| Location | Subway near Mangaldeep Public Art, Akankha More, New Town |
| Client | New Town Kolkata Development Authority (NKDA) |
| Project Type | Urban Public Infrastructure & Art Installation |
| Contracts | (1) M.S. structural ornamental grill fencing with artistic view around the subway vomitories, Work Order 2484/NKDA/EE-III(EE-I)/13/2020 (2) External painting of the vomitories and subway wall, Work Order 6413/NKDA/Engg-40/2010(X) |
| Contract Value | ₹29.91 lakh (fencing) + ₹3.08 lakh (painting), final completion values |
| Duration | June 2020 – February 2021 (fencing completed 22 Dec 2020, painting completed 3 Feb 2021) |
| Certification | Both works certified by NKDA’s Executive Engineer-I as completed within the time allowed, with nil liabilities on either side |
| Scope of Work | Decorative fencing installation, CNC-cut artistic steel panels, subway beautification, tile installation, surface finishing, specialty painting works |
The Challenge
The project required fabricating intricate CNC-cut steel panels with highly detailed artistic patterns. Creating accurate full-scale templates before fabrication was a major challenge in itself. A second, unrelated difficulty was sourcing night-glow paint, which wasn't readily available in the local market.
Our Approach
Weston's team first prepared full-size templates using large black plastic sheets, allowing every design to be marked accurately before CNC cutting. Once fabricated, the decorative panels were installed with precision. For the nighttime visual effect, the team sourced specialised glow-in-the-dark paint directly from Ambala, since it wasn't available locally.
Outcome
- Complex public art installation completed successfully
- High-precision CNC artistic panels installed
- Attractive glow effect achieved during nighttime
- Both contracts certified by NKDA as completed within the time allowed, with nil liabilities
- Created a visually distinctive public space for New Town