a half decades, is based on a core philosophy. He asserts, “Architecture should be honest and must respond to the spirit of the time characterized by distinct ideas, disparate missions, contrasting convictions and divergent preferences. It is this enduring belief that has brought me to where I am today.” A strong advocate of the vertical growth of cities, judicious land use and the need for sustainable, compact cities to maintain a perfect harmony between increasing population and limited land resources, Ar. Contractor has also worked with a leading Gurgaon-based developer to influence government that high-rise development has more advantages in terms of quality life versus intense low-rise structures dotting the landscape.

Ar. Contractor is passionate about social housing and his dream is to provide a house for every Indian.

Associates

Swati Pandit

Sr. Associate Architect

Swati Pandit

Swati joined AHC in 1989 she completed her education from Sir J. J. College of Architecture, Mumbai. Some of her notable projects are listed below:-

  • Hiranandani Palace Gardens - Chennai
  • DLF – Garden City - Lucknow
  • DLF – Valley Homes - Panchkula, Chandigarh
  • Riviera Town - Bhopal
  • Oberoi Park View Kandivli - Mumbai
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Hiten Negandhi

Sr. Associate Architect

Hiten Negandhi

Hiten joined AHC in 1989, he completed his education from Academy of Architecture, Mumbai. Some of his notable projects are listed below:-

  • Hiranandani Garden - Powai, Mumbai
  • Mahindra Gardens - Goregaon, Mumbai
  • Mantri Espana - Bangalore
  • Nirmal Lifestyle - Mulund
  • Neelkanth Woods - Thane
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Rajeev Trehan

Sr. Associate Architect

Rajeev Trehan

Rajeev joined AHC in 1990, he completed his education from Sir J. J. College of Architecture, Mumbai. Some of his notable projects are listed below:-

  • 23 Marina - Dubai
  • D. Y. Patil Stadium - New Mumbai
  • DLF - The Aralias - Gurgaon
  • DLF – The Magnolias - Gurgaon
  • DLF – The Belaire - Gurgaon
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Nilabh Nagar

Sr. Associate Architect

Nilabh Nagar

Nilabh joined AHC in 1991, he completed his education from School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi. Some of his notable projects are listed below:--

  • Noida City Centre - Noida
  • Hiranandani Office Park - Mumbai
  • ONGC, Delhi, Mumbai - Kolkatta
  • Richmond Park Residential Complex - Gurgaon
  • Atria Shopping Mall - Mumbai
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Mavji Patel

Associate Architect

Mavji Patel

Mavji joined AHC in1995,he completed his education from L. S. Raheja College of Architecture, Mumbai. Some of his notable projects are listed below:-

  • Colgate Corporate Head Office Powai - Mumbai
  • Nirmal Lifestyle Mulund - Mumbai
  • RNA Mirage High Rise Worli - Mumbai
  • DSK Mantri Pinnacle - Bangalore
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Ashish Kanungo

Associate (ID)

Ashish Kanungo

Ashish joined AHC in 1995,he completed his education from Raheja College of Architecture. Some of his notable projects are listed below:-

  • Intelenet BPO Office - Chennai/Thane/Mumbai
  • Infosys IT Office - Chandigarh/Pune/Bangalore
  • ICICI Bank Office - Hyderabad
  • Crisil Corporate Office -Powai
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Rahul Parmaj

Associate Architect

Rahul Parmaj

Rahul joined AHC in 1997,he completed his education from SPSMBHS College of Architecture, Kolhapur. Some of his notable projects are listed below:-

  • Hiranandani Gardens Powai - Mumbai
  • Rustomjee Urbania - Thane
  • Dosti Acres Wadala - Mumbai
  • Hiranandani Rodas Enclave - Thane
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Pushyamitra Londhe

Associate Architect

Pushyamitra Londhe

Pushyamitra joined AHC in 1998, he completed his education from MIET Gondia, Nagpur. Some of his notable projects are listed below:-

