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

Hyderabad has taken the lead as India’s top destination for healthcare and pharma Global Capability Centres, according to Savills India. With GCCs driving 44% of office absorption in 2024 and strong future demand projected through 2030, the city is strengthening its role as a high-value office and innovation hub.
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Urban Vault has leased 21,000 sq ft of workspace in Bengaluru to Japanese companies Nachi, Pioneer, and Komatsu, strengthening its foothold in the growing GCC market. With a hybrid model that cuts CapEx and OpEx, the firm now serves over 50 GCCs and operates a 2.8 million sq ft pan-India portfolio.
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India’s surge in Global Capability Centres is fueling a parallel rise in flexible workspaces. WeWork India and Awfis now earn 35–45% of revenue from GCC clients, as multinationals shift to fast-scaling micro-hub models. Operators are rapidly expanding stock, betting that GCCs will drive nearly half of new flex demand by 2027.
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Vanguard has launched its first India Global Capability Centre in Hyderabad, targeting ~300 hires by the end of 2025 and ~2,300 by 2029. The hub will drive cloud modernisation, data, AI/ML, and cybersecurity, with collaborative labs to speed digital innovation. Telangana leaders hailed the move as proof of Hyderabad’s talent depth and momentum in the GCC.
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India’s GCC market surged in FY25, with leasing rising 24% to 31.8 million sq ft. Larger deals dominated, as Fortune 500 firms led the charge. Government initiatives now aim to push GCC expansion into Tier 2 cities, aligning policy, talent, and infrastructure to fuel the next phase of growth.
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Global Capability Centres (GCCs) are driving India’s commercial real estate market with their office space leasing projected to grow 15-20% over the next two years. GCCs have leased 100 million sq ft in India’s top cities since 2021 and are poised to shape nearly 40% of the office demand by 2025, signalling a strong growth trajectory for workplace real estate.
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