Electronic City is Bangalore's oldest and largest planned IT hub, spanning over 800 acres across Phase 1 and Phase 2, with more than 200 IT and ITES companies employing over 200,000 professionals. The scale of operations here is fundamentally different from Bangalore's other commercial corridors, with single-company campuses routinely exceeding 50,000 sq.ft. and multi-building campus fit-outs reaching several hundred thousand square feet.
Phase 1 vs Phase 2: Different Requirements
Electronic City Phase 1, home to Infosys's largest global campus and Wipro's corporate headquarters, contains predominantly large-enterprise campuses with established building infrastructure. Fit-out work here typically involves modernising existing interiors within well-maintained shells, upgrading from older open-plan layouts to hybrid work environments, and refreshing executive floors and visitor experience centres. Phase 2, developed more recently, offers newer building stock with better floor-to-ceiling heights, more efficient column spacing, and modern building management systems. New fit-out projects in Phase 2 tend to be greenfield installations in warm-shell spaces, allowing more design flexibility but requiring complete MEP installation from scratch.
IT SEZ and STPI Compliance
A significant portion of Electronic City operates under SEZ (Special Economic Zone) and STPI (Software Technology Parks of India) regulations that impose specific requirements on interior fit-outs. SEZ units must maintain demarcated boundaries with controlled access points, which affects partition placement, door hardware specifications, and access control system integration. STPI-registered units require documented separation between development areas and administrative zones. Our project management team handles the compliance documentation and coordinates with SEZ authorities during fit-out approvals, ensuring that interior modifications do not jeopardise the client's SEZ or STPI registration status.
Campus-Scale Logistics
The Electronic City Elevated Expressway has significantly improved access from Silk Board Junction, reducing travel time from the city centre and simplifying material logistics. However, campus-scale projects present unique challenges including phased execution across occupied floors, coordinating with campus facility management teams, managing worker entry protocols and security clearances, and scheduling noisy work (demolition, coring, hammering) outside business hours. We deploy dedicated site management teams for Electronic City projects, with on-site material storage facilities to buffer against delivery delays. Our commercial construction and MEP services operate as integrated teams to maintain execution velocity across large floor plates.