  • Imperial Tower I&II - Mumbai
  • Lavasa – Resi/Comm - Pune
  • SP Infocity IT Park - Chennai
  • DLF Westend Heights - Bengaluru
  • Sahara Ambey Valley -Lonavla
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Karl Wadia

Sr. Associate Architect

Karl Wadia

Karl joined AHC in 1999, he completed his education from Academy of Architecture, Rachna Sansad, Mumbai, and Columbia University New York, USA. Some of his notable projects are listed below:-

  • ICC Towers - Mumbai
  • BITS Pilani Project Parivartan - Pilani
  • BITS Pilani Campus Expansion - Hyderabad
  • BITS Pilani Campus Expansion - Goa
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Apoorva Sharma

Associate Architect

Apoorva Sharma

Apoorva joined AHC in 2004, she completed her education from School of Architecture IPS Academy and Indian Education Society and College Of Architecture, Urban Regional Planning, Mumbai. Some of her notable projects are listed below:-

  • Island City Centre - Mumbai
  • BITS Parivartan - Jaipur
  • BITS Pilani - Hyderabad
  • BITS Pilani - Goa
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Chaitalee Patadia

Associate Architect

Chaitalee Patadia

Chaitalee Patadia is an Architect and Urban Planner. She graduated from D. C. Patel School of Architecture and completed her masters in Urban & Regional Planning from Academy of Architecture. She joined AHC as a Junior Architect in year 2005. She is involved in residential, commercial and institutional projects. Her notable projects are listed below:-

  • SDB4 (Software Development Block) – Infosys Mysore
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Manisha Shivagunde

Associate Architect

Manisha Shivagunde

Manisha joined the firm in the year 2005. She graduated from D.Y. Patil College of Engineering and Technology, Kolhapur. She is involved in various type of works which includes Master planning, Institutional, Residential, Commercial& High end Interiors. Her notable projects are listed below:-

  • AUK-The American University of Kurdistan, Duhok, Kurdistan, Iraq
  • DLF - The Commanders Court, Chennai
  • DLF -The Sky court, Gurugram
  • RUNWAL Bliss, Mumbai
  • RUNWAL Avenue, Mumbai
  • BIRLA –Vanya, Kalyan
  • DLF- Cyber park, Gurugram
  • HIRANANDANI – Club Meadows, Bangalore
  • PKS -TOWN CENTRAL, Noida
  • Sahara City Homes

Nisar Shaikh

Sr. Associate Architect

Nisar Shaikh

Nisar joined AHC in 2006 he completed his education from SPSMBHS College of Architecture, Kolhapur. Some of his notable projects are listed below:-

  • Nahar’sAmrit Shakti Sector R-12 - Mumbai
  • PannecCresenzo - Mumbai
  • Nahar Sarvodaya Heights - Mumbai
  • JLPL Falcon - Mohali
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Nishant Gupta

Sr. Associate Architect

Nishant Gupta

Nishant joined AHC in 2006 as an intern and in 2008 as an Architect,he completed his B. Arch and M. Arch. Some of his notable projects are listed below:-

  • Lodha Amara & Signet at Thane (10 Million Sq Ft)
  • Amravati Master Plan (1600 Acres), Assembly & High-Court Buildings at Amravati–AP (5 Million Sq Ft).
  • Xrbia Townships at Hinjewadi-Pune (5 Million Sq Ft).
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Gaurav Shah

Associate Architect

Gaurav Shah

Gaurav joined AHC in 2006, he completed his education from Bharati Vidhyapeeth College of Architecture, Mumbai. His notable projects are listed below:-

  • The LaLiT, Ahmedabad
  • ITC Royal Bengal, Kolkata
  • Cavern Hotel & Resort, Dubai
  • ITC Maratha RG Pavilion, Mumbai
  • Radius Ten BKC, Bandra
  • Hirco Residential, Panvel
  • Symbiosis International University, Nagpur
  • Hirco Club House, Panvel
  • Taj Mount Road, Chennai
  • Tata Actrec Vishramgrih, Kharghar
  • Avesthagen ITPL, Bengaluru

