Design Combine

DESIGN COMBINE
DESIGN COMBINE OFFICE,
KAKKANAD, COCHIN
Design Combine's office building was designed to fulfill a set of
requirements that we set at the beginning of the design process:
!Translate the concept of open office to one of complete openness –
both in the interior as well as to the exterior. A feeling of an open
pavilion within nature.
!To give the overpowering nature around it its due, by keeping the
interiors as low key and minimal as possible, both in terms of finishes
as well as items of furniture
!Create a space comfortable for this hot and humid tropical climate
without having to resort to a lot of air-conditioning.
Total Project Cost: Rs. 27 lakhs
Status: Completed in 2004
Total Area:3200 sft.
RESORTS / RENOVATION
MALABAR HOUSE, FORT COCHIN
Client: Mr. Joerg Dreschel
Malabar house, a 250 year old Dutch Bungalow is situated
in a Heritage Zone with strong Jewish, Portuguese, Dutch
and Anglo Travancore influences. This was converted to a
small luxury heritage hotel, introducing the concept of
Heritage Tourism in Kerala. Retaining the essence of the
old Dutch Bangalow, the old building was restored to its
former pristine glory while retrofitting a 5 Star Luxury
hotel, with all the amenities of a modern day hotel, within
its walls. Additional blocks were added to accomodate
further rooms and services.
Total Project Cost: Rs. 3 crores.
Status: Completed in 1999.
Total Designed area: 26,300 sq ft.
RESORTS / RENOVATION
LE-COLONIAL
FORT KOCHI
Clients: John Persenda and Neemrana Group
Project Details:
Restoring this 16th Century Bungalow belonging to the Dutch East
India Company, attention was given to restoring it to as close as the
original as possible. Retaining the rooms as they were, while
introducing toilets, and giving the living areas a new definition,
complete with period furniture formed the essence of the design. The
old wooden floor, roof and wooden ceiling was restored in the process.
Total Area: 25000 sft
Cost of Project: 3 Crores
Status: Completed in 2006
RENOVATION
TOWER HOUSE,
FORT KOCHI
Clients: P.L. Worldways and Neemrana Group
Project Details:
This 16th Century Bungalow, popularly known as the 'Tower House' is a
main landmark building in the Fort Kochi heritage area. The building is
being converted to a 14 room Boutique Resort along with a Restaurant
on the Ground floor. Effort has been made to restore the structure as
much to its original glory while introducing modern toilets, amenities
and adequate light and ventilation to the interiors .
Total Area: 25000 sft
Cost of Project: 2.5 Crores
Status: Ongoing.
RESORT
EDASSERY RESORTS
KUMARAKOM.
Clients: Edassery Hotels Group.
Project Details:
This is a 30 room resort with extended restaurant
and banquet facilities on the Vembanad
waterfront. The thrust of the design was to
maintain as much of the catchment area as
possible that flooded the site and also capitulate
on the views all around. All areas in this resort
have waterfront views.
Total Area: 40000 sft
Cost of Project: 5 Crores
Status: Ongoing.
RESORTS
HEALTH RESORT FOR MFAR
AT KUMILY.
Client: Mfar Hotels & Resorts Pvt. Ltd, Cochin.
Project Details:
Kumily, the nucleus of spice plantation in Kerala, is a major tourist
destination due to its proximity of the Periyar Wildlife Reserve.
The clients want to capitalize on this with a full fledged 5 star
Health Resort contained within a 50 acre organic spice plantation
of vanilla, cardamom, coffee and arecanuts.
The resort intents to blend into the surrounds with the use of local
and ethnic materials. The 1st phase contains 22 cottages and 3
pool cottages, along with the health spa and the restaurants.
Total Area: 75000 sft (1st phase)
Cost of Project (1st Phase) : 15 Crores
Status: Working drawings stage.
RESORTS
1000 OAKS RESORT,
MADIKERI, COORG.
Client: Xavier Furtado, Goa.
Project Details:
This Five Star Resort is planned on a 30 acre property in Madikeri,
Coorg. Three different types of units are designed, such as the Tree
house villas, Premium villas and paddy field villas. It also contains
conference facilities and 3 separate restaurants.
Total Area: 150000 sft (1st phase)
Cost of Project (1st Phase) : 40 Crores
Status: Working drawings stage.
RESORTS / INTERIORS
Projects for CGH Group.
