Case Studies

Renovations that survived boardroom scrutiny.

Selected projects across banking, professional services, manufacturing, and education — each measured by the only thing that matters: did it land on outcome, on budget, on time.

Banking

Live-environment renovation of a global bank's Delhi HQ

62,000 sq.ft · 18 weeks · zero downtime

Challenge: Renovate 62,000 sq.ft. of trading-floor adjacent space while maintaining 24×7 banking operations.
Outcome: Delivered over 18 weeks with zero business disruption and zero security incidents.

Fortune 500

Phased consolidation of a Fortune 500 India HQ

3 floors · 11 weeks · 1,400 seats

Challenge: Consolidate three regional offices into one HQ across 1,400 seats without losing operational continuity.
Outcome: Completed in 11 weeks, on budget, with phased move-in coordinated against quarterly close.

Education

Modernisation of an international school's senior wing

84,000 sq.ft · summer-break execution

Challenge: Renovate 84,000 sq.ft. of classrooms and labs inside an 8-week summer break with no calendar slack.
Outcome: Handed over before reopening with full statutory clearances and zero impact on the academic calendar.

Professional Services

Top-tier law firm partner-floor redesign

Partner floor · 14 weeks · client-facing

Challenge: Redesign the partner floor of a top-tier law firm without interrupting client meetings or confidentiality.
Outcome: 14-week phased delivery with partner-by-partner cabin handovers and zero client-visit disruption.

Manufacturing

Corporate office renewal at a 30-year-old manufacturing HQ

Heritage building · phased handover

Challenge: Modernise a 30-year-old corporate office inside a heritage industrial building still in active use.
Outcome: Phased handover preserved heritage character while delivering modern workplace outcomes on the original budget.

Higher Education

Research-block reconfiguration at a private university

Lab-grade · summer + winter break windows

Challenge: Reconfigure a working research block to lab-grade standards across two academic break windows.
Outcome: Split across summer and winter breaks; research activity restarted within 48 hours of handover each time.

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