Total Environment Building Systems Private Limited was incorporated on 10 July 1996 in India, making it a nearly three-decade-old firm by the time its Hyderabad villa community reached completion. Founded by Kamal Sagar, an IIT Kharagpur graduate in architecture (1992), the company is headquartered in Bangalore and has always operated as a design studio first and a developer second. After several failed attempts at getting established developers to accept his design ideas, Sagar chose to develop and construct his own projects, founding Total Environment to build out his designs.
Total Environment has delivered more than 6 million square feet to over 1,600 customers across projects in Bangalore, Pune, Hyderabad, and Frisco, TX. The company's signature propositions — formed in 1996 and having consistently innovated, it introduced the concept of a garden with every home regardless of floor, as well as individually customised, furnished homes — carry through into its Hyderabad work just as they do in Whitefield or Kanakapura Road.
Bengaluru-based Total Environment raised ₹300 crore in equity investment from HDFC Capital, a transaction that established third-party institutional validation of the developer's balance sheet and project pipeline. Their proprietary platform "eDesign" offers homebuyers options to customise their floor plan and furniture layouts, feature enhancements, design studio, functional planning and more in an online, 3D format.
Total Environment homes are identifiable by a consistent set of material and spatial decisions. Carefully selected materials such as exposed brick masonry, natural stone floors, and rich wood furniture allow homes to age beautifully and harmonise with their surroundings. At the heart of every home is a connection with nature — water bodies, landscaping, and natural materials bring ease and tranquillity, with greenery surrounding everyday living.
The earth-sheltered villa typology that defines The Meadow Dance in Hyderabad has direct precedents in the developer's Bangalore portfolio. After the Rain is a sensitively designed community of earth-sheltered villa homes with green roofs that celebrate nature at its finest, located in Yelahanka. Pursuit of a Radical Rhapsody in Whitefield is an exclusive community of apartments, beautiful villa homes with green roofs, and a central community park. The Hyderabad project applies the same earth-sheltering logic to a different climate and a different city grid.
The Meadow Dance is a sprawling gated community over 29.47 acres, comprising 121 ultra-luxurious villas of 3 and 4 BHK designs. The full site is divided between two phases: Phase I on the west side has 56 villas; Phase II on the east side has 62 villas.
Located just off the Outer Ring Road in Hyderabad, the community sits between green meadows and a sprawling landscape, offering earth-sheltered homes spread across two distinct levels. The project is tucked away on a serene hillock with an unrestricted view of the Golconda Fort and the city, close to the second largest lake in Hyderabad.
The architecture at The Meadow Dance follows the developer's established earth-sheltering principles closely. The curved roofs with landscaped earth cover keep the homes warm in winter and cool in summer, ensuring year-round comfort. Built almost entirely with natural materials, these homes offer an experience that is both inviting and peaceful; large French doors and glass windows let an abundance of natural light into the living spaces throughout the year. Each home can be customised to suit the functional needs of individual families.
The Meadow Dance Phase II is constructed over an area of 19.47 acres. Phase II offers 3 BHK villas in sizes of 3,250 sq ft and 4,800 sq ft, as well as a 4 BHK villa with an area of 5,850 sq ft. The project carries RERA registration number P02400001061.
Amenities include a gymnasium, party hall, 24x7 security, power backup, and rainwater harvesting. Sports enthusiasts can enjoy facilities like tennis, squash, volleyball, basketball, and badminton courts. The clubhouse spans 25,000 sq ft with wellness, leisure, and social spaces.
The construction specification carries the developer's material signature through to the finishes: high quality exposed brick masonry using specially procured high-strength terracotta wire-cut bricks and/or stone masonry for parts of the exteriors, with deep-set waterproof pointing. Brands in fittings and fixtures include Kohler for sanitary ware, Grohe/Hansgrohe for faucets, Havells wiring, and Anchor switches.
Total Environment's decision to site its only Hyderabad community in Rajendra Nagar — rather than in the denser IT corridors of HITEC City or Gachibowli — reflects both the product's land requirements and its buyer profile. Earth-sheltered duplex villas on plots of 320–800 sq yards need scale and relative quiet; Rajendra Nagar is a fast-growing residential location situated in the south-west zone of Hyderabad, and its infrastructural development has created a boom in its realty market.
Connectivity from the site is road-led rather than metro-led for now. Positioned along the PV Narasimha Rao Expressway and Nehru Outer Ring Road, the locality provides seamless connectivity to Rajiv Gandhi International Airport and key IT hubs like HITEC City and Gachibowli. Specifically, Gachibowli is approximately 22 km away (about 40 minutes via the Outer Ring Road), HITEC City is 24 km (45–50 minutes by road), and Rajiv Gandhi International Airport is 19 km — roughly 25 minutes via the PVNR Expressway.
Infrastructure additions are changing the character of the locality at pace. A 350-acre Budvel IT Park is planned nearby, with the potential to bring thousands of new jobs and increase demand for homes in the area. A new Telangana High Court campus of 100 acres is also being built in Rajendra Nagar, which will draw legal professionals and related businesses into the zone. The Airport Express Metro is under construction and will connect Raidurg to the airport, passing through Rajendra Nagar.
On the pricing side, the gap between the Total Environment product and the broader market is significant and intentional. As of mid-2025, apartment rates in Rajendra Nagar are between ₹6,200 and ₹9,500 per sq ft, with projects by larger brands priced above ₹10,500 per sq ft. Land rates have risen significantly — 115.3 percent in the past three years — confirming that the sub-market was in a meaningful upswing during the years The Meadow Dance was under construction. Hyderabad's residential property prices experienced a 4.8% year-on-year increase during Q4 FY25, according to the National Housing Bank's RESIDEX report.
Schools, hospitals, malls, and shopping complexes are within a 15–20 minute drive. Schools in Rajendra Nagar include Greenwich Academy, DPS Aero City, Springfield High School, Basil Woods School, AVM High School, Solitaire Global School, and EDIFY World School. The locality also houses government institutes such as the National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj (NIRD), National Academy of Agricultural Research Management (NAARM), and the National Fisheries Development Board.
The area is home to Manasa Hills and Kothawalguda Eco Hill Park, which align with the developer's emphasis on green settings. Kotwal Guda Eco Park near Budvel is being developed for recreation and tourism, adding further green amenity to the neighbourhood.
The Meadow Dance remains Total Environment's singular, concentrated bet on Hyderabad — a single large site rather than a multi-project city strategy. This stands in contrast to the developer's Bangalore presence, where projects span Kanakapura Road, Yelahanka, Sarjapur Road, Devanahalli, and Hennur Road. In Hyderabad, the developer committed its full design vocabulary to one address in one locality, which means The Meadow Dance — both phases — is the entire measure of what Total Environment stands for in this city. A buyer here is not choosing from a range of products across multiple zones; they are choosing the developer's one considered answer to what Hyderabad premium villa living should look like.