Kirtisagar Bollar

Associate Architect

Kirtisagar Bollar

Kirtisagar joined AHC in 2007,he completed his education from Academy of Architecture, Mumbai. Some of his notable projects are listed below:-

  • Reliance Convention Centre - Mumbai
  • Reliance Twin Tower Headquarters -Navi Mumbai
  • Radius Ten BKC - Mumbai
  • Kalpataru Thane Township - Thane
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Zakira Patel

Associate (ID)

Zakira Patel
Zakira joined AHC in 2007,she completed her education from Rizvi College of Architecture. Some of her notable projects are listed below:-

  • IL&FS Atrium Library - Mumbai
  • IIT Convention Centre - Mumbai
  • ATS Residential Lobby - Delhi
  • National Institute of Industrial Engg Academic Building - Mumbai
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Madhav Patil

Associate Architect

Madhav Patil

Madhav joined the firm in the year 2007. He graduated from Architecture from Sir J.J. college of architecture, Mumbai. He is involved in various integrated township developments, residential apartments, large housing developments and master planning. His notable projects are listed below:-

  • Hiranandani Palace Gardens for M/s HIRCO - Chennai
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Alqama Qureshi

Associate Architect

Alqama Qureshi

Alqama joined the firm in the year March 2007. He graduated from Mumbai University and pursued Masters in Urban Design from Oxford Brookes University, UK. He is involved in various Residential and High rise projects. His notable projects are listed below:-

  • Raymond Ten X Habitat, Thane
  • Mantri Pinnacle, Bangalore
  • Mantri Blossom, Bangalore
  • L&T Rejuve 360, Mulund
  • L&T Parel Phase-2
  • Kalpataru Avana, Parel
  • Kalpataru Crest, Bhandup
  • ATS Kucoon, Gurgaon
  • ATS Triumph, Gurgaon
  • ATS Golf Villas, Noida

Mayur Sondagar

Associate Architect

Mayur Sondagar

Mayur joined AHC in2008, he completed his education from Dr. D. Y. Patil College of Engg. & Architecture. Some of his notable projects are listed below:-

  • ATS Greens - Noida
  • ATS Paradiso - Noida
  • ATS Hamlet -Noida
  • Delhi Airport Domestic Terminal T1D -Delhi
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Vinay Shiposkar

Associate Architect

Vinay Shiposkar

Vinay joined AHC in2010,he completed his education from RachnaSansad, Mumbai and Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA. Some of his notable projects are listed below:-

  • BITS - Goa
  • W54 - Mumbai
  • India Tower DN - Mumbai
  • Lodha Venezia - Mumbai

Kalpesh Mevada

Associate Architect

Kalpesh Mevada

Kalpesh graduated from L. S. Raheja School of Architecture, he has a Master’s Degree in Environmental Design from UK. Before joining AHC he worked on Sustainable design and Environmental Performance Assessments in the UK. He joined AHC in 2011 as an Architect. He is involved in Master planning, Green building design, Educations buildings, Residential, Luxury residential / Resorts scheme, private residences, Institutional campuses, IT parks, Hotels & Convention Centre, Auditoriums & Sports Centres, etc. His notable projects are listed below :-

  • SDB4 (Software Development Block) – Infosys Mysore
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Mubashir Jabir

Associate Architect

Mubashir Jabir

Mubashir joined AHC in 2013, he completed his education from SRM school of Architecture and Interior Design, Chennai and Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia, Spain. Some of his notable projects are listed below:-

  • CIDCO Mass Housing, Navi Mumbai
  • Runwal Gardens, Dombivili
  • Park Mansion Heritage Building, Kolkata.
  • IRSDC – Railway Land Development – 19 Stations.

