LOTUS URBAN HARVEST
Reconnecting Food, Farm & Families
Urban Harvest Agrarian Community:VISION
To create a fully organized, planned and developed “Agricultural
Community” which is centered around food and nature in all aspects:
organizing, growing, processing, distributing, cooking & eating.
In other words, it will be an opportunity for city dwellers, for health conscious, for
education & recreation and for empowering/employing locals
Ultimately, it will be a farming that is Organized, Cool & Sexy….
Why Agrarian Communities
Health benefits
Environmental benefits
Cultural benefits
Social benefits
Economic benefits
Educational benefits
Image Credit: DPZ
HOW IT WORKS? INFRASTRUTURE
DEVELOPER SUPPORT/ KNOWLEDGE
CENTER
LEASE/SALE LAND
LOCAL WORKFORCE
LIFESTYLE ORIENTED URBAN DWELLERS
TOOLS,
FARMING & RECREATION OVER TRACTORS,
WEEKENDS COLD STORAGE
OWN SUPPLIES & PRODUCE TO FARMERS MARKET
BRING HOME
Note: This is just conceptual image, actual image or working will be as per requirement of the project
Community Masterplan
350 Acres
“Market Center”
• Farmers Market Hall
• Restaurant
• Culinary/ Cooking School
• Cold Storages
• Management Offices
• Agro University Research Barns
• Retail
Program for “Market Center”
• Farmers Market Hall
• Restaurant
• Culinary/ Cooking School
• Cold Storages
• Management Offices
• Agro University Research Barns
• Retail
Temple
Wellness Resort
AREA TAKEOFF
Close up of a farm plot
Close up of a farm plot
Cattle Shed View
Elements of Agricultural Community
Infrastructure Planning
Maintenance Planning
Marketing & Promotion
Finance Planning
Essential Infrastructure for Agricultural Communities
Soil Beds Farm House
Youth Engagement
Storage for Tools/ Storm Water Harvesting Area for Compost
Equipments/ Materials Production
Farmers Market Cold Storage Area
ACTUAL VIEW FROM SITE IN RAINY SEASON
ACTUAL SITE VIEW IN RAINY SEASON
CURRENT VIEW FROM SITE
CURRENT VIEW FROM SITE
About Lotus
Lotus Landmarks (I) Private Limited is a well established construction group based in Pune
with 20 successful projects to their credit. The group is professionally managed and the
entire team is technically qualified.
Lotus started business in the year 1998 in Amravati. After completing 8 projects in the
duration of just four years, Lotus moved base to Pune in the year 2002 for further business
progress. Since then Lotus has successfully finished 9 projects and have launched their 10th
one recently, with 2 more in the pipeline. Lotus has presence in 4 cities which are Pune,
Belgaum, Amravati and the latest one being “Ahmednagar”.
The chief consultants of the group are:
M/s Tim Van Meter, Van Meter Williams Pollack LLP, USA
M/s Swapnil Patil, Beri Urban & Environmental Planners LLP, Pune
M/s Prakash Kulkarni, Architect, Pune.
M/s B. K. Joshi Architects, Belgaum.
G. A. Bhilare, RCC designers, Pune.
Adv. Janak Lukad, Legal Advisor, Pune.
Adv. S. B. Shaikh, Belgaum.
Avinash Utgikar, CA, Financial Planner, Pune.
Vijay Khilare, RCC Consultant, Inventa Eng Solutions, Pune.
Vikas Labba, Landscape Designer, Pune.
Past Projects