Gautam Bhatia is an architect, writer and artist.
GAUTAM BHATIA IS AN ARCHITECT, WRITER & ARTIST
Gautam Bhatia’s formal training is of an architect and artist. Over the course of three decades of practice in Delhi, and early work experience on a variety of projects in the US, he is firmly established as one of the country’s foremost architects, building a range of residential, institutional, recreational, hospitality and heritage projects – including schools, housing, spas, and private homes. Among his better-known works are the Devigarh Palace Hotel, Indira Gandhi Childrens Retreat, Monolith Resort, and Kalmatia Sangam Spa, among others. Each project has been carefully assessed for its site condition, resolution of the terrain, availability of local materials and techniques. Within these constraints, the design is always done to create surprising panoramas and space variations, drawing the building into new and innovative possibilities.
Projects Listing
Hotels and Resorts
Bagh Aman- Luxury Resort near Alwar, Rajasthan – Aman Resorts, Indonesia, 1998
Devigarh Palace Hotel- Luxury Heritage Resort, Delwara, Udaipur, 1999
Received Inside Outside Designer Of The Year Award For Resort Architecture
Monolith Resorts – a 22 Cottage Resort, Bhimtal, Uttaranchal, 2000
Received the Architect of the Year 2000 Award for Public Building Category from J.K. Cement Works
Received Special Mention, Recreational Architecture Award of A+D and Spectrum Foundation Architecture Awards 2003
Hotel Satya Ashok- Renovation of a 60 Room Hotel, Jabalpur, 2003
Haiwatha Resort, Kanha National Park, 2003
Wellness Resort, Jabalpur (Design), 2005
Tree House Resort, Corbett National Park, 2005
Received the Award for the Best Hospitality Project of the Foundation for Architectural & Environmental Awareness 2008
The Buransh, Hotel and Arts Centre, Kausani, 2012
Courtyard House, Kanha National Park, 2013
Kalmatia Sangam Spa, Almora, 2016
Lahore House Hotel, Haridwar (On Hold)
Resort, Kotabagh (Ongoing)
Resort, Dhanachuli (Ongoing)
Resort, Mashobra, Shimla (Ongoing)
Resort, Aluva (Ongoing)
Institutes
Indian Institute of Forest Management, Bhopal (Associate to Principal Arch., A.D Raje)IIFM, 1984
Centre for the Adult Deaf, Pallavoor, Tamil Nadu, Nambikkai Foundation, 1988
Centre for the Blind, Rohini, Delhi, AICB, 1988
District Institute for Educational Training, Gangtok, Sikkim, Govt. of Sikkim, 1990
Bhartendu Natya Akademi – Theatre and Museum Complex, Lucknow, 1991
40 bed Cancer Hospice, New Delhi, Shanti Avedna Ashram, 1997
Indira Gandhi Children’s Retreat , Damdama Lake, Haryana,Indian Council for Child Welfare, 1999
Received THE ARCHITECT OF THE YEAR 1998 AWARD, Public Building from J K Cement Works.
Received the Institutional Architecture Award of the A+D and Spectrum Foundation Architecture Awards 2003
Revitalization of Taj Mahal, Bhopal (a feasibility report), INTACH , 2005
Revitalization of Nabha Fort, Nabha, Punjab (a feasibility report), INTACH, 2005
Architectural Competition for NID PG Campus at Gandhinagar (Semifinalist), NID , 2008
Architectural Competition for Civil Secretariat at Itanagar, 1st prize, Govt. of Arunachal Pradesh, 2008
Cricket Pavilion, Pilibhit, LH Sugar Factory, 2010
Animal Hospital, Chandigarh (Ongoing), People For Animals
Commercial
Commercial Complex/Shopping Mall, Jabalpur (Design), 2005
Jewellery Showroom, Jabalpur, 2006
Maruti Showroom, Jabalpur, 2007
Office Building, Jabalpur, 2009
Conference Centre, Babrala, UP (Design), Tata Chemicals, 2010
Office Building for ASEED, Greater Noida, 2013
Honda Showroom, Jabalpur, 2014
Maruti Showroom, Dindori, MP, 2014