Hatim Husseini Bhabrawala

Associate Architect

Hatim Husseini Bhabrawala

Hatim joined AHC in 2014 as an intern and in 2015 as an Architect, he completed his B. Arch from SCET Surat. He has dealt with array of projects of different nature, complexity and size ranging from Large Master Planning, Group Housing, SRA & Redevelopment Projects, Ultra Luxury High-Rises, Public Buildings, Affordable Housing, IT Parks, Corporate Interiors, Hospitality, Education Institutes to Bus Stands, Temples and Art Installations etc. In International Design Competitions, he was part of prestigious Central Vista & Indian Parliament Project at New Delhi where AHC was a finalist and at Amravati Government Complex Master Plan along with Assembly, High-Court Buildings where AHC was a winner. Some of his notable projects are listed below:-

  • Luxury Residential Development for Whiteland Group in Gurugram, NCR (5 Million Sq Ft)
  • Prescon Miracle Bay, Mahim (0.6 Million Sq Ft)
  • Amravati Master Plan (1600 Acres), Assembly & High-Court Buildings at Amravati–AP (5 Million Sq Ft)
  • Lodha Amara Club at Thane (25,000 Sq Ft)
  • Godrej Townships at Mahalunge, Hinjewadi & Keshavnagar-Pune (20 Million Sq Ft)
  • Transcon Developments at Andheri, Malad - Mumbai (5 Million Sq Ft)
  • Blue Dream City Master Plan-China (47 Sq Kilometres)
  • Seimens Headquarters at Worli - Mumbai
  • Residential Developments for Rohanlifescape, Rustomjee, DLF, Puravankara, Shapoorji, RNA NG, Nahar , Prescon, Sheth, UK Realty, CCI etc
  • Super Tall High-Rises for Man Infraconstruction & Shreepati Group - Mumbai

Ali Hyder Shaikh

Associate Architect

Ali Hyder Shaikh

Ali joined the firm in the year 2015. He graduated from Architecture from Pillai’s College of Architecture (PiCA), Navi Mumbai. He is involved in various Master planning, Residential Projects, Commercial projects & High end Interiors. His notable projects are listed below:--

  • Dhirubhai Ambani International Convention & Exhibition Centre - BKC Reliance
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Sagar Shahasane

Associate Architect

Sagar Shahasane

Sagar joined the firm in the year 2015 and has graduated from Sir J. J. College of Architecture, Mumbai. He is involved in various types of workswhich includes Master planning, Residential,Commercial &Institutional.Few of his notable projects are:-

  • BITS Pilani Goa, Campus Extension
  • Lodha Venezia, Mumbai
  • Lodha BelAir, Mumbai
  • Godrej Exquisite, Thane
  • BKC 101, Mumbai
  • Prestige Marigold, Bangalore
  • Jio World Center (Reliance Convention Center), Mumbai

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Hafeez Contractor

ARCHITECT HAFEEZ CONTRACTOR is the foremost architectural firm in India today. The Company has grown from a modest 3 person firm in 1982 to having a staff strength of well over 100 Architects, Interior Designers, Engineers and other support staff.

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Hafeez Contractor

Adaptability is perhaps one of the best trademarks of humans. Through centuries one has seen the growth of the human race only because change was accepted and acted upon. Human settlements to kingdoms to cities - infrastructure and architecture became the mainstay, each evolving at crossroads of time into significant eras, creating new styles that have set precedents for others to follow.

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Hafeez Contractor

It is rather odd to see a lot of what I have built across one book. As an architect, I have always been only interested in my next building. But this book gives me one of those rare opportunities to reflect on my practice and life at large. Looking back, I often feel that I haven't built enough and I think the best is yet to come - for me and my country!

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Events and Media

Future of Design Summit & Awards 2019

Design X

Acetech Exhibition Mumbai

Acetech Exhibition Mumbai

TOTO Showroom Inauguration, 11th Feb 2019

TOTO Showroom Inauguration, 11th Feb 2019

Lecture at Rachana Sansad College, Mumbai

Lecture at Manipal Institute, Jaipur

Lecture at IIID Conference, Nashik

Press Conference at Nashik

Hafeez Contractor's Interview on Bloomberg Quint

Forbes India 'The Bold Club' powered by Kohler | Architect Hafeez Contractor

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