STARTING YOUNG
The Goan Taverna gives you a feel of an Irish Pub. Although there is memorabilia and other items that remind you of a Goan Taverna, the feel you get is of an Irish Pub. There is a depiction of North Goa on one side and of South Goa on the other.
Sahil Adwalpalkar
SinQ
In SinQ with time and tide Lyndon Pinto finds out about Sahil Adwalpalkar’s new venture – SinQ
Sahil Adwalpalkar
SinQ is a total party destination, where you have a club on the ground floor, a Goan Taverna on the 1st floor and SinQ Air which will be open shortly on the 2nd floor
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fter completing his education in the United States, Sahil Adwalpalkar came back to Goa and decided to take the company Adwalpalkar Constructions to new heights. He says, “I was fortunate to come in contact with Raya Shankwalker. He being a very experienced architect and I, a fresher seemed like a very risky proposition but we brought in a number of consultants on board and were hence able to pull off a miracle of
SinQ. There was a team that designed the whole concept; there was a team that managed only the sound, a team to handle the lighting, there was basically a team in place to take care of everything. And Raya was the link that held all these pieces together. We managed to complete the entire project in around 4 months, which was very difficult to pull off considering the sheer quantum of the project, but everyone worked very hard and that is the only reason why SinQ was able to have its launch on the 1st of December.” Sahil, a Civil Engineer from Goa Engineering College, moved to the United States of America to complete his Masters in Construction Management at the University of Kansas. Immediately after returning home, he joined the family business at Adwalpalkar Constructions and went straight into a project called Horizon, and once that was complete, he dove into the completion of two other projects called Safire and Eleganza. Sahil stressed on finishing those projects on his own as he wanted to rework on the styling of those projects and bring a little modernization into the company. That’s when the SinQ concept came about. Why is SinQ different from other places? Sahil believes that Goa has always had the clubbing culture but SinQ gives you the complete repertoire. “It is a total party destination, where you have a club on the ground floor,
a Goan Taverna on the 1st floor and SinQ Air which will be open shortly on the 2nd floor.” The Goan Taverna gives you a feel of an Irish Pub although there is memorabilia and other items that remind you of a Goan Taverna, the feel you get is that of an Irish Pub. There is a depiction of North Goa on one side and of South Goa on the other, there are murals all around and typical Goan Saraswat finger food is served. Once you have your meal, you can move into the party zone. There is an indoor and outdoor partying facility but the outdoor venue is subject to sound restriction laws. On the brightside however, there is a long pool with around 5 private cabanas – where you can have your privacy and still enjoy the party. “The air-conditioning was designed by Samsung which has an air filtration system that any odours are pumped out making it a completely digital airconditioning system. The club’s sound is designed by Sound Wizards, the same team that have put AR Rehman’s sound studio together and with their level of quality, I am pretty sure that SinQ has possibly the best sound in the country,” says a beaming Sahil. The club has more of a warehouse feel with a brick finish and piping that is not concealed but Sahil says that is just to add
Outdoor lounge at SinQ
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to aesthetics of the place. Sahil also says that although it is safe to say that SinQ was his vision, without the able guidance, unvarying efforts and hard work of Architect Raya Shankhwalker, this vision of his would never have seen the light of day. “Raya has been the driving force behind this project right from choosing fabric colours to staying up till 6am and reporting back at 9am. Without him, this was impossible. The entire team has also been a great help, as despite the various religious functions, they worked shifts to make sure that work was not hampered.” As for the future, Sahil wants to see brand SinQ as an established property. “I want to create an identity for myself. I want people to understand the concept that SinQ has to offer and I want them to feel a need to be part of it. Three years from now, I see SinQ well established in the market due to its uniqueness as well as because of our technological edge. I can very confidently say that for the next 5 years we do not need to make any advancements. With regards to the company, we will be getting into the hospitality business. SinQ will expand with a boutique hotel behind it. And within the next two years, we will have two hotels in Goa,” concludes a confident Sahil