Ss Chakrabarti

Registered Senior Architect and Urban Designer / Planner with 20+ years of experience across 50+ lakh sq ft of premium real estate development, including G+10 to G+30 high-rise towers, mass housing, mixed-use developments, commercial complexes, SEZ/IT/ITES campuses, data centres, retail malls, and integrated townships. Currently leads multidisciplinary design teams and consultants across large-scale real estate projects, driving design strategy, delivery systems, and execution alignment. Specialised in bridging the gap between architectural design intent, developer's commercial expectations, and contractor's on-ground execution practicality with focus on improving saleable efficiency, reducing rework, accelerating approvals, and bringing systems, speed and clarity into design delivery.

AVP – Architecture & Planning / Additional Team Leader (PMSC – ADB Projects) - Arkitechno Consultants India - Bhubaneswar / Kolkata / Tripura

(2024-12)

Leading design management, GFC review, statutory coordination, landscape and public realm integration, drawing governance, and technical delivery for urban and tourism infrastructure development under a 2000+ Cr ADB-funded programme.

• Master planning, circulation logic, façade and elevation
• Utilities, authority approvals, design delivery, execution coordination
• Project management, supervision, and contractor-side RFI resolution

GM – Architecture & Planning (Urban Infrastructure) - Jindal Group - Chhattisgarh / Odisha

(2024-04 - 2024-11)

Led design and planning for a 100+ acre mixed-use industrial township and 800+ acre township upgradation, including residential clusters, commercial blocks, school, stadium, mall, infrastructure, and landscape.

• Zoning, approvals, practical design detailing, and coordination with Projects, MEP, Purchase, and Sales teams
• Aligned design decisions with cost, execution feasibility, and market requirements

Chief Architect & Consulting Urban Infrastructure Specialist - Bengal City Nirman Pvt Ltd (Techno India Group) - Kolkata

(2017-04 - 2024-04)

Led design and delivery across high-rise towers, mixed-use township master planning, commercial complexes, university campuses, tourism hubs, water parks, and zoological landscapes.

• Concept-to-GFC delivery, approvals, façade development, campus planning
• Execution-stage clarifications, as-built documentation, and design compliance support
• Project completion and customer handover

Principal Architect / Planner - Surbana Jurong / SMEC - Singapore & India

(2013-09 - 2017-03)

Handled mixed-use townships, residential layouts, hospital planning, a 10+ lakh sq ft data centre campus, and 1000-acre smart city frameworks.

• Planning, design development, project management, supervision support
• BIM-based coordination, urban utilities, TOD and ABD planning
• Design quality and international standards compliance

Senior Architect / Planner (EDRC) - Larsen & Toubro - Kolkata

(2011-12 - 2013-09)

Handled major commercial and institutional assignments including TCS IT SEZ with 200+ GFC drawings, Quest Mall of 10+ lakh sq ft, CTS Bantala, ITC Royal Bengal Hotel, and other Residential and commercial design & build projects.

• Façade development, detail design, layouts, retail circulation
• MEP-structural coordination, site supervision and project management support
• NKDA approvals

Architect / Planner - Bengal City Nirman Pvt Ltd (Techno India Group) - Kolkata

(2010-10 - 2011-11)

Handled campus planning, concept-to-GFC delivery, approvals, and execution-stage clarifications for various residential, institutional, hospital and hospitality and development projects.

• Coordinating design resolution and approval-ready documentation

Architect / Planner - Surbana Jurong - Singapore & India

(2007-06 - 2010-10)

Worked on large-scale residential and township developments including Sukhobrishti Mass Housing (200+ acres), KWIC Township (400 acres), Crescent Parc (50+ acres), Greenfield City (50+ acres), Singapore City Mixed-use Township (75+ acres), and Durgapur Aerotropolis (1500 acres).

• Planning, layout development, coordination, and project documentation
• Large mixed-use/residential developments

Architect - DMA Consultants

(2006-07 - 2007-05)

Worked on housing, villas, township blocks, terminal architecture, and mixed-use clusters.

• Design development, planning, and project documentation

Junior Architect - DSA Consultants

(2004-07 - 2006-06)

Worked on townships, institutional buildings, and commercial interiors.

• Design development, drafting, coordination, and project documentation

Architectural Intern - Gherzi Eastern Ltd

(2003-06 - 2003-12)

Supported architectural work on Bartaman Bhavan (EM Bypass) and other projects.

• Drawing preparation, coordination, and basic project assistance

PhD - Smart City Integrated Urban Planning - TECHNO INDIA UNIVERSITY (2015 - 2020)

Master of Architecture - Urban Design / Housing - JADAVPUR UNIVERSITY (2004 - 2006)

MBA - Project Management - SIKKIM MANIPAL UNIVERSITY (2010 - 2012)

Bachelor of Architecture - Architecture - NAGPUR UNIVERSITY (COA-APPROVED INSTITUTION) (1999 - 2004)