India's Leap Towards Sustainable & Innovative Workspace Design
- Industry News
- March 13, 2024

Chennai Metro Rail Limited plans to deliver “more than 3 million square feet of office and commercial space” across at least 25 stations in Phase II. With towers at major hubs, integrated office and retail blocks, and a “massive supply of 3 million sq.ft of office space and 0.25 million sq.ft of retail space”, the project positions Chennai as a transit-led, future-ready office market.
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Puravankara has signed an “Agreement to Lease (ATL)” with IKEA India for “more than 1.2 lakh square feet of leasable area” across two floors at Purva Zentech Park on “Kanakapura Road, Bengaluru.” The 9.6 lakh sq ft mixed-use commercial project, scheduled for completion by early 2026, strengthens Puravankara’s pan-India commercial portfolio.
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Smartworks Coworking Spaces Ltd. has named Anshul Popli as Head – Product & Execution, responsible for procurement and projects across MEP, QS, and execution. Drawing on his entrepreneurial experience at Modern Intrno and an MBA from the University of Nottingham, Popli will support Smartworks’ 12.7 million sq. ft. managed office portfolio and deepen its delivery excellence.
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India’s office market is in expansion mode, with NCR, Pune, Bengaluru, Chennai, Mumbai and Hyderabad all seeing strong demand. New supply, rapid GCC growth, hybrid-friendly flex spaces and rising economic confidence are reshaping how and where companies work. This story breaks down the key cities, numbers and forces behind the current boom.
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India’s flexible workspace movement has evolved from a startup experiment into an institutional asset class. Powered by Startup India, pandemic-driven hybrid work, and a maturing funding environment, operators are shifting “from growth obsession to value creation.” IPO readiness, tier II expansion, and GCC-led demand are now defining the sector’s next chapter.
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away Centre, a wellness-forward coworking brand, has launched its newest hub in Bengaluru’s Koramangala, positioning itself as a human-scale alternative to mass-market flex operators. With sub-20,000 sq ft hubs, design-led spaces, meditation zones, cultural programming, and a “Nano-GCC” network vision, away aims to make workspaces about presence, community, and conscious growth.
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