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Mr. Upal Ghosh

Education: B.Arch., University of Delhi

Professional Affiliation: Fellow of the Indian Institute of Architects. Member of Council of Architects, India. The founding partner Upalghosh Associates. He practiced since 1961, as the principle design partner of PGA till Upalghosh Associates was established in 1981. Prior to 1961, he worked with Municipal Corporation for a few years.

“ a project must functionally satisfy the client, during which if we can offer some amount of style in its architecture, I think one achieves a lot”

Upalghosh Associates is a multi - discipline firm of professionals, excelling in Architecture, Urban Design, Planning, Engineering and Interiors..

The firm was formed by Upal Ghosh, in 1981. He had been the Principle Design Partner Of the Architectural firm Pradhan Ghosh and Associates (PGA) from 1962 to 1981. PGA was dissolved after the formation of Upalghosh Associates.

Principals: The Firm approaches each individual problem through team effort, with members chosen from a select group of consultants and specialists. Throughout the project’s duration, the direct responsibility remains with the partners – incharge and the project architects; thus, assuring continuity of the design idea and administration. This system ensures an interactive and personalized client-architect relationship, during all phases of the project.

The philosophy of the firm is simple and direct.• Each space or place designed and build, must work efficiently for the owner as well as the user. • The project must be completed within estimated time and budget. • The project must evolve out of, not only the existing environment and site within which it is executed, but also the functional requirements, which are unique to each client.•High styles are not the prime motto; but explore new styles.

Partners

Mr. Arnab Ghosh Mr. Kajol Ghosh Mr. Ujan Ghosh

Infrastructure

The firm has a strong infrastructure of quality architects, engineers and consultants. It has a balanced Design Studio, which offers a high quality production of drawings. A major portion of which is computerized. Xerox and Blueprint machines make reprography easily accessible.

ServicesThe firm is capable of providing complete range of services at all stages of a project’s development. These vary from programming of fiscal and spatial requirement, through design development and working drawings, to the co-ordination and management assistance of construction. The service areas are :

•Planning & urban design

•Architecture

• Engineering

•Landscape & environmental planning

•Interior design & space planning

Urban design/ planning projectsThese projects include Residential Neighborhoods and Townships, Shopping Centres , Commercial Complexes, River front Development, Industrial Complexes, Institutional Campuses, Re-development Plans, Development Controls etc. In all these projects, other than fulfilling the programmatic requirements, various other aspects, such as existing physical conditions, natural factors and ecology, user needs and human behavior, community participation, transformation etc. are also addressed.

•Jawaharlal Nehru Port Township-Master Plan, New Mumbai •Gamma Sector - Layout Plan, Gautam Budh Nagar (U.P)•Integrated Development Plan For Araku Town•Central University - Master Plan, Hyderabad•Infill Shopping, Karolbagh (Delhi)•Silent Valley Housing- Layout Plan, Hyderabad •'Bapughat'-River Front Development, Hyderabad

•'Vacation Village ' Housing - Layout Plan, Devanahalli (Bangalore)•Urban Design Plan For Integrated Administrative Centre, Gautam Budh Nagar (U.P)•Sectors Delta & 37- Infrastructural Development, Gautam Budh Nagar (U.P)•Kerela Police Academy - Master Plan, Thrissur Kerela•A.P. Police Academy - Master Plan, Himmayat Sagar Hyderabad •Redevelopment Of College Street Market, Calcutta •Master Plan-Vijay Vihara Complex (Aptdc), Nagarjuna Sagar 20 Acres •Master Plan- Horsely Hill Complex (Aptdc), Madanapalli •Master Plan And Urban Design - Visitor's Zone, Tirupati 140 Acres •Cotton Park- Amusement Centre, Pitchuka Lenka, Rajmundri •Urban Design- Hotel & Family Entertaintment Centre, Vijayawada •Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy Of Administration (Lbsnaa) - Master Plan , Ghaziabad Up. •Gadgil College - Master Plan, Sohna, Haryana •'German Gardens' Flori Culture Estate- Development Plan, Gurgaon Haryana

Tourism and hospitality projectsTourism is one of the fast growing industry in the country now. Recognizing the immense business potentials in this sector, both government and private organizations are into development of tourist facilities of various kinds and sizes. The projects range from Hotels to Resorts, Highway Plazas to Information Centres, Amusement Parks to Family Entertainment Centre, Small Food Courts to planning for large Tourist Activity Zones.

