Meridian Tech Park

The Challenge

Meridian Properties, a commercial real estate developer, commissioned a new IT campus in Electronic City Phase II to serve as a multi-tenant tech park for mid-size IT services companies. The 1,20,000 sq.ft. campus needed to be built across two interconnected buildings with shared amenities, a basement parking structure for 300 vehicles, and floor plates flexible enough to accommodate tenants ranging from 5,000 to 30,000 sq.ft. The site presented significant geotechnical challenges — high water table conditions common in the Electronic City belt required engineered dewatering and deep pile foundations. The 14-month construction timeline left no room for rework, as Meridian had pre-lease commitments with three anchor tenants whose occupancy dates were contractually fixed.

Our Approach

Nextura assembled a dedicated site team of 180 workers with structural, civil, and MEP specialists working in parallel rather than sequential phases. We adopted a top-down construction methodology for the basement to begin ground-floor structural work while basement excavation continued below — compressing the schedule by nearly two months compared to conventional bottom-up construction. MEP risers and core infrastructure were cast into the structural frame during concrete pours rather than being retrofitted, eliminating the coordination conflicts that typically plague multi-storey commercial construction.

• Installed bored cast-in-situ piles to 18-metre depth to address the high water table, with continuous dewatering systems running throughout the basement construction phase
• Designed column-free floor plates spanning 12 metres to maximise tenant fitout flexibility, using post-tensioned concrete slabs to reduce structural depth
• Built a shared amenity block between the two buildings housing a food court, gymnasium, and conference centre accessible to all tenants
• Installed a 500 KVA DG backup system with automatic transfer switches and a rooftop solar array covering 30% of common area power consumption

The Results

The campus was completed within the 14-month target, with occupancy certificates obtained two weeks before the first anchor tenant's contractual move-in date. The top-down basement construction approach saved approximately Rs 1.2 crore in dewatering costs by reducing the time the excavation was exposed to groundwater. All three anchor tenants commenced fitout on schedule, and the remaining space achieved full occupancy within six months of completion. The campus received a 4-star GRIHA rating for its energy-efficient MEP design and the integrated solar installation, making it one of the higher-rated tech parks in the Electronic City belt.

"Nextura managed the complexity of a multi-building campus with the same precision we expect from our own engineering teams. The parallel construction methodology saved us months and significant cost." — Vikram Desai, Managing Director, Meridian Properties