Who We Are
ASCENTIS was founded in 2006 and is today a leading international engineering and project management firm, most notably in the hospitality sector for having built some of South Asia’s most remarkable hotels. Championing world-class professional standards, the company has earned a reputation for high quality and uncompromising integrity. The company is privately owned by its senior management team and has built a strong team of construction professionals to deliver great projects while truly partnering with its clients to build their business.
From a green-field site to a heritage building re-development, we bring unrivalled technical expertise and leadership to build value at every stage of the project and ultimately deliver an asset that will generate higher returns for our client’s business.
By understanding the unique technical and economic drivers of each sector, we are able to bring together the domain expertise and the team skillset to deliver award-winning assets which lead the competition among their peers.
Leveraging our strong engineering and execution capabilities, we bring integrated project solutions to the marketplace encompassing, project & construction management, building services & facility engineering, cost management, and design & build construction.
Explore our case studies and how we built great assets and business value for our clients over the years.
Our 360o Approach to Build Value
Each building is unique and we believe that value is created through a unique combination of creative thinking, multi-disciplinary expertise, and a strong leadership to execute and deliver on the plans. This is what we call our 360o approach to building value, and it is supported by our exceptional pool of talent and expertise to deliver on this strategy.
Design To Value
Throughout the project planning and design development phase, we lead an integrated approach that considers the market demand, the competitive offering, and the costs involved in every design element. With this Design-To-Value approach, we harness the expertise of designers to maximize revenue-generating areas, prioritize features with valuable customer benefit, and value engineer the designs to reduce capex and lifecycle cost whilst maximizing the building performance. We have applied our Design-To-Value principles successfully to many of our projects and delivered tangible benefits for the end products and our clients businesses.
Harnessing Innovation & New Technologies
In spite of the slow rate of adoption of new technologies in the building industry, our team is on a constant technology watch to identify new materials, energy-efficient equipment, advanced building controls which will not only enhance the building performance but also improve the project productivity. With most of our work in developing markets, we are keenly aware of the implementation challenges with the available skillset, however, through technical partnerships and determined leadership, we have consistently leapfrogged the conventional designs and labour intensive practices and adopted technology-driven solutions that created tremendous value for our clients.
Building & leading High-Performance Teams
Whilst we draft all design and construction contracts to closely protect our client’s interests, we also strongly believe in the value that can be unlocked through meaningful engagement with design consultants and contractors. Our team goes the extra mile to engage all project stakeholders, challenge local work practices, seize opportunities, and ultimately develop a spirit of partnership from which better design, better materials, and better construction techniques are identified. With a strong presence in the field and a team accustomed to working in challenging environments, we develop effective local relationships and we go the extra mile to get the job done.
Our Work
In September 2024, we completed an extensive renovation programme of the 93-key, 5-star heritage Taj Malabar in Kochi, India.
Ascentis led the construction of The Westin Resort & Spa, Himalayas, a 141-key greenfield project that opened in 2022.
The 13-key luxury boutique resort in Ahungalle, Sri Lanka, Ahu Bay, received Critics Choice award at HICSA 2024 and ranks 1st in Nat Geo's Best Beach Sanctuary listing.
The 24-stoery Shanta Forum became the first twin-tower in Bangladesh in 2021
The 180-key Hyatt Place hotel in Gurgaon, India, was built in a record 22 months and received the “Upscale Hotel of the Year” award at HICSA in 2015.
ASCENTIS managed the commercial fit-out of both international and domestic terminals of the new Mumbai International airport which were open to public in 2014 and 2015.
News
Jan 25: Shanta Pinnacle nears the end of construction and will become the second tallest building in Dhaka and the first 40-floor skyscraper when it opens.
Dec-24: Brigade Hotel Ventures selects Ascentis to lead the development of two hotels in Bengaluru, a Fairfield by Marriott and a Brigade Homestead.
Nov-24: Ascentis is appointed to manage the development of a luxury Ritz-Carlton hotel in Chennai
Sep-24: Ascentis completes the extensive renovation of the Taj Malabar Resort & Spa, a 93-key, 5-star heritage property in Kochi.
Apr-24: Ahu Bay received Critics Choice award at HICSA and ranks 1st in Nat Geo's Best Beach Sanctuary listing
Mar-19: ASCENTIS has been appointed by Financia Capital as their Project Manager for the construction of a 180-key 'Radisson Blu' hotel & apartments in CBD of Douala, the commercial hub of Cameroon, Africa. This hotel is a conversion of an existing apartment building and will become the city's first 5-star property.