Ministers’ Residences, Butler Palace

No. 166 · Townships & Residences

Ministers’ Residences, Butler Palace

Butler Palace, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh

The township from above: Housing towers around a central green, with the hotel, guest house and bungalows at one end and the school and Stadium at the other, inside the forest
Location
Butler Palace, Lucknow
Client
Estate Department, Govt. of Uttar Pradesh
Status
Completed
Floors
14 storeys
Sector
Townships & Residences

A 14-storey tower of ministers’ residences at Butler Palace, Lucknow, for the Estate Department of the Government of Uttar Pradesh.

About the project

For the Estate Department of the Government of Uttar Pradesh, ARCH-EN DESIGN designed a multi-storeyed block of residences for ministers near Butler Palace, in the heart of Lucknow, among the earliest high-rise government housing in the city.

Fourteen storeys

The tower rises fourteen storeys, its flats opening onto deep curved balconies that give each home shade and a view, and give the tower its stepped, layered outline. A glazed slot runs up the face of the building, marking the lift lobby, and the entrance is set in a landscaped forecourt.

Our role

Architect

Highlights

  • 14-storey tower of ministers’ residences
  • For the Estate Department, Government of Uttar Pradesh
  • Deep curved balconies to every flat