Hafeez Contractor, born in 1950, is a prominent Indian architect known for redefining the skyline of Mumbai with projects like the Imperial Towers and Lake Castle. He has received numerous accolades for his architectural achievements, including awards for best hospitality and residential projects. His practice began in 1982 and has grown to employ over 350 people, emphasizing designs that reflect socio-economic and climatic relations.

1. “THE ARCHITECT WHO REDEFINED THE SKYLINE OF INDIA”
D.PRASHANTH
B130371AR
SEMESTER III
HAFEEZ CONTRACTOR

2. BORN : 1950 IN MUMBAI
EDUCATION : MS FROM COLUMBIA
UNIVERSITY
B.ARCH FROM UNIVERSITY OF
MUMBAI
COMPANY : ARCHITECT HC (1983)
AFFILIATION : MEMBER OF THE BOMBAY
HERITAGE
COMMITTEE
BEST PROJECT: IMPERIAL TOWERS (MUMBAI)
PRACTICE : ZOROSTRANISM
“Architecture can give form to beliefs, and
can make building into a real and arresting
symbol of brand intent.”
HAFEEZ CONTRACTOR

3.  RECOGNITION FOR ARCHITECTURE IN 2012
 BEST HOSPITALITY PROJECT OF THE YEAR, NEW DELHI
 BEST INTERIORS HOSPITALITY OF THE YEAR, ACES
SPACES, MUMBAI
 TOP ARCHITECT OF THE YEAR, CONSTRUCTION WORLD
AWARD,MUMBAI 2011
 SOCIETY INTERIORS DESIGN BUILDING AWARD,
RECOGNITION FOR CONTRIBUTION IN ARCHITECTURE
 EXCELLENCE IN DESIGN WITH COPPER, IIID COPPER
AWARD
 TOP ARCHITECT AWARD OF THE YEAR, CONSTRUCTION
WORLD AWARD
 BEST RESIDENTIAL SCHEME, REALITY PLUS AWARD
 BEST ARCHITECT, CNBC AWARDS (23 MARINA, DUBAI)
AWARDS OF HAFEEZ CONTRACTOR:

4. PROFFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
 Hafeez Contractor commenced his career in 1968 with T. Khareghat
as an Apprentice Architect and in 1977 he became the associate
partner in the same firm.
 Between 1977 and 1980 Hafeez has been a visiting faculty at the
Academy of Architecture, Mumbai.
 His practice had modest beginnings in 1982 with a staff of two.
Today the firm has over 350 employees including senior associates,
architects, interior designers, draftsmen, civil engineering team
and architectural support staff.

5. OTHER PROJECTS:
• DLF Pinnacle, Gurgaon.
• Beach House, Mandwa.
• Vastu, Mumbai.
• Konark Estate, Pune.
• Hiranandani Gardens, Mumbai.
• Gharkul, Navi Mumbai.
• Lokhandwala Residency, Mumbai.
• M.P. MillRedevelopment, Mumbai.
• Sarla Birla Academy, Banglore
• Osho Commune, Pune.
• Holiday Inn-Ahmedabad Mumbai
• ITC Grand Central-Parel,Mumbai
• DY Patil Stadium in Nerul, Navi Mumbai
• Fortune Hotel

6. THE IMPERIAL (S D TOWERS):
 The Imperial is located in Tardeo, Mumbai. Imperial Towers,
designed by Mumbai architect Hafeez Contractor as his most
recognizable project to date, were designed as Mumbai’s
tallest towers.
 The Imperial Twin Towers are built on former slum land
where the current re-development model of builders
providing free land and rehabilitation to slum dwellers in
exchange for rights for property development, was first
put into practice on a big scale.

7. Imperial offers sea-views by virtue of its height,
and a resort-like gardens and fountains on top of
the parking-structure podium, with hanging
gardens that mask the structure itself.
While shortly into its construction, it lost the
“India’s tallest” tag to Lodha Bellissimo (though
only in the comparison of roof height vs. highest
liveable floor, like Sears Towers did to Petronas).

8. LAKE CASTLE, POWAI :
 Lake castle a residential apartment
building nested in green surrounding
of powai, just a few miles away
from main Bombay
 The dominant feature of Lake castle is its
massive scale of 183 m. Linear length, strikes
you as an ocean ship going linear of a building
with multiple decks anchored on the banks of powai lake.
 Tower block is surrounded by large garden and 8 acre forest
park, all the flats faces the lake.

9.  The architectural form is mean to symbolize a city silhouette
that is made of a varying shapes and sizes.
 The building is almost like a mirror reflecting the densely
layered profile of the city. French windows are repetitive
features on the facades.
 The crescent shape projecting balconies, curved projection and
egyptian columns on the facades relieve the monotony into
which building would have otherwise slipped .

10. INFOSYS SDB , MYSORE

11. LOKHANDWALA MINERVA, MUMBAI

12. HAMILTON COURT GURGAON

13. DLF PINNACLE, GURGAON

14. SARLA BIRLA ACADEMY, BANGALORE

15.  Hafeez is full of surprising and revolutionary ideas. His uncanny ability
to change his architectural style from one commission to next is also a
significant reason why his work is sought after by so many.
 He picks elements from various typologies and use them as
adornments for the exterior skin of the building
 Hafeez is full of surprising and revolutionary ideas. His uncanny ability
to change his architectural style from one commission to next is also a
significant reason why his work is sought after by so many.
 He believes that your building should really reflect your socio-
economic and climatic relations.

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