SPICE VILLAGE, THEKKADY
Built in the 1990’s this resort was one of the
first of its kind to use locally available
materials in an eco-sensitive way, thus
heralding the era of eco-tourism. Sprawling
over a 5 acre land it consisted of cottages
designed like hutments in bamboo and
thatch, incorporated with the landscape of
the spice valley.
PANDHAL RESTAURANT, COCHIN.
Project Details:
The 120 seat air-conditioned restaurant was
completed for the Casino Group in 1984.
Being a very low-budget project, unusual
design and material selection was resorted
to such that a dramatic and pleasing design
was enabled in spite of the budget. All
interiors and furniture was also designed by
Design Combine.
INTERIORS FOR CASINO HOTEL, WILLINGDON ISLAND, COCHIN
Project Details:
The restaurant is a conglomerate of soft wood shades, jaisalmer stone and cane works.
The entire seating area in this restaurant overlooks an elaborately designed landscaped
water court. The restaurant incorporates a buffet area with walls adorned by the murals
executed on site by the famous painter Nampoodiri. All furniture also were designed inhouse for the space.
The present stage of renovation works include the introduction of extensive
conferencing and banqueting facilities in the hotel along with a state of the art
pub/bar.
RESORTS
PROPOSED 7 STAR RESORT AT
THALIKKULAM, KERALA.
This project envisages the creation of
about 50 cottages within a structured
environment,
unlike
the
regular
scattered cottage - based resort designs
normally followed. Each cottage has its
own garden spaces surrounding it, built
within the structure and a panoramic
view of the sea and surroundings. The
four presidential suites which overlook
the sea open out into private swimming
pools on the ground floor. The use of
locally available building materials such
as exposed laterite blocks, wood and
mangalore tiles etc are notable.
Projected Project Cost: Rs. 40 crores.
Status: Design in progress.
RESORTS
ABAD WHISPERING PALMS RESORT,
KUMARAKOM
Client: Abad Hotels and Resorts Pvt. Ltd., Cochin.
Project Details:
This 5 acre plot facing the Vembanad lake has 42 independent cottages, conference
hall, restaurant, health club and ayurvedic centre. The resort is conceputalised in the
lines of a Kuttanad village with all the cottages being given a waterfront view by
bringing in a lagoon of water into the site. The cottages with decks cantilevering
above the lagoon provides an unique feel to this singularly designed resort.
Total project Cost; Rs. 10 crores.
Status: Completed in 2002.
RESORTS
TAJ GARDEN RETREAT
KUMARAKOM
Client:Taj Group of hotels
Project Details:
A series of twelve to sixteen units of single/double
cottages spread over about six acres of land. The
scheme was worked out based on the Kuttanad village
concept where all main circulations were the waterways
with all units having a water frontage.
Approximate project Cost
Status
Total BuiltUp
:Rs. 20 Crores
:First Phase Completed
: 40,000 sq.ft.
RESORTS
EXTENSION OF
RADISSON WHITE SANDS RESORT IN GOA
Client:Hospitality Services Ltd.
Project Details:
An additional 130 rooms and suites were added on to an
existing facility with 180 rooms. A new extension to coffee
shop, a spa and extra amenities for staff etc. were also
designed.
Approximate project Cost : Rs. 11 Crores
Status : Awaiting CRZ approval
Total BuiltUp : 130,000 sq.ft.
Projected Project Cost: Rs. 20 crores
Status: Awaiting CRZ approval.
FIVE STAR RESORT FOR STERLING RESORTS,
MUNNAR.
Client:Sterling Resorts.
Project Details:
This resort has been conceived as representing a 15th
Century Kerala Village. Designed in the settlement
pattern of a typical village of those times, it is to emulate
traditional Kerala architecture both in its proportional,
elemental & material aspects as well as in typological and
eco-responsive design details.
Approximate project Cost
: Rs. 9 Crores
Status
: Working Drawings stage
INDUSTRIAL
CAFS FLIGHT KITCHEN
NEDUMBASSERY, COCHIN
Client:
Casino Air Caterers (CGH Group)
This is a state of the art Flight Kitchen
designed and built to cater for the growing
needs of the Cochin International Airport.
The kitchen space is an area of 15000 sft,
completely column-free, and has the roof
slab supported by way of exposed concrete
arched beams.
