Perkins+Will is pleased to announce the groundbreaking of Sahyadri Park, a 2.5 million-square foot development center in Pune, India, for Tata Consultancy Services, (TCS) a leading IT services, business solutions and outsourcing organization.
 
Perkins+Will Los Angeles, along with architect Frank Glynn of El Segundo, Calif., and Edifice Architects of Pune, India, developed the master plan and are designing 15 buildings to be sited on the 50-acre campus. The Pune campus will accommodate 20,000 engineers and is scheduled to be completed by the end of 2010.

"Sahyadri Park will be among TCS's largest development centers, and it will help them access skilled professionals and students from in and around Pune," says Jim Stafford, associate principal, Perkins+Will. "Frank Glynn and I were involved in designing TCS' first facility in Sholingalnallur at Chennai more than 10 years ago, and I'm privileged to help them usher in their next chapter of growth with this new campus."
 
Sahyadri Park is the first campus to be developed by Tata Realty and Infrastructure Limited. The campus will be constructed in three phases, with each phase designed as a fully integrated unit to contain its own parking, cafeteria, and employee recreation areas. The initial phase includes a campus administration and visitor center block with a 500-seat auditorium, training and recruitment center, a central library, and site utilities. Phase two includes an employee amenity building with a convenience store, bank, and childcare center. The final phase of the project includes a full-size gymnasium with basketball court, squash courts, changing rooms, and access to outdoor tennis courts, swimming pool, and playing fields.
 
The exterior skin of the buildings will be sheathed in a blend of modern architectural finishes and traditional, local materials. To mitigate the effects of glare and heat-gain from morning and evening solar rays, the primary buildings are oriented in an east-west direction. South elevations are treated with a detached perforated metal screen to provide solar shading, whereas north facing facades reduce direct heat and glare through the use of dual-paned solar glass.