Telangana Selects Singapore Firm DP Architects to Design Future City Master Plan

The Telangana state government has appointed Singapore-based DP Architects to prepare the master plan for the upcoming Bharat Future City (BFC) near Hyderabad. The official letter of award is scheduled to be handed over to the firm during the inauguration of the BFC office at Meerkhanpet on June 10.

DP Architects emerged as the lowest bidder among six firms that competed for the project. The firm will serve as the consultant for the Future City Development Authority (FCDA) and has been tasked with completing the comprehensive master plan within a nine-month timeframe.

The jurisdiction of the FCDA covers nearly 765 square kilometres. In the initial phase, the consultant will focus on 30,000 acres to identify land use patterns and plan the creation of essential infrastructure.

Out of this area, officials have earmarked approximately 13,000 acres for priority development across several specialized sectors. The priority zones include a 4,000-acre life sciences hub, a 2,177-acre electronics and advanced manufacturing zone, and a 1,976-acre electric vehicle and energy park.

Additionally, the plan allocates 2,477 acres for a residential zone, 594 acres for a health city, 403 acres for an artificial intelligence (AI) city, 313 acres for a data centre hub, and 255 acres for an education and university zone. Preliminary proposals also designate land for an entertainment zone, a furniture park, and a sports hub.

According to a senior FCDA official, the master plan is crucial because the authority's territory sits between two distinct planning regimes. The northern section of the FCDA area is integrated with the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) master plan 2031, which features regional corridors, transport networks, and metropolitan centres.

Meanwhile, the central section, which includes the Hyderabad Pharma City land, is being developed as an industrial centre for life sciences, electronics, and advanced manufacturing. The southern section remains predominantly rural with no existing statutory land use plan.

Officials stated that without a statutory plan, the region faces risks of uncoordinated growth, jurisdictional overlaps, and ecological imbalance. The new master plan is designed to provide continuity between HMDA's metropolitan framework and the specialized industrial clusters.