Total Project Cost: Rs. 10 crores
Status: Completed in 2007
Total Area: 50,000 sft
LE-MERIDIEN SUITE RENOVATION
COCHIN
INTERIOR RENOVATION
Client: Gulfar Hotels
Le-Meridien, Cochin, looking for an image makover
with the interiors of the rooms adapting
contemporary design sensibilities within the
existing framework of architecture. The effort of
the design has been to incorporate "Lightness" and
"Minimalism" of contemporary design while
ensuring minimum architectural interventions.
There are 20 suites and 180 rooms to be renovated,
being executed in phases.
Total Project Cost: Rs. 4 crores
Status: Ongoing
Total Area: 80,000 sft
MATTANCHERRY PALACE RESTORATION &
MUSEUM DESIGN,
COCHIN
Client: Archaeological Survey of India
Mattancherry Palace, more popularly known as the Dutch
Palace, is a functioning musuem run by the Archeological
Survey of India (ASI). The main concept of the design has
been to bring international quality to the museum and to
arrive at a more pragmatic approach to the restoration of
the historic structure. The scope of works include
restoring the original wooden flooring and wall finishes,
lighting of the world famous murals with state of the art
lighting techniques etc.. The entire exhibition is also
being re-designed as an information centre for not only
travellers but the local populace as well.
Total Project Cost: Rs.1.5 crore
Status: Ongoing
Total Area: 25,000 sft
RESIDENTIAL
RESIDENCE OF NINA & JACOB GEORGE
KAKKANAD, COCHIN
This house was designed to illustrate several design
ideas that Jacob George has long held, but has never
been able to implement. It is designed to be totally
modular, with comfort and ease of maintenance (apart
from the usual architectural "niceties") being the main
aims the design aspires to achieve. All walls are prefab
bison board panels, removable with ease. Wiring &
plumbing are therefore easily accessible, and repairs &
changes can be made without resorting to messy
breakage. It also illustrates how one can design to
respond to the climate without resorting to traditional
architecture style of the region. Jacob George won the
Inside Outside Architect of the year -2005 award for
this project.
Total Project Cost: Rs.29 lakhs
Status:Completed in 2005
Total Area: 2200 sft
RIVER HOUSE
(Rani & Ramesh Tharakan Residence),
COCHIN
Project Details:
Designed by Ramesh Tharakan for himself and wife,
the house located on kerala's backwaters is a fusion
of contemporary style and vernacular architecture.
Designed in split levels, thereby creating multiple
volumes which seemingly flow into one another with
all rooms getting spectacular views of the water. The
double height living areas with its well detailed glass
and wood glazing facing the waterfront welcomes
you the moment you enter the house.
Total Project Cost: Rs.60 lakhs
Status:Completed in 1992
Total Area: 5500 sft
RESIDENCE FOR
DR. GEORGE JACOB, PERUMBAVOOR.
Project Details:
The traditional concept of Nalukettu (Courtyard
House) in interpreted with modern needs and
design sensibilities. This project was completely
executed by our sistern concern, Design Build Pvt.
Ltd. and was completed within a period of 18
months including interiors.
Total Project Cost: Rs.1.3 crores
Status: Completed in 2002
Total Area: 8500 sft
PARENTS' HOUSE
KAKKANAD
RESIDENTIAL
Client: Mr. K.K. George
Project Details:
Residence for his parents by Jacob George shows the
architect's commitment to bringing the outside in,
with the use of central courtyard, and large expanses
of glass that provide an abundance of light and air characeristic of all our works. The furniture in the
house was also custom designed.
Total Project Cost: Rs. 2.2 lakhs
Status: Completed in 1980
Total Area: 2300 sft
RESIDENCE FOR DR. THOMAS ABRAHAM
KAKKANAD
Project Details:
4 Bedroom House for Dr. Thomas Abraham, an
Orthopedic surgeon working in the Middle East.
The design utilises natural systems of cooling
thereby minimising the use of air-conditioners.
Total Project Cost; Rs. 40 lakhs
Status: Completed in 2007
Total BuiltUp:3250 sq.ft.
RESIDENTIAL INTERIORS
INTERIORS FOR
PENTHOUSE APARTMENT FOR
SANDHYA & TARUN
Project Details:
The Apartment was carved out of the first
floor the top duplex and some ancillary
spaces resultant apartment was opened
out on the south and the view. The
project was designed and executed from
the service areas of the terrace. The
entire west to take advantage of the
gorgeous waterfont. The project was
designed and executed entirely inhouse,
right down to the smallest detail.
Total Project Cost: Rs. 30 lakhs
Status: Completed in 2003
Total Area: 1800 sft
IT INFRASTRUCTURE
IT BUILDING IN INFOPARK, COCHIN.
Clients: GEONAIR, Dubai.
A high end IT building for the growing IT industry in
kerala is envisaged in the fast developing INFOPARK
area in Cochin. The main features of this design are its
utilisation of natural light to the maximum and the
flexibility of rentable office space.
Approximate Project Area: 40000 sqm
Projected Project Cost: Rs. 50 crores
Status: Awaiting governmental approval.
INSTITUTIONAL
INSDAG CORPORATE OFFICE BUILDING,
KOLKATA - COMPETITION ENTRY
Client:
Institute of Steel Development & Growth(INSDAG)
Project Details:
The prime design requirement is to highlight design in
steel and the use of steel in architecture. Other than the
basic core area, this building is completely made in
steel. The use of renewable energy sources and natural
light are given great importance.
Total Project Cost: Rs. 4 crores
Total Area: 30,000 sft
APARTMENTS/RESIDENTIAL
WILLINGDON ENCLAVE
KOCHI
Client: Chakolas Habitat Group
A five-block residential complex with Conference
halls, Swimming Pool, Landscaped Gardens, Parking
etc. This was one of the largest high-rise housing
complexes in Kerala at the time of construction.
Total Project Cost: Rs.30 crores
Status: Completed
Total Area: 170,000 sft
CHAKOLAS MARINA
THEVARA, KOCHI
Client: Chakolas Habitat Group
Chakolas Marina contains 22
luxury apartments of carpet
areas varying from 2500 sft to
5000 sft. Facilities include a
swimming pool, park lift etc.
Total Project Cost: Rs.7 crores
Status: Ongoing
Total Area: 75,000 sft
CHOICE TOWERS
MANORAMA JN. COCHIN
Client: Choice Group
One of the 1st mixed-use buildings in Cochin, this 14
storeyed building has 2 blocks, one commercial and the
other with 25 resdiential units. It spots a covered rooftop swimming pool among its amenities.
Total Project Cost: Rs. 6 crores
Status: Completed in 1994
Total Area: 175,000 sft
SHANTI SEA VIEW
OLD THEVARA ROAD, KOCHI
Client: Shanthi Homes
High end apartment facing Cochin Harbour, containing
20 Apartments of 3 types, 2 pent house apartments,
commercial space on first and second floors. Parking is
provided for 48 cars on ground and basement levels.
Total Project Cost: Rs.10 crores
Status: Ongoing
Total Area: 60,000 sft
INSTITUTIONAL
M.R.F. TRAINING CENTRE
KUMARAKOM
Client:
M/s. M.R.F. Ltd.
An exclusive waterfront retreat overlooking the
Vembanad Lake. With the brief of designing a
traditional Kerala building, the elements of
Vernacular Architecture were given a translation
in modern materials and building language. All
architectural details were designed and custom
fabricated. Design Combine also designed and
executed all the furniture for the project.
Total Project Cost: Rs. 2.5 crores.
Status: Completed in 1997.
Total Designed area: 6900 sq ft.
Landscape Consultants: Oikos, Bangalore
MRF GUEST HOUSE
VELSAO, GOA.
Client:
MRF LTD.
Project Details:
This 7 bedroom Resort Guest House is
designed facing the water front and
includes a complete entertainment
center in the basement along with
swimming pools and Gymnasiums.
Total Project Cost: Rs. 4 crores
Status: Design Finalised
INSTITUTIONAL
M.E.S SCHOOL
VALANCHERY
Client:
M.E.S.
Project Details
This Primary and Secondary level School for the M.E.S. organisation
was designed with student interaction in mind. Spaces are designed
to act as gathering spaces for students, yet, the classrooms are
complete in their privacy. Natural light and ventilation was ensured
for all spaces.
Cost of Project: 7 Crores.
Status: Design Approved.
Total Builup area: 70,000 sq. ft.
M.B.A COLLEGE FOR MANGALAM
KOTTAYAM
Client:
MANGALAM
Project Details:
The Management College for the Mangalam Group is
conceived as a state of the art School catering to students
of international calibre. It has been designed for a heavily
contoured site and effort has been taken to provide an ecosensitive solution, with adequate natural light and
ventilation, even in a doubly loaded corridor situation.
Approximate project Cost; Rs. 9.4 crores
Status: Ongoing.
Total BuiltUp: 1,00,000 sq.ft.
INSTITUTIONAL
PADROADO MUSEUM
FORT COCHIN
Client:
Fundacao Calouste Gulbinken,
Lisbon, Portugal.
The project was meant to create a place for
preserving articles and artefacts of cultural
heritage from the nearby churches. It was to be
solely dedicated as a museum for artefacts of
common interest for India and Portugal. It was
built in the space allocated in the Bishop House
Palace property, Fort Kochi. It is a typical traditional
Kerala building with Mangalor tile roofing. While
excavating for foundation, relics of the old fort were
discovered and so the building was redesigned to
accomodate a basement with the foundations of
the old structure retained as a heritage relic.
Total Project Cost: Rs. 1 crore.
Status: Completed in 2000.
CO-OP. INSTITUTES OF TECHNOLOGY,
at VADAKARA, KIDANGOOR & PERUMON
Client:
The Co-op. Academy of Professional Education
Project Details:
The essence of the design was to retain a simplistic vocabulary based on modular components
which could be moulded to fit site requirements
of the various colleges. The focus was on creating
the simplest functional expression, yet unique in
its form and articulation. The basic masterplan of
all the schemes incorporates a central exclusively
pedestrian courtyard with all functional areas clustered around it. The basic module for the first
scheme was adopted by the clients as the prototype for all subsequent design schemes.
Estimated project Cost; Rs. 12 crores each
Status: Work in progress.
C.R.L. HI-TECH RETAIL OUTLETS
KERALA
Client:
Cochin Refineries Ltd.
Cochin Refineries required that each facility
comprise of several fuel dispensing stations,
restaurants, a supermarket, video games parlor,
business center, handicrafts store, and repair
facilities. A radical cable–stayed membrane
structure combined with polycarbonate roofed
interior spaces was designed and intricately
detailed as much for its aesthetics and functionality
as it was for its ease of erectability. Furniture
design, lighting and lighting fixture design,
Signage, etc. were part of the entire design.
Total project Cost; Rs. 5 crores each
Status: Ongoing- design finalised
Total BuiltUp: 12,000 sq.ft.
COMMERCIAL
COMMERCIAL / INTERIORS
AMALGAM HOUSE
CORPORATE INTERIORS
Client:
Amalgam Enterprise,
Willingdon Island.
Project Details:
Converting a 15000 sq ft. old warehouse to the
corporate offices of Amalgam Group of
Industries,the work involved design of interior
spaces, roofing systems, lighting design, Airconditioning
and
furniture. All architectural details including all
hardware for the frameless doors and windows
were custom-made for the client according to our
design.
Total project Cost; Rs. 2.5 crores.
Status: Completed in 1999
BREADLINE
ERNAKULAM
Client:
Breadline
Project Details:
Breadline, a franchise outlet of a multinational
bakery chain, sells traditional bakery items on
the ground floor, has an "eat in" section on the
1st floor, and a modern, all-glass fronted kitchen
on the 2nd floor. The entire design was
conceived to be at par with international fast
food outlets using steel and glass as its main
architectural expression.
Approximate project Cost; Rs. 60 Lakhs
Status: Completed in 2001
Total BuiltUp: 5,000sq.ft.
INTERIORS
GLADA BOUTIQUE
ERNAKULAM
Project Details:
A garment boutique off M. G. road, this showroom
was conceived and executed in a complete
modernistic spirit of deisgn – in black and subtle
shades of wood, to compliment the rich coloures
of the displayed wares.
Total project Cost; Rs. 10 Lakhs
Status: Completed in 2001
Total BuiltUp: 1,100 sq.ft.
TATA AIG INSURANCE OFFICES in
COCHIN & CHENNAI.
Clients:
TATA AIG Insurance.
Project Details:
12500 sft of office spaces were taken up as Fitout works and executed in 6 weeks each.
Total Project Cost: Rs 98 lakhs
Status: Cochin office completed in 2003, Chennai
offices completed in 2004.
ODDS & ENDS SHOP,
TAJ RESIDENCY, COCHIN
Client:
Odds & Ends, Ernakulam
Project Details:
This shop is meant to cater to the hotel occupants
and other visitors to the hotel. Designed and
executed in a period of 10 days.
Approximate project Cost; Rs. 2.5Lakhs
Status: Completed in 2002
Total BuiltUp: 480 sq.ft.