7 Towers of 51 stories each. They will be joined together.

http://www.bengalweb.com/skyline/mumbai/planetgodrejnew.JPG

Among other projects.......41 storied RNA Mirage

http://www.mahimtura.com/pictures/mirage1.jpg


BONUS: The SD Towers will be 210M in height.

http://www.shapoorji.com/60_strories_big.jpg

residential?

These projects look awsome especially the SD Towers. Residential projects are cool but Mumbai needs more office skyscrapers. Are those 7 towers joined together? looks kind of wierd.

Residential projects are cool but Mumbai needs more office skyscrapers

I agree i think they need to create a district a bring their high rises together for density.

Nice!

the second tower reminds me a little bit of Burj al Arab

Miami is Miami!! so Amazing.

^^^It's actually MUMBAI, India

Yeah, most of the upcoming tall towers in Mumbai are residentiall. The govt has a "policy" that restricts tall buildings. It is stupid.

beautiful stuff. I like the first one, reminds me of electric circuit.

Excellent!! :okay:

They don't look good to me.

Is the 210m gonna be one of the tallest in India

Is the 210m gonna be one of the tallest in India

They'll be Mumbai's and India's tallest, yes. This project will hopefully open the floodgates for more 200m+ buildings in Mumbai. The rest of India is mostly covered by inane height limits, unfortunately.

@nova, why?

residential?
Yes, all the three projects in the thread are residential. Mumbai is a very capitalistic city, and money is invested where the returns are massive and instant. So, currently the residential market is the hottest, especially premium apartments category. Hence, most of the best looking projects are all residential! :)

These projects look awsome especially the SD Towers. Residential projects are cool but Mumbai needs more office skyscrapers. Are those 7 towers joined together? looks kind of wierd.

Yes, but the final renders are yet to come out. Someone in our forum has more details...maybe they could help with further questions.

^^^It's actually MUMBAI, India

We'll take that as a backhanded compliment! ;)

@nova, why?

One accident too many, and bureaucrats jump to inane conclusions. :bash:
It's basically because of infrastructure constraints. In most Indian cities, firefighting equipment is not upto the mark. That's why the city administrations have sort of limited the height of atleast commercial buildings.
Residential buildings are allowed to go tall because, there is a paucity of housing units, and the only way out is to go up. :) So inadvertantly, residential buildings have to have their own firefighting arrangements, which actually makes them quite advanced technology wise. They have to be because, most of these highrise condos are bought by Bigshots and Corporates, and the prices generally run into millions of dollars.

^ Basically that's the answer, Basshead. And well, India's full of weird building codes and regulations anyway.. but it's changing for the better now! We hope to see some of the restrictions lifted elsewhere in India, based on the example of Mumbai. :)

I rather like this project as well

DSK Durgamata Towers

http://www.yssaneassociates.com/YSSAGallery/images/20Durgamata_jpg.jpg

how tall is this tower "DSK Durgamata Towers"? I like it.

how tall is this tower "DSK Durgamata Towers"? I like it.
33F, 112m.

I like its design, it is very slim. thanks for that data kshatriya

The Legend, 42 Stories

http://www.hafeezcontractor.com/housing/apartmentbuilding/thelegend/thelegend-1.jpg

Beaumonde, 35 stories.

http://www.mumbaipropertyexchange.com/images/builders/projects/Sheth_beaumonde_bldg.jpg

Oberoi Woods. 40 stoires.

http://www.mumbaipropertyexchange.com/images/builders/projects/oberoiwoods.jpg

Hotel Four Seasons, 35 stories.

http://www.hoteldesigns.co.uk/industrynews/images/uploads/23_11_04_Four_Seasons_Hotel_Mumbai_lrg.jpg

That beaumonde project is a total stunner. Can't wait for it to be finished, and proudly adorn the Mumbai skyline.

It would have been better if Beaumonde had been 50 stoires.

pretty nice

I'm especially liking the one in the first pic! It's completely different from anything else i've seen. Very original :)

If this was a Dubai thread, it would have been locked...this project cannot be independently verified and there is no news on it.. Can we lock it please and not have double standards jasonhouse. Thank you

What the hell are you talking about Juiced?

These projects cannpt be independantly verified? :|

If this was a Dubai thread, it would have been locked...this project cannot be independently verified and there is no news on it.. Can we lock it please and not have double standards jasonhouse. Thank you

Duh. What drugs are you taking?

hes talking about the way the dubai threads were shut, as they are not underconstruction. but this standard doesnt apply to anywhere else.

but i guess thats all past so we move onwards....and upwards!

If this was a Dubai thread, it would have been locked...this project cannot be independently verified and there is no news on it.. Can we lock it please and not have double standards jasonhouse. Thank you

Dude juiced, I would suggest you visit the Indian forum, and checkout for yourself which of these projects are onstream. Infact, our own forum members have clicked photographs of these projects under construction. The one for which only renders are available, is the Beaumonde project. This one was announced just a month ago, so the chances are high you won't find much "live" info about it. The rest are all under various stages of construction/completion! Besides, you can also verify at emporis, where again, all these projects are stated as under construction.

Actually we have construction pics of Beaumode as well. If we were to post projects that cant be verified too, thenm there are many others, like a 100+F WTC for example...... :yes:

The one for which only renders are available, is the Beaumonde project.

Here's a pic of the Beaumonde construction site, by Ubermensch
http://www.detroitdesi.com/Ubermensch/proc_images/2004-12-16/beaumode_new.JPG

Here's a pic of the Beaumonde construction site, by Ubermensch
http://www.detroitdesi.com/Ubermensch/proc_images/2004-12-16/beaumode_new.JPG

This takes care of the issue. ;)

It's so good to see India finally getting it's feet on the ground economically. Another rising economy. Good for them. And personally, I like the buildings but they are rather common looking in the sense that they don't reflect any of India's architectural heritage. Look at S. Africa's newest buildings...very creative and beautiful. India should follow that lead. Well, come to think of it, everybody should follow that lead in the context of their own architectural history but India has such unique architecture to begin with. Same for China and the far east (although there is some nod to the past there at least)

Mainhoonna,

Can you please advise what area of Mumbai both the '7 Towers' and the SD Towers projects will be located? The artist impression of the '7 Towers' project gives the impression of a large, surrounding open space with lots of trees (to be planted one assumes). Surely a premium in the inner Mumbai area!

It's so good to see India finally getting it's feet on the ground economically. Another rising economy. Good for them. And personally, I like the buildings but they are rather common looking in the sense that they don't reflect any of India's architectural heritage. Look at S. Africa's newest buildings...very creative and beautiful. India should follow that lead. Well, come to think of it, everybody should follow that lead in the context of their own architectural history but India has such unique architecture to begin with. Same for China and the far east (although there is some nod to the past there at least)

Oh Boy..Then I have not shown you the pictures from Hiranandani Powai, which is a suburb of Mumbai. After that, you wouldn't know whether to laugh or cry! :lol:

I'll give you a hint: Have you ever seen Greco-Roman architecture with a height of 130 mts? If you're eager to check it out then goto this address:
http://www.hiranandani.com. Better still, visit us at the India forum and look for Mumbai threads.
:)

Mainhoonna,

Can you please advise what area of Mumbai both the '7 Towers' and the SD Towers projects will be located? The artist impression of the '7 Towers' project gives the impression of a large, surrounding open space with lots of trees (to be planted one assumes). Surely a premium in the inner Mumbai area!
Developers usually don't include other buildings in their renders, and show vast open expanses, just focusing on their project. The area Planet Godrej (7 towers) is coming up in is in a new area where many defunct mills are giving way, opening up huge land for development. The SD towers on the other hand is infact part of a slum rehab project, where rehab buildings will also be built. So it's actually replacing a slum, hardly a wide green expanse!

kshatriya,

Thanks for the info.

So which slum and where exactly pls?

And personally, I like the buildings but they are rather common looking in the sense that they don't reflect any of India's architectural heritage. Look at S. Africa's newest buildings...very creative and beautiful. India should follow that lead. Well, come to think of it, everybody should follow that lead in the context of their own architectural history but India has such unique architecture to begin with.

I agree, most of the high-rise projects don't reflect traditional Indian architecture. What I've found is that most of the low and mid-rise projects do look distinctly Indian.

However the SD Towers does have the influence of Indian architecture. The architect was inspired by the Gopurams (towers) of the Deccani style of temple architecture, which can be seen in the undulating platform/indentation facade and the 1/2 - 3/4 - 1/2 - 3/4 setbacks of the structure.

Also, the Hirandani developments in Powai subrub have an exotic mix of Indo-Grecan (would it count as Bactrian?) architecture.


In south Indian cities, like Kochi (Cochin), the new buildings better reflect native architecture (in that case Keralaite costal bungalow forms.) Ex:
http://www.infrahousing.com/assets/images/hillock3lg.gif

http://www.khherrmann.de/Indien/Suedtour/jpg_norm/p1010196.jpg

http://www.desaihomes.com/images/d0210vyp.jpg

http://www.desaihomes.com/images/d0228stn.jpg

http://www.kgbuilders.com/images/Pastprojects/kgoxford_main.jpg

http://www.desaihomes.com/images/d0227tex.jpg

http://www.skylinebuilders.com/images/project/108035993241.jpg

http://www.bengalweb.com/skyline/cochin/ashoka.jpg

etc..

But I strongly wish that skyscraper development in Mumbai will be more and more influenced by traditional forms.


-Jai

they are a little better than 80% of the buildings in Shanghai; but still they are lousy designs in my opinion.

I would be very intersted in knowing the status and height info for all these buildings.

Then I could add them to the SSP diagram!!!

Many Mumbai buildings are missing there.