MUMBAI | Elphinstone Mills Tower | Height ? | 60 FLOORS
Finally, renderings have been released for the redevelopment of Elphinstone Mills, Mumbai (Bombay) by developers Indiabulls Real Estate.
http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/812/01ne2.jpg http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/4215/03yg4.jpg http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/1491/02iy0.jpg http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/7624/04db5.jpg One of the first projects announced in a series of redevelopments of former textile mill lands in South Mumbai, the tower will be Mumbai's first purely commercial skyscraper to break ground -- all other skyscrapers being purely residential or mixed residential/hotel. Not only does it herald the next phase of high-quality but infrastructure-intensive commercial skyscraper development in Mumbai, but it is also an indication of what the redevelopment of the massive mill lands and slums in the next 5 years will mean for Mumbai and her booming skyline. Initially reported to only be 40 stories tall, the height has since been increased to 60 stories. Designed by Chicago based firm Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture, is the latest in environmentally friendly signature towers planned for Mumbai. According to the architect's website: Quote:
According to Indiabulls, construction of the tower has already started from March 2007, with a completion date of Sept, 2008, but SSC India members cannot independently verify if it has, due to the inaccessible nature of the site. However, it's worth noting that construction Indiabulls's commercial development at its related project at nearby Jupiter Mills is well underway: http://img206.imageshack.us/img206/8...onsitepmh9.jpg ^ Jupiter Mills Note in the above image all the towers coming up at other mill lands. And these are just the very beginning of the huge mill land redevelopments in store for India's financial capital :) Props to spyguy for originally finding and posting the renderings at SSC India :cheers: Cheers, Jai |
This tower plus the Park Hyatt and a few others show that Mumbai is finally going to produce some quality skyscrapers. The only unfortunate part is that it usually takes a foreign architect to create such buildings.
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This article in DNA Mumbai, confirms that this project is now under construction.
Here is the Elphinstone Mills worksite: http://img295.imageshack.us/img295/4974/c61gj0.jpg And relevant quotes from the article: Quote:
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WOW! I saw this building a while back and I fell in love with it! I didn't know where it was from so I didn't know where/what to search for.
I love the balconies and the way they incorporated the colors, glass and trees, and just about everything fits. Specially the concrete part of the base where the ivy covers the whole concrete wall. Just wish the government could do something to prevent the lung problems. |
A construction update
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An updated construction pic copyright Kalyan:
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Seriously, I have no idea why this thread only has 7 posts. This thread should be at least 2 pages long. Amazing design, great tower, great location. One of the best towers going up anywhere in the world. In the top 50 for me for sure. :tup:
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I love the design as well, though I do wonder: What is it with proposed or u/c buildings in Mumbai and terraces? (I'm also referring to the 'skyscraper-mansion' proposal for some business tycoon, I'm not sure whether it's currently being built or not).
Is it due to a cultural aspect or is it simply, as the first article implies, the convenience of having LEED features such as these in the buildings of the city? |
Hmmm... not sure about the reason but it's a very nice place and balconies are awesome in general.
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The balconies are a new design trend in Mumbai towers. It's taken off due to cultural affinity for terraced garden architecture that's a hallmark of traditional Indian architectural styles, and is also an expression of the ancient building code of Vaastu Shastra.
Here's another rendering of Elphinstone Mills Tower (right), with its neighbor Jupiter Mills tower (left), which is scheduled to begin construction later this year: http://img13.imageshack.us/img13/9982/towersfo61yt5.jpg |
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Check this thread out for u/c pics |
WOW...
Jupiter Mills is just crazy! Love both designs As we say in México... Enhorabuena! |
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