X-posted from my thread in the international forum (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?p=17297856)

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Waves -- Worli, Mumbai

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One of India's up-and coming architects, Sanjay Puri, graduates into the big leagues with this beautiful residential skyscraper crowning one side of Mumbai's Worli seafront.

According to World Architecture News:The building form is derived from the outline of the crests of the waves of the sea. Linear undulating balconies traverse the length of this residential apartment building offering unrestricted views of the sea to each of the apartments.

Four blocks with apartments varying from 2000 sq.ft. to 6000 sq. ft are connected together rising from 40 storeys towards the land end up to 80 storeys towards the sea front. The fluid balcony decks that undulate along the length extend further out at upper levels to create sky gardens overlooking the sea.

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The tower is significant not only because of its size, but its location. It will be built in Worli, one of Mumbai's most expensive neighborhoods, on a piece of land jutting out into the Indian Ocean that will soon be spanned Mumbai's massive Bandra-Worli Sealink project:
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The sealink will literally go right beside the building, to be built on the peninsula jutting outward in the model below:
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Here is a two month old picture of the sealink u/c. I've highlighted the area where the tower will come up:
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What's also interesting is that the peninsula is literally a fishing village that Mumbai sort of grew around. There is incredible potential for redevelopment of the area in the next coming years, which the size and height of this tower attests to. Even now, there are 65 x 2, 45, 40, 38 x 2, 36, 35 x 3 and 30 storey buildings all under construction in virtually the same area, again on only a small fraction of the total redevelopable land. Also of note, at the end of the peninsula is Worli Fort, built by the British in 1675, which will soon be restored to its former glory.


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The tower is Mumbai's third supertall tower to come out of nowhere in one year, and represents Mumbai's incredible potential now, finally, being realized.

The link to this building on the Indian Skyscraper Blog (http://indianskyscraperblog.wordpress.com/2007/12/30/mumbai-waves-80-fl/)

Cheers,
Jai

Unbelievable!

This is huge!

they gotta approve this one soon. This is a massive & will change the seafront skyline. 80-F lookin right into arabian sea.

Just a thought

One has to question the safety of the balconies on the upper most floors like the wind etc. Would be great to see a more close up of the renderings of the design to make this point or end up eating my words........just a thought.

Great design and I hope it get approved too!

Wow! Looks great.Shows that a skyscraper doesnt need to be all steel and glass to look good.

Massive plan! Not terrible looking...a tad Miami inspired tho'. I hope the authorities don't force out the Worli fishing village folk. They should instead, re-vitalize the neighbourhood.

What a beauty of a project and what a spectacular location, hope that this tower is built at a superfast speed and not get stuck in unnecessary controversies, albeit safety and sturdiness should be the prime consideration

I looked on Google and found out that 26 apartments buildings are located on the site of the Waves tower.

Hi
I visited the Sanjay Puri Architects website. This project is not at all listed in the Residential Projects? Any reason why?

this building is huge

Cool !! It is monster !!

from Sanjay Puri's page on e-architect's website (http://*************************/architects/sanjay_puri.htm), another render-

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Can anyone in Bombay call them at the following number and find out the latest on it?

Thanks

SANJAY PURI ARCHITECTS
20, Famous Studio Lane, Off.Dr.E.Moses Road', Mahalaxmi, Mumbai-400011, India
Tel: (022) 2496 5840 to 44

Hi
I visited the Sanjay Puri Architects website. This project is not at all listed in the Residential Projects? Any reason why?

Yes it is. It is in the large resi page.

Also I was on the Sanjay Puri website and the name for this tower is now Keystone.

Wavy India Super Tall Launched

Proposals have been put forward for what could be India's third super tall skyscraper.

Designed by up and coming Indian architect Sanjay Puri the project named Waves could be sited on one side of Mumbai's Worli seafront, one of the city's most expensive neighbourhoods.

It sits on a peninsula jutting out into the Indian ocean and is currently enjoying a building boom with construction begun on the massive Bandra - Worli sea link project and several skyscrapers already under construction in the area.

Shying away from the common place glass and steel look, the tower will be concrete and coloured to match the coasts white sands. As the name suggests the inspiration for the shaping of the tower comes from the crests of the waves.

The tower is set as four blocks with apartments varying from 200 to 600 square metres which are connected together rising from 40 storeys towards the land end of the tower up to 80 storeys where it fronts onto the beach. Total space within will be about 300,000 square metres.

Undulating linear balconies make their way across the building giving each of the apartments unrestricted and spectacular views of the sea. Further up the tower balcony decks with interesting fluidity extend out from the tower. It is here that sky gardens will be created to give social spaces which will also offer stunning views of the surrounding area.

Although still a proposal the tower does show that Mumbai's potential for redevelopment is gradually being recognised.


From:Skyscrapernews.com

I spoke to Mr. Sanjay Puri on Saturday. The project has been designed for Rustomjee Builders (Keystone Realtors Pvt. Ltd). Right now they're trying to get clearances from different departments so that work on the tower can start. On being asked if any other towers for Bombay are in the works, he said that no other highrises/supertalls have so far been designed.

Good sleuthin' IU!

From:Skyscrapernews.com

he he.
thats a quote from 'goths' site.longtime (SCCUK but -we- pre date SCC forum)
Im not sure if he knows anything that SSCI heavy hitters dont, about the bharati situation.
D

Yo, whats goin on with this? any news?

Boss, we haven't got any updates on it past 16 months. The moment we do, we will post it here dude.

i like the building render but this jumbo waves will block all the other skylines behind it and i seriously think that place should have been reserved for developing state of art water front....... wrong planning....

That's the whole point of naming this project, "Waves". Don't worry, they are not that giant to cover up the entire skyline.

You don't have to worry, I don't see this happening for a long time, if not ever. But I don't really care. We have enough on the way already.

Looks like this project may still have some legs yet....

Sanjay Puri recently won a commendation for this building at the MIPIM (Marché International des Professionnels d'Immobilier) awards

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(http://insiteindia.in/pdf/2011/may/Insite%20Add-Ons%20-%20MIPIM.pdf)It’s still raining awards for Sanjay Puri Architects! Three of the firm’s Mumbai projects have won commendations at the 9th MIPIM Architectural Review Future Projects Awards 2011. The awards function was held on March 9, 2011, at Cannes with participation from 27 countries. Sanjay Puri Architects were the only firm globally to win commendations in three different categories from the eight categories that the awards are given in.

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Waves, an 80-storey residential project, won the third commendation for the Mumbai architect. The building derives its form from the outline of the crests of the waves of the sea. Linear undulating balconies run along the length of this residential building, offering unrestricted views of the sea. Fluid balcony decks traverse the length and extend out at upper levels to create sky gardens overlooking the sea. Here, the judges applauded the creation of landscaped spaces within the built form.

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The developers for this residential project required a mix of luxury apartments ranging from 150 sqm to 500 sqm. Based on the percentages it was decided to house them in 4 wings. The site has views of the sea on the South-West as well as the North-West, located almost on the coast line.

The different wings are arranged linearly traversing the site in a manner that creates a large garden space on the North-West, that is shielded by the building from the southern side thus allowing the garden to be used throughout the day as it gets indirect sunlight. Each of the apartments is planned to facilitate cross ventilation and the Southern face of the building is provided with vertical screen panels to reduce heat gain while the northern side has large glass windows.

The orientation of the buildings and all the apartments capitalizes on the sea view towards the North-West and every room in each apartment of this development gets an uninterrupted view of the ocean. Curvilinear balcony spaces front the entire North-Western side creating a transitory space between the inside of the apartment and the outside. The curvilinear balconies rippling along the