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ArkadeAura.

A 42-storey residential landmark on the Vikhroli skyline — re-imagined for a sunrise launch campaign with Kalakruti Architects.

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ClientKalakruti Architects
LocationVikhroli, Mumbai
Year2024 — 2026
TypologyHigh-rise
ScopeFull Visual Package
Size1.8M sq. ft. · 42F
01 — The Brief

Sell the
sunrise,
not just
the square feet.

Kalakruti Architects approached us with a 42-storey tower already drawn down to the millimetre — but a launch campaign that needed to land in six weeks. The challenge: move a premium-priced high-rise in a crowded Vikhroli corridor, where three other developers were launching inside the same quarter.

Our diagnosis was simple. The building had a genuinely remarkable east-facing orientation — nearly every unit would catch first light over the Powai hills. Competitors were leading with amenity lists. We led with atmosphere.

The full package: 16 hero exterior renders across three time-of-day moods, 28 interior renders spanning six apartment typologies, a 90-second cinematic walkthrough, plus the advertising collateral — hoardings, brochure, Instagram-native campaign, and key visuals for digital media buys.

03 — Animation Walkthrough

A cinematic
90-second flight.

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05 — How It Was Made

5 stages,
documented.

01

Brief & Moodboard

Two days. Five reference decks studied, one sharpened. The sunrise narrative chosen; every other route retired before the first render.

Days 1 — 2
02

Modelling & Blockouts

Eight days. The full tower plus 400m of surrounding context built from survey data. Daylight study run across four seasons before lighting begins.

Days 3 — 10
03

Rendering & Lookdev

Sixteen days. Three time-of-day moods locked. Forty-two final 8K renders across exterior, interior, and amenity programs.

Days 11 — 26
04

Animation

Ten days. 90-second flight cut to picture; score laid on the edit.

Days 27 — 36
05

Campaign Delivery

Six days. Brochure laid out, printed, approved. Hoardings dispatched. Social grid cut, captioned, scheduled. Launch went live day 42.

Days 37 — 42
06 — Credits

Built by the studio.

Studio Team · Polycrayons
Creative DirectionRajvardhan Maurya
Visualisation HeadFahad Ansari
Lead 3D Artist — ExteriorDhruv Kapoor
Lead 3D Artist — InteriorPriya Shah
Animation DirectionRohan Desai
Post & GradeAanya Joshi
Account DirectionVikram Bose
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Cinema 4DRedshiftCorona3ds MaxSubstanceAfter EffectsDaVinci ResolveFigmaInDesign
Client & Partners
ArchitectureKalakruti Architects
DeveloperArkade Group
ScoreAnurag Vaidya
PrintSilverpoint, Lower Parel
Project Timeline
Jan '24Kickoff & moodboard signed off
Feb '24Modelling complete, lookdev begins
Mar '24Hero renders delivered to client
Apr '24Animation locked
May '24Launch campaign live
Dec '2480% inventory sold at launch+8mo
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