Maruti Showroom and Workshop, Narsingpur, MP (Ongoing)
Maruti Workshop, Jabalpur (Ongoing)
Schools
Ashok Hall Girls Residential School , Ranikhet, Uttaranchal, GD Birla Memorial Trust, 1992
Cambridge Primary School, New Delhi, 2003
Satya Prakash Public School – A 1000 Student Day- Boarding School, Jabalpur, 2003
School, Modinagar, UP, 2008
Religious Buildings
Catholic Church, Panipat, 1989
World Buddhist Cultural Centre, Nagarjunakonda (Design), 2009
Residences
Modi House, New Delhi, Mr. N.K. Modi, Delhi, 1988
Ramesh House , Ranikhet, Dr. Ramesh, 1989
Sahni House, Noida, Mr. I P Sahni, 1993
Geeta Hariharan House, Bangalore, Mr. P S Hariharan, 1994
Narain House, Noida, Mr. Sandeep Narain, 1996
Kumar House, Gurgaon , Mr. Pramod Kumar, 1996
Sood House, Gurgaon, Mr. Vijay Sood, 1998
Das House, Gurgaon, Mr. Arvind Das, 1999
Sen House, New Delhi, Mr. Jai Sen, 2001
Arora House, Jabalpur, Mr. Deepak Arora, 2001
Shah House, Jabalpur, Mr. Hitesh Shah, 2001
Goil House, Noida, Mr. Sunil Goil, 2002
Sarkar House, Gurgaon , Mrs. M. Sarkar, 2002
Grover House, Jabalpur, Mr. Anil Grover, 2003
Jalan House, New Delhi, Dr. Bimal Jalan, 2003
Banerjee House, Jabalpur, Dr. Sanjeev Banerjee, 2008
Arora House, Bhopal, Mr. Raj Arora, 2008
Mangla House, New Delhi, Mr. Rajiv & Dr. Anju Mangla, 2008
Dhirawani House, Jabalpur, Dr. Rajesh Dhirawani, 2009
Ahmadi House, Saatal, Nainital, Ms. Tasneem Ahmadi, 2011
Prasad Haveli Renovations, Pilibhit, Mr. Sidharth Prasad, 2011
Chibba House, Gurgaon, Mr. Rajan and Mrs. Mini Chibba, 2012
Lake House, Kumarakam, Mr. Pawan Sukhdev, 2012
Pathak House, Jabalpur, Mr. Sanjay Pathak, 2012
Bhola House, Jabalpur, Mr. Jitesh and Ankur Bhola, 2012
Chokhani House renovation, New Delhi, Mr. Jagdish Chokhani, 2012
Agarwal House, Jabalpur, Mr. Rakesh Agarwal, 2012
Ahmadi House, New Delhi, Ms. Tasneem Ahmadi, 2013
Goel House, Jabalpur, Mr. Anil Goel, 2014
Singh House, Jabalpur, Mr. Jagat Sher Singh, 2014
Pathak House, Katni, Mr. Sanjay Pathak, 2014
Shrivastava House, Jabalpur, Mr. N K Shrivastava, 2014
Chhabra House, Ranikhet, Ms. Rami Chhabra, 2014
Pande House, Noida, Ms. Alka Pande, 2014
Sethi House, Conoor, Mr. Arvind Sethi, 2015
Agarwal House, New Delhi, Mr. Anil Agarwal,2016
Gupta House, Jabalpur (Ongoing)Mr. Atul Gupta
Keswani House, Jabalpur (Ongoing) Mr. Keswani
Singh House, Jabalpur (Ongoing) Mr. Alok Singh
Bhagat House, Ranikhet (Ongoing)Ms. Lekha Bhagat
Jain House, Jabalpur (Ongoing) Mr. Pinky Jain
Golchha House, Jabalpur (Ongoing) Dr. Vivek Golchha
Khemka House, Ranikhet (Ongoing) Mr. Deepak Khemka
Farm Houses
Gupta Farms- A group of Houses with common Club House, Manesar, 1991
Baidyanath Farms- A Family House, Patna, 2001
Sharma Farms- A Farmhouse on 2.5 Acres, Chattarpur, New Delhi, 2005
Bhartia Farms- A Farmhouse on 2.5 Acres, New Delhi, 2009
Chokhani Farms- A Farmhouse on 2.5 Acres, New Delhi, 2013
Interiors
Honda Showroom, Jabalpur, 2006
Aura Inc. Office, New Delhi, 2007
Biz-Tech Office, New Delhi, 2007
Jewellery Showroom, Jabalpur, 2008
Residence Interiors, Jabalpur for Dr. Mukesh Khare, 2008
Residence Interiors, Jabalpur, for Mr. Naveen Gupta, 2009
Maruti Showroom and Workshop, Jabalpur, 2010
Residence Interiors, Jabalpur for Mr. Daryani, 2012
Residence Interiors, Jabalpur for Mr. Ravi Jaiswal, 2012
4 Apartments, Chindwara (Ongoing) for Mr. Pramod Bhasin
Apartment, Chindwara, for Mr. Sudhir Pandey
Apartment, Jabalpur (Ongoing)for Mr. Ricky Makan
Sood Apartment, Bangalore (Ongoing)
Townships
Development of 100 acre Housing Estate, Orlando, Florida, USA (Design) , 2002
Siliguri Township on 230 Acres for SJDA (Design) for Vipul Infrastructure P Ltd, 2010
Residential Development of 125 Acres, Jabalpur (Ongoing) for Mr. Anil Goel
Housing
Courtyard Apartments, Noida, Ashiana Housing Ltd, 1990
100 Type V Residential Units, New Delhi, HUDCO/ Ministry of UD, New Delhi, 2003
Received Commendation Trophy for Apartment Planning 2003 A+D & Spectrum Foundation Architecture Awards
Hamlet- 15 farmhouses at Sattaal, Nainital (Ongoing) for Mr. Vijay Shrivastava & Ms. Tasneem Ahmadi
32 Apartments, New Delhi(Ongoing) for Mr. Gautam Anand
96 Apartments, Jabalpur (Ongoing) for Mr. Kadeer Soni
200 Apartments, Chindwara (Ongoing) for Shubh Vastu P Ltd
100 Apartments (Ongoing) for Mr. Neeraj Jindal
Awards
- Award for The Best Hospitality Project of the Foundation For Architectural & Environmental Awareness, 2008 for Treehouse Resort, Corbett National Park , Uttranchal , India .
- First Prize- Architectural Competition for the Secretariat at Itanagar, for the Government of Arunachal Pradesh, 2008
- Institutional Architecture Award of the A+D & Spectrum Foundation Architecture Awards (2003), for the Indira Gandhi Children’s Retreat, Damdama Lake, Haryana, India
- Commendation Trophy of the Habitat Award for Apartment Planning of the A+D & Spectrum Foundation Architecture Awards (2003),for Housing Scheme for HUDCO/Ministry of Urban Development at HUDCO Place, Andrews Ganj, New Delhi, India.
- Special Mention, Recreational Architecture Award of the A+D & Spectrum Foundation Architecture Awards (2003), for Monolith Resorts at Bhimtal, Uttranchal. India.
- 1st Commendation Award , Architectural Competition for Mahatma Gandhi Antarashtriya Hindi Vishvavidyalaya at Wardha, Pune, 2002.
- JK Cement Architect of the Year (2000), Public Building Category, for Monolith Resorts at Bhimtal, Uttranchal, India.
- Inside Outside Designer of the Year (1999) Award for the Rehabilitation of Devigarh Hotel, Udaipur, India.
- JK Cement Architect of the Year (1998), Public Building Category, for the Indira Gandhi Children’s Retreat, Damdama Lake, Haryana, India.
- First Prize – Architectural Competition for Muskaan Institute, New Delhi, 1998.
- First Prize – Architectural Competition for the CRY-OXFAM Headquarters, New Delhi, 1994.
- First Prize – Architectural Competition for Gandhi Memorial, New Delhi, 1990.
- First Prize – Architectural Competition for the Indira Gandhi Children’s Retreat, Haryana, 1987.
- Second Prize – International Competition for the Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts, New Delhi, 1986.
Published Projects
- Lake House, Spa Resort, Varna Library Architecture + Design, 2016
- Catholic Church, Panipat Elle Décor, 2011
- Tree Top Resort, Corbett Indian Architect & Builder, 2010
- Office Profile Architecture + Design, Nov 2007
- Monolith Resort, Bhimtal a+u, Oct 2007
- Monolith Resort, Bhimtal Architecture + Design, Mar 2004
- Residential Units at HUDCO Place, Architecture + Design, Mar 2004
- Indira Gandhi Children’s Retreat, Times of India
- Damdama Lake Architecture + Design, Mar 2004
- Contemporary World Atlas, Phaidon, 2000.
- Devigarh Palace Hotel, Udaipur Inside Outside, April 2000
- Inside Outside, Sep 2000
- Architektur und Design, Germany
- Elle Design, Paris
- Sood/ Das/ Hariharan/ Ramesh Houses Inside Outside, Feb 1999
- Bharatendu Natya Academy, Architecture + Design, Mar 1998
- DIET Complex, Gangtok Indian Architect & Builder, Mar 1997
- Twin Houses at Ranikhet Inside Outside, May 1992
- School for the Blind Architecture + Design, 1990
- Indian Architect & Builder, Jan 1990
- Church Complex, Panipat Inside Outside, Feb 1990
- IGNCA, Delhi Architecture + Design, Dec 1988