Firm： DP Architects

Type： Commercial › Office

STATUS： Built

YEAR： 2016

SIZE： 500,000 sqft - 1,000,000 sqft

BUDGET： Undisclosed

Bengaluru, the Silicon Valley of India, accounts for some three million IT professionals and more than a third of India’s IT export, essentially forming the backbone of the country's economy. With such growing global presence, Bengaluru is experiencing a rising demand for commercial office developments of international quality. It was against this economic backdrop that the 650,000sqm RMZ Ecoworld IT Park was gestated and realised in just five years.

Ecoworld, comprising plots A, B and C and a total of 11 office buildings, was conceived as new urban centre, with a variety of civic amenity spaces such as retail, play courts, clubs, and food and beverage outlets set within landscaped gardens. The design aims to realize RMZ Corp’s aspirations to develop business parks that are environmentally sustainable and yet address the essential needs of the business community.

Traffic circulation around the development is routed around the perimeter of the site to the rears of the buildings. This effectively frees up the central area, branded as The Bay, and transforms it into a pedestrian-friendly zone where all social amenities are concentrated. With such traffic planning, each of the towers are able to have two lobbies – a vehicular drop-off lobby which is connected to The Bay and a lobby on the first floor that opens up to the Ecodeck above The Bay.

The Bay is the heart of the development. Here, social amenities such as F&B outlets, an amphitheatre and an art gallery converge. The latter, an amenity that is not readily available in this part of Bengaluru is conceived as the soul of the development. Combined with the amphitheatre, “The Bay” exudes sophistication befitting of the city’s first mixed-use development. Interspersed among all these amenities is a park-like setting. Not for relaxation only, these covered and shaded areas are public spaces perfect for meetings to take place as well.

The complete result is a development that is world-class in quality and holistic in its approach to commercial office development where work is integrated with lifestyle. Today, RMZ Ecoworld is a landmark that everyone talks about in Bengaluru.