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Mr. Barkat Virani

 Content
Section One: Overview
Section Two: Residential
Experience 
Section Three: Commercial
Experience 
Section Four: Hospitality
Experience 
Section Five: Mixed Use
Experience 
Section Six: Education and
Worship
 Overview
The Firm
ABB Designs’ with Mr. Barkat
Virani as the Principal Consultant,
is a design oriented, fully
computerized, multi–disciplined
firm offering its clients
comprehensive professional
services in the fields of Feasibility
Analysis, Planning, Project
Development, Building Design,
Interior Design and Engineering.
The wholly integrated group
functions as a total project
management enterprise. It
provides the client with a single
source responsibility for overall
project development necessary to
 Overview
Our Philosophy
Living in this ever changing world, so
rich in varied cultures and appreciation’s
we strive to identify and understand the
special influences of each project in
designing for the best experience. This
requires an insightful, flexible, experienced
and motivated team of creative project
designers, who are committed to working
both together and with others to achieve
uniquely specific design solutions.
The firm is dedicated to stimulate and
enhance such qualities within its staff. We
recognize that our reputation for providing
quality service is a result of staff abilities
and professional fulfillment .
 
 Qualifications
Personal Qualifications
  Mr. Virani has 35+ Years of
Experience in which he has
served as Project Manager,
Assistant Architect, Design
Consultant and has had a
personal Architectural Practice
with 25+ Employees.
 Academic Experience:
Bachelors of Technology/
Structural Engineering at I.I.T,
Mumbai
-Honors Program
Graduation Year—1972
Graduate of the School of
Architecture from C.E.P.T,
Ahmedabad
-Graduation Year—1976
Professional Affliation:
Fellow of the Institution of
Valuers, India
Job/Project Experience:
1970: Trainee for Architect
Phiroze Kudianwala & Associates,
India
1974: Trainee for Architect Dolf
Schnebli, Switzerland
1974– 1978: Asst. Architect for
Architect B.V. Doshi, India
1979-1982: Senior Architect for
T.V. Virani Architectural Firm,
Bombay
1983-2002: Principal Architect at
Virani Associates of 150+
Projects.
2002: Project Manager at
Creative Choice Homes, Florida
2003-present: Principal Design
Consultant 
RESIDENTIAL EXPERIENCE
 Sea Ranch
Type: Single
Family
Home
Client: Ramesh
Patel
Location: India
Status: Built

 
 Type: Single Family Type: Single Family
Home Home
Client: Mr.Mudholkar Client: Mr. Hemani
Location: India Location: Chicago, IL
Status: Built  Status: Built
 Tulip Residence
Type: Single Family
Home
Location: India
Status: Built
 
Residence
Type: Single Family Home
Client: Mr. Hemani
Location: Chicago, IL
Status: Built
 
Residence
Type: Single Family
Home
Client: Mr. Patel
Location: Chicago, IL
Status: Built

Residence
Type: Single Family Home
Client: Mr. Thomas
Location: Lincolnwood, IL
Status: Built
 
 Residence
Type: Single Family
Home
Client: Mr. Solanki
Location: Chicago, IL
Status: Built
 
Aishwarya Towers
Type: Condominiums
Location: India
Status: Built
 

Royal Akbar Towers

Type: Retail
Location: India
Status: Proposed
 
 Valani Towers
Type: Condominiums
Location: India
Status: Built
 

Vastu Shilp Towers 

Type: Condominiums
Location: India
Status: Proposed
 

Clermont
Condominiums
Type: Condominiums
Location: Florida
Status: Built
COMMERCIAL EXPERIENCE
 Synchron Corporate Center Commercial
Experience
Synchron Research Services Ltd.
Type: Corporate
Location: India
Status: Built
Panorama
Type: Corporate
Location: India
Status: Built

Suman City Center

Type: Corporate
Location: India
Status: Built

Minerva Multiplex
Type: Corporate
Location: India
Status: Proposed
 
 Infocity
 Type: Corporate
Client: Creative—Infocity LTD.
Location: Gujrat, India
Status: Built
 Retail Experience

Al Raheem Saree Center

Type: Retail
Client: Ms. Shahida Khan
Location: Chicago, IL
Status: In Progress
 

Sahil Boutique
Type: Retail
Client: Mr. Bhavesh Patel
Location: Chicago, IL
Status: Built
Sahil Boutique
Hawthorne Woods
Type: Retail
Client: Mr. Kamal
Location: Hawthorne
Woods
Status: Proposed
Noor Mall
Type: Retail
Client: Mr. Aneesh
Location: Chicago, IL
Status: Built

Plaza Del Grato

Type: Retail
Client: Rilwala Group Inc.
Location: Arlington Heights,
IL
Status: In Progress

Matteson Town Center

Type: Retail
Client: Patel Realty
Location: Matteson, IL
Status: In Progress
 Amara Art Gallery
Type: Corporate
Location: Chicago, IL
Status: Proposed

Proposed aspects to this project:

2. Main Art Gallery
3. Art Gazebo
4. Smaller Art Gallery
5. Outdoor Amara Sculptures
6. Venetian Bridge
Amara Art Gallery
HOSPITALITY
EXPERIENCE
 Hotel
The Meridian Experience
Client: Maha Laxmi Corporation.
Type: Hotel
Location: India
Status: Proposed
Crown Plaza
Type: Hotel
Client: Mr. Patel
Location: Houston, TX
Status: In Progress

The Canoe
Type: Hotel
Client: Dr. Desai
Location: Crystal River,
FL
Status: Proposed
Pop Motels India
Type: Hotel
Location: India
Status: Proposed
Chicago Park Hotel
Type: Hotel
Client: Mr.
Ghabawala
Location: Chicago
Status: Proposed

Four Points Hotel by

Sheraton
Type: Hotel
Client: Mr. Sethi
Location: Chicago
Status: In Progress
 Starwood Hotels
Type: Hotel
Client: Mr. Sethi
Location: 8201 Higgins, Chicago
Status: In Progress
Starwood Hotels
 Restaurant
Pita Inn Experience
Type: Restaurant
Client: Mr. Falah Tabahi
Location: Florida
Status: Built
 

Usmania Restaurant
Type: Restaurant
Client: Mr. Noor
Location: Chicago, IL
Status: Built

Gold Coast Dogs: Subways:

2459 W. Howard Street,
Chicago
1429 W. Montrose Avenue,
Chicago
2415 N. Clark Street, Chicago
1168 Dodge Street, Chicago
1465 Tower Drive, Glenview
3601 W. Addison, Chicago
Old Orchard Mall, Skokie
1100 Rosemont Avenue,
Chicago
3601 Western Avenue, Chicago
Sibley Drive, Calumet
300 McLean Blvd, Streamwood
22 W. Ohio, Chicago
864 W. Dundee, Chicago
2459 W. Howard Street,
Chicago
MIXED-USE EXPERIENCE
Indo— Arab Cultural Center
Type: Cultural Center
Location: India
Status: Proposed
Infotech, India
Type: Mixed Use
Location: India
Status: Proposed

The Pheonix Building

Type: Mixed Use
Location: India
Status: Proposed
 Mixed Use Building
Type: Mixed Use
Client: Ms. Shahida Khan
Location: Chicago, IL
Status: Proposed
SCHOOL AND WORSHIP
EXPERIENCE
 Worship Experience

Mosque
Type: Worship
Location: India
Status: Built

Jama Masjid
Type: Worship
Location: Chicago
Status: Proposed
 Iqra University Educational
Experience
Type: University Campus
Client: Iqraa Charitable Foundation (ICF)
Location: Ahmedabad, India
Status: Built
Iqra University, India
 Iqra University, India

1 . Assembly Ground
2. Iqraa Main Building
3. Quarters for Dean and Dignitaries
4. Staff Quarters
5. Boy’s Hostel
6. Various Colleges
7. Iqraa Sports Complex
8. Mosque
 Iqra University, India
Renderings of Each College

College of Arts College of Chemical Engineering College of Business

College of Commerce College of Electrical Engineering College of Science

College of Civil Engineering College of Mechanical Engineering

 Aga Khan Education Center
Type: Education
Client: Aga Khan Foundation
Location: Sidhpur, India
Status: Built

Sidhpur Foundation has its head office in Lansing, Michigan.

The Foundation’s programs are run and managed by a network of dedicated
volunteers worldwide.
The policies of the Foundation are set by the Board of Directors.
The mission of Sidhpur Foundation is to improve the educational status of
Sidhpur communities in USA, Canada, India and Pakistan by providing
information, advice, guidance and other resources.
INTERIOR EXPERIENCE
 Sony World
Type: Corporate Offices
Location: India
Status: Built
 Sahil Boutique
Type: Retail
Location: Chicago, IL
Status: Built
 
Chicago Park Hotel
Type: Hotel
Client: Mr. Ghabawala
Location: Chicago
Status: Proposed
 Broker’s Offices
Type: Commercial
Client: Mr. Pravin Patel
Location: India
Status: Built
Broker’s Offices, India
Banquet Hall atChancellor C Club
Type: Commercial
Location: Indore, India
Status: Built
 Dee Cee Hotel Bar
Type: Hotel
Location: Chennai, India
Status: Built
 Sahiba Boutique
Type: Retail
Client: Ms. Shahida Khan
Location: Devon
Status: In Progress
Royal Akbar Tower Suites
Type: Residential
Location: India
Status: Proposed
Royal Akbar Tower Suites
 
Master Bedroom 
Type: Residential
Location: India
Status: Built
 
Master Bedroom
Type: Residential
Location: India
Status: Built
 
Master Bedroom 
Type: Residential
Location: India
Status: Built
 
Master Bedroom 
Type: Residential
Location: India
Status: Built
 Contact Us:
Barkat Virani
6540 N. Longmeadow Ave.
Lincolnwood, IL 60712
Phone: 847-414-4575
Fax: 847-663-1074
Website: www.BarkatVirani.com
Email: virani02@gmail.com