•Urban Design Plan For Tirupati Visitors Zone •Cotton Park, Pitchuka Lenka•Hotel Golconda, Hyderabad •Urban Design Controls For Hotel & Family Entertainment Centre At Canal Guest House Site, Vijaywada •Master Plan For Horsely Hills, Madinapalle •Master Plan For Vijay Vihar Complex, Nagarjuna Sagar•Landscape Design For Berm Park, Vijaywada •Urban Design Plan For Integrated Administrative Centre, Gautam Budh Nagar (U.P)

•Hotel & Conference Centre At Hill View Guest House Site, Tirupati •Punami Guest House & Conference Centre, Vijay Vihara, Nagarjuna Sagar •Restaurant, Bar & Conference Centre At Rushikonda, Vishakhapatnam •Tribal Activity Centre, ArakuSwimming Pool Complex At Vijay Vihara, Nagarjuna Sagar •Swimming Pool Complex At Horsely Hills, Madinapalle •Tourist Information Centre With Sulabh Complex At Vijay Vihara,Nagarjuna Sagar •Aptdc Corporate Office, Hyderabad

Commercial projectsThis category covers Shopping Centers, Malls, Bazaars, Commercial Offices etc. As every sq.ft. of space is of a great value to the client, lots of emphasis is given to maximize salable space by reducing circulation area. While fulfilling the business needs of the client, great care is taken to make them attractive, enjoyable and safe public places. Each building is given its own identity and character.

• Shopping Center, Jnpt Township •Palika Bazaar Ac- Underground Shopping , N.Delhi•Golden Millenium, Bangalore ::Lake Shower Tower, Hyderabad, 11300 Sq. m•Bhoopal Chambers, Secunderabad,12000 Sq. m •Kalinga Kunj, Calcutta, 13000 Sq. m • Ashok Bhawan, Continental House, Howe-India House, Osian , Ranbaxy House - Multi Storeyed Office, N. Delhi, 25000 Sq. m • Raghupati Chambers - Shopping And Office Building, Hyderabad,12000 Sq. m•'Haveli' At Burabazar - Restoration Project, Kolkata

Industrial projectsIndustrial buildings have to first of all meet all the functional requirements of the manufacturing process in the most efficient and economical manner. The requirements could be of large column- free spaces, roof lights, gantry cranes etc. or it could be of temperature control, fire resistance, special lighting etc. Adequate infrastructural support systems are critical essential for industrial buildings.

•HLL Industrial Projects

•BPL Telecom Ltd., Palakkad

•Bulk Drug Pilto Plant For Ranbaxy , Paota Sahib

•Jagannath Spinning Mills - 50000 Spindles, Nuapatana (Orissa) 15000 Sq. m

•Astc Spinning Mills, Neopara (Assam)

•Fine Chemicals Plant For Hindustan Lever Ltd.,

• JammuFertiliser Plant Buildings For Hindustan Lever Ltd., Haldia

•Ranbaxy Pharmaceutical Factory & Research Labortories , N.Delhi 2500 Sq. m

•Refrigerator & Washing Machine Factories - Bpl Group Whitefield, Bangalore 14300 Sq. m

•Tool Room & Moulding Factories - Bpl Group, Whitefield, Bangalore 5500 Sq. m

•Alkaline Battery Factory - Bpl Group, Tumkur, Bangalore 20000 Sq. m

•Dry Cell Battery Factory For Bpl - Pti, Maddur, Bangalore 14500 Sq. m

•Electronic Factories - Bpl Group Companies, Maddur, Bangalore( Karnataka) Palakkad (Kerela), Gurgaon (Haryana) 26000 Sq. m

•Maruti Car Factory, Gurgaon (Haryana) 80000 Sq. m

Administrative projectsThese projects cover Corporate Offices, Administrative Buildings for large institutes, campuses and industrial complexes. These, other than being efficient work places are also expected to portray the image of the company or institute. While corporations may demand for an identifiable bold image, some client from service sector may need a rather subdued functional office building.

•Administrative Block, Jnpt

•Btr Bhawan,N.Delhi

•Adminstrative Complex - Greater Noida., Gautam Budh Nagar 11000 Sq. m

•Indian Express Building Ii Phase, N.Delhi

•Iete Building , N.Delhi 3000 Sq. m

•Royal Bhutan Embassy, N.Delhi 8000 Sq.m

• Administrative Building -Somany Pilkington Ltd. ,Rohtak (Haryana) 1500 Sq. m

•Mayur Bhawan- Multi Storeyed Govt. Buildng, N.Delhi 14000 Sq. m

•Administrative Building -Nird , Hyderabad

•Administrative Block - A. P. Police Academy, Hyderabad 3000 Sq. m

• 'Hermitage' Office Complex For A. P. Govt. , Hyderabad 7500 Sq. m

•Corporate Office - Silver Software , Bangalore 7500 Sq. m

•Administrative Building - Simba Industries , Noida 4000 Sq. m

•Office Complex- Sak Industries , Noida 6000 Sq. m

•Sanskriti Office, N. Delhi 1000 Sq. m

Academic projectsThis category comprises of educational and research institutions. With the ever changing education system and technology, the relationship of various activities of teachers and students also keeps changing. Design for these facilities are kept simple and flexible to address this changing scenario. Great care is taken to create right kind of environment which is conducive to learning and encourage interaction among students.

•Cambridge School, Ghazia Bad

•Academic Complex, Nehu

•Academic Complex , Instrumentation Centre , Lecture Hall Compex - Central University , Hyderabad 22000 Sq. m

•Academic Centre - A. P. Police Academy , Hiyderabad 17000 Sq. m

•Academic Centre - Kerela Police Academy, Thrissur (Kerela) 12000 Sq. M Kendriya Vidylaya , Sonepat 4800 Sq. m

•Primary & Higher Secondary School - Jnpt , New Mumbai 5000 Sq. m

•Gadgil Colege - Residential School , Sohna (Haryana) 32000 Sq. m

•Raisina Bengali Higher Secondary School , N. Delhi 7000 Sq. m

•Primary & Higher Secondary School - Rail Coach Factory Township , Kapurthala (Punjab) 5000 Sq. m

•Technical Training Institute - Rail Coach Factory Township , Kapurthala (Punjab) 2500 Sq. m

•Srf Research & Development Centre , Daruhera (Rajasthan) Training Centre - Jnpt, New Mumbai 1000 Sq. m

•Jairam Mahavidyalay Of Vedic Studies , Kurushetra (Haryana) 6000 Sq. m

•Academic Complex - Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy Of Administration [ Lbsnaa], Ghaziabad ( U. P) 18000 Sq. m

•Institute Of Computer Science And Technology, Varanasi 15000 Sq. m

•Library - Nehu , Shillong 10000 Sq. m

•Seth Hukam Chand Public School, Jalandhar 12000 Sq. m

•Senior Secondary School, Papankala (N. Delhi) 8500 Sq. m

Cultural/ recreational projects

The projects represented here are for a particular culture or religion or are platforms for arts and creative fields. These range from Temples to Ashrams to Craft Centre to Kalyanamandapams. Special emphasis is given on creating a unique language and environment for each of them.

•Sanskriti Pratishthan, New Delhi •Ananda Buddha Vihara, Secundrabad •Ferns Club, Bangalore ::Tribal Activity Centre, Araku, A.P •Kalyanamandapam Complex - Apsrtc , Hyderabad 7100 Sq. m •Phagu Resorts And Amusement Park , Murthai (Haryana) 12 Acres •Jaganath Temple, N. Delhi •Jairam Ashram , Haridwar, Rishikesh & Kurushetra 25000 Sq. m •Kabir Bhawan- Centre For Kabir Philosophy , N.Delhi 500 Sq. m •Gadgil Colege - Residential School , Sohna (Haryana) 32000 Sq. m• Kali Temple, Sector 26 (Noida) ::Sai Baba Temple, N.Delhi •Cotton Park- Amusement Centre , Pitchuka Lenka, Rajmundri 7000 Sq. m •`Gardenia'- Family Entertainment Club & Resort, Gulbargha 3000 Sq. m

Public utilities projects

This category includes buildings of general public use such as Transportation Nodes and Hospitals. Both these have to work at a high degree of efficiency in circulation and service. In transportation modes the movement systems of people, buses and other modes have to be kept simple and carefully planned to avoid conflicts. While in hospitals movement of patients, doctors, staff, visitors and materials have to be properly planned.

•Inter State Bus Terminus-Imbliban ::Expansion & Modernisation Of Sir Gangaram Hospital

•Expansion & Modernisation Of Moolchand Hospital

•: 200 Bed Hospital - Jnpt, New Mumbai 8500 Sq. m ::Rotary Cancer Hospital -A.I.I.M.S, N. Delhi 9000 Sq. m

•Cardi-Thoracic & Neuro Sciences Centre - A.I.I.M.S, N. Delhi 17000 Sq. m

•Mohan Dai Oswal Cancer Hospital, Ludhiana 20000 Sq. m

•Interstate Bus Terminus, Hyderabad, Vijaywada, Guntur & Tirupati 60000 Sq. m

•Bus Interchange Terminus, Tirupati 10000 Sq. m

• Indoor Stadium - 15000 Seats, Salt Lake , Calcutta

Interiors projects

The projects include interiors for Offices, Hotels and Houses. The emphasis has been always on efficient space utilization. Followed by creating the `right’ environment to suite the function by using appropriate materials, colour, texture, lighting etc. Care is taken to get the correct scale and proportion. Integrating all the services such as air-conditioning, lighting, net working, fire fighting, security systems etc, to the basic design is critical. Lot of importance is given to complete the work in specified time and budget.

•Uti Bank Interiors Delhi

•Future Techno Design- Office Hyderabad ::Continental Construction Office , N. Delhi 3000 Sq. m

•Ranbaxy Corporate Office , N. Delhi 2500 Sq. m

•Bpl Regional Office , N. Delhi 1200 Sq. m

•Oswal Agro Ltd. Office , N. Delhi 800 Sq. m

Housing,, hostels, apartments

Designing for `Group-Accommodation’ facilities poses a different kind of challenge, as an architect does not know the specific user. He has to use all his experience to come up with designs which most people will like to live in, if not all. Socio-cultural aspects of the likely user group has to considered. Community activities and interactions have to be encouraged through design. Maintenance, Security, Child Supervision etc. are crucial aspects to be considered.

•Housing, Jnpt ::Housing , Hll Khamgaon •Apartments At Alipur Road•Park Tower- 12 Storeyed Luxury Apartments ,Calcutta 7000 Sq. m •Jyoti Kendra - Luxury Flats & Meditation Centre , Calcutta •DDA Housing, Trilokpuri (N. Delhi) 1500 Units •Students Hostel- Central University , Hyderabad 10000 Sq. m •Faculty Housing - Central University , Hyderabad ::'Gardenia' Apartments , Adarsh Nagar, Hyderabad 4000 Sq. m •Staff Housing For Hll Industrial Complexes, Haldia & Khamgaon (Maharashtra) •Manishpuri Estate - 15 Duplex Villa Complex, Indore 14000 Sq. m•Oberoi Apartments , N. Delhi 20000 Sq. m •DDA LIG Housing, Khichripur 1150 Units •Apartment Complex, Begumpet Hyderabad 5500 Sq. m •'Asha Deep' Apartment, N. Delhi9500 Sq. m •Guest House - Nird, Hyderabad 2500 Sq. m

•Trainees Hostel - Jnpt, New Mumbai •Guest House - Jnpt, New Mumbai 2000 Sq. m•Staff Housing - A. P. Police Academy, Hyderabad 400 Units•Sub-Ordinate & Senior Officers Mess - A. P. Police Academy, Hyderabad 13500 Sq. m

Houses, farmhouses

A house is one of the most challenging design excercise for any architect. He has to interact, understand and interpret each client’s sense of space, requirements, beliefs and aesthetic preferences. From giving quality spaces and services to the intricate finishing such as flooring patterns, fixtures, wardrobe details, to manicured gardens, it’s a continuous endeavor to give the best.

•Sreekant Somany,N. Delhi 1100 Sq. m

•Gulati House,Bangalore 300 Sq.m

•D.K Jain , N. Delhi 700 Sq. m

•M. L Khaitan , Dehradun 850 Sq. m

•Bhim Singh , Jaipur 550 Sq. m

•T. P. G Nambiar , Bangalore 900 Sq. m

•T. C Chauhan , Bangalore 950 Sq. m

•Gurdial Singh, N. Delhi 900 Sq. m

•'Suresh Neotia , Rishikesh 300 Sq. m

•Maneka Gandhi , N. Delhi 350 Sq. m

•R. K Sadh House, N. Delhi 900 Sq. m

•O.P Jain , N. Delhi 600 Sq. m

•Ashok Jain , N. Delhi 550 Sq. m

•Ram Kohli , Gurgaon 650 Sq. m

•shok Agarwal , Jaipur 1200 Sq. m ::N. K Rungta , Varanasi 650 Sq. m

•B. P Jalaan , Calcutta 1300 Sq. m

JNPT Township, Mumbai

•This Township was developed to meet the housing needs of the newly built Jawaharlal Nehru Port in New Bombay. •The Township, one of the largest ever built, occupies over 300 acres of land and houses about 2,500 dwelling units in four categories. •The Master Plan has three Neighborhoods with provision for the fourth. Each of these is organized around a Neighborhood Green and together they form the Town Centre at the middle of the Township.• All the central facilities like Shopping Centre, Clubs, Sports etc, are located here. •The Plan was developed in a `Garden City’ concept with ample open space and greenway. •Houses in the form of low-rise apartments are tightly clustered around pedestrian spaces. Vehicular roads have been kept to the minimum and are totally segregated from the pedestrian movement system.

JNPT Township, Mumbai

Shopping Centre at JNPT Township

•The design of the Shopping Centre is a combination of both traditional extrovert and contemporary introvert shopping forms. Strategically located in the Town Centre, it faces the approach plaza with `open arms' of visible shops. •At the other end it connects to the cultural square of clubs and community facilities through a two storied mall with an impressive vaulted ceiling with skylights. •Being the only commercial facility in this large township, spaces of various sizes and types have been provided to cater to the different needs of small shops, department stores, restaurant, bank, post office etc. A separate area has been allocated for vegetable, fish and meat market. •The architectural character has been kept simple with designated spaces for signboards and hoarding. The entrance has been emphasis with a tall arch at the middle which intern becomes the vaulted roof over the Mall.

Shopping Centre at JNPT Township

Administration Building, JNPT

•Located at the highest point on top of the Sheva hill, the building enjoys a commanding view of the Port and the sea beyond. The structure dominates the landscape by it’s location not by its’ size.• Although over 6000 square meter in area, the building is basically a low rise structure, sprawling into the undulating terrain hugging the slopes with a split level design .•The objective was to create an unconventional working environment different from the usual Bombay high rise offices.• Versatile office spaces have been created in a modular form where each module is a building block with a courtyard surrounded by offices. •The beautifully landscaped courtyards bring nature within the building. The office spaces are suitable for both large open offices and small cabins for officers.

Administration Building, JNPT

Housing at Jawaharlal Nehru Port Township, New Mumbai •Creating attractive housing for the staff of JNPT in this isolated location far from Mumbai City, was a challenging effort. Everything had to be `different’ from typical Mumbai high-rise apartment housing. •As land was not scarce, low-density low-rise development option was adopted. Small blocks of houses are layed out in a `garden city’ concept, where `greenery’ subdues the buildings and pedestrians have their right of way. •There are four types of dwelling units provided in this township of over 2,500 families. The smallest ones of about 45 sqm each (Type-A) are grouped in four-storey walk-ups with 16 units in each block. •The Type-B houses of 60 sqm are places in three storey blocks with six units in each and the Type C houses of 75 sqm are in two-storey blocks with only four units in each. In each one of these dwelling types care has been taken to ensure ample natural light and ventilation. •Parking garages, sit-out balconies, drying places etc. have been provided in all units. The type D unit is designed for the high officials of JNPT. Each is a three bedroom duplex unit having individual plots with car porch, gardens and terraces.

Housing at Jawaharlal Nehru Port Township, New Mumbai

House for Mr. Shreekant Somany, New Delhi

•The house is spread over a plot of 1200sq.yd. The basic layout has been planned according to Vastu Shastra.•It has a contemporary modern look, yet richness can be felt by the usage of materials like rough and finished natural stone, terracotta jaalis etc.•The building is well integrated with its landscape by use of various natural elements such as stone, water, natural boulders etc. •A wooden bridge forms an interesting link between the porch and main entrance over a sunken garden.

House for Mr. Shreekant Somany, New Delhi

Ferns Club, Bangalore Fern city club is essentially a residential club i.e it is basically meant to serve the recreational interests of the inhabitants of residential layouts developed by Fern Builders and Developers.

Salient features•Fern city club reflects an aesthetic, functional and cost effective design with an essence of local architecture. •Private parties or functions are the revenue generating activities of the club. Hence,the layout has been planned for twin functions in a manner they do not interfere with each other. •Facilities provided also include- Swimming pool, Indoor badminton courts , Billiards and snooker room , Squash court , Banquet hall , Restaurant and bar etc. •Land area available for the club being very less, ground coverage has been minimized to allow maximum area for the soft landscape areas,swimming pool and deck areas.

•As a cost effective energy efficient solution, all the slope roofs are Mangalore tile roofing on ms trusses with under tiling. •The walls have been cladded partially with sira gray y granite a local material to give a feel of traditional construction method of the region.

Ferns Club, Bangalore

Sanskriti Kendra Anandgram, Delhi

The Kendra accommodates a varied range of activities connected with art and culture both in traditional and the contemporary sense. It is spread over 3 hectares on the foothills of the Aravalli range. Salient fretures•Developments on the site are basically organic. The natural features on site – the rainwater channel that ran down the center and the existing clump of trees were the major structuring elements of the layout plan. •A basic movement pattern together with the entry points was defined with activity zoning to regulate the location of buildings and other structures according to function. This explains the absence of an articulated complex.•The buildings are semi-rustic in appearance and very scaled down in proportions. •They have been sited in a manner as to leave plenty of breathing and strolling space between them, but not so far apart as to create a sense of cold isolation.

•Although generously proportioned windows possibly admit a lot of sunlight, the orientation of all the buildings has been planned so as to have minimal dependence on cooling systems. •The rich earthen colour incorporated in a cement paint coating, applied to coarse-surfaced cement, is redolent of unspoilt natural landscapes and the ubiquitous, mud-plastered Indian village. •Landscape – a judicious mix of formality and informality both in plant and hard landscape characterizes the Kendra. •Geometric forms, pavements, paths and hedges intersperse the lawns, vans, the nahar and meandering paths. •Approx cost: 30lacs

Sanskriti Kendra Anandgram, Delhi

Hotel Golconda, Hyderabad

•The 3 star hotel is one of the top business hotels in the region. It has 160 rooms and suites.

•The rooms are arranged around a triangular shaped atrium which has the coffee shop as its central focus. This has been done to provide maximum view for all the guest rooms.

•Apart from the first class services provided, the hotel also boasts of the multi-function banquet halls and conference facilities

Hotel Golconda, Hyderabad

D. K. Jain Farm House, Delhi

•The farm house for Mr. D.K.Jain is an eco-friendly 4-bedroom house located on a farm of 5 acres. •Solar energy, wind mill, eco-friendly wood work and natural draft cooling have been carefully blended with architecture.

D. K. Jain Farm House, Delhi