The Golden Life

The Good Life Luxury’s New Address Each of the 24K properties are built around 24 key attributes, keeping environment, culture, safety, infrastructure, healthcare and education at its core. 24K Province is no different. Spread over 1.8 million square feet and featuring retail and office spaces, recreation and wellness facilities, multi-cuisine restaurants, educational institutes and more, it elevates the living experience for its residents to ecstatic levels. But it’s not just about mindlessly gathering facilities and amenities. It is about lending luxury a new meaning and a relevant context. With 24K Province, Kolte Patil brings privileged and ultra-refined European-style living to India,through their collaboration with Europe’s leading interior solutions brand—the Porcelanosa Grupo—for their 24K Province residential properties, namely 24K Opula and 24K Atria. It meant going the distance from luxury as acquisition to luxury as a philosophy of living. Nirmal Kolte, Director, Kolte Patil, says, “For 24K Province, we wanted to go beyond putting together a larger picture of luxury. We wanted to micro-plan luxury by infusing meaningful extravagance into every element, every crevice of the house. Hence, the idea to get a brand tie-up for each element of the house was born. It’saEuropean luxe-chic house that we are offering our customers right here in India, so all the finishes had to be European and the best in perceivable luxury. We finally found a thought and quality fit in Europe’s leading brand Porcelanosa Grupo.” They could not have chosen better. For the Spanish company—Porcelanosa Grupo—is celebrated the world over as Europe’s most trusted and popular brand for ultra-stylish interior solutions. Internationally renowned for innovation, design, manufacture and distribution of world-classtiling,bathroom and kitchen amenities,ithas morethan40years’experience and presence in almost140 countries to its credit. The group today is counted as one of Spain’s most reputed companies on the international Move over secured parking,astate-ofthe-art gymnasium and a clubhouse.

A truly luxurious abode embeds luxury in its every nano-inch, every detail, transforming each moment of your life into a celebration. Kolte Patil Developers Limited, one of India’s leading real estate giants based in Pune,Maharashtra,have tapped in to this luxe philosophy through their niche brand 24K, which offers the finest ‘haute’ homes, superior in location, engineering, design and amenities. Now taking luxurious living a notch up is their soon-to-be-launched project 24K Province at Pimple Nilakh in Pune—India’s first residentially driven mixed-use destination, with liberal European flourishes. scene. And just like Kolte Patil that had Gauri Khan endorse one of its earlier 24K projects, Porcelanosa, too, has always had celebrity links. It has been endorsed by the most popular Hollywood celebrities such as George Clooney, Nicole Kidman, Kevin Costner and Claudia Schiffer, amongst many others. To make its big ticket India debut, Porcelanosa chose Kolte Patil.

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A quality affair Connecting up with the world’s best of course has its advantages. However, it’s the Porcelanosa Grupo’s commitment to quality,innovation and the environment, along with their unparalleled products and top ranking, that made Kolte Patil choose them for their 24K Province properties Atria and Opula, from many a European brand. “For more than a year, we were looking for a company that could provide us all the interior solutions as per our expectations and then we found Por celano sa,’’says Nirmal. ‘‘Their values and ours go hand in hand. Their main focus is quality, precision and design, which are the Committed towards consistently providing discerning Indians a taste of global luxury, Kolte Patil is collaborating with many more exclusive luxury brands such as Piemme Ceramiche Valentino, Fendi Casa and Bentley Homes. Not limiting themselves to brand power, Kolte Patil is also set to tap into the pull-power of influential global designers such as Casa Forma and Seiger Design. The group is also looking forward to a fruitful collaboration with Clubhouse Italia. Nirmal elaborates, “For 24K Province, we are not stopping at associating with designers and design labels for the whole project, alone. Instead, we are also looking at joining hands with the most talented names for singular elements, such as gymnasium, spas and other recreational activities, for our 24K Province projects. To this end, we are tying up with Warren Tricomi for spas, Sandeep Soparkar for dance classes and Mahesh Bhupathi for Tennis. Each element and each activity in and around your home will have a touch of luxe professionalism that will make all the difference in the way you live at 24K Province.” MAPPING LUXURY The Good Life main aspects that we emphasise for our 24K projects. Hence, it was a very easy collaboration for the two companies.” He adds, “The plethora of investments and quality checks that they have here at Porcelanosa, assures us that what we get for our customers is of the highest level one can get, in terms of both innovation and quality.” My trip to the design wonderland Seeing is believing. Stepping into Porcelanosa’s headquarters and the manufacturing unit in Castellon, Spain, left me spellbound. From its vast collection of all kinds of tiles to bathroom fittings, every little inch of the space reflected superiority of thought, design, material, finish and customisation.

Picture this. Stylish porcelain, ceramic, űber-chic glass and stone mosaic tiles to choose from. Want something more unique? How about stainless steel mosaics? Or tumbled and polished marble flooring? Then there is a stunning range of bathroom vanities to soak yourself into: complete with designer faucets, dreamlike mirrors, column hydro-massage showers, premium plumbing fixtures, and the works.

What made me go weak in my knees were the kitchen units, where exquisite form follows function, unimaginably custommade to suit your every little whimsical requirement, teeming with myriad accessories.

Absolutely fuss-free, clean designs are coupled with customizable storage options and cabinetry work. But the best part of most of these kitchen units is their ability to expand, shrink, dismantle and become whatever you want them to become, as per the need of the hour. Barbeque, a party in the kitchen, a cosy sit-down or an impromptu coffee evening, their kitchens are equipped to handle all this and more, with élan.

Interestingly, it’s their awe-inspiring kitchen units that Nirmal is most excited about bringing to India as well. “No one in India has such stunning kitchen designs, with an array of colours, finishes and storage options to choose from,” he says. “And if a customer wishes, she can browse through Porcelanosa’s design archives and choose a kitchen design. Even if it’s not a part of their home, we can get it especially custom-made for them, with storage options, finishes, and conceivably, anything tweaked as per their needs.” It won’t be wrong to say that Kolte Patil transported a slice of pristine, indulgent Europe into India and transformed it into a 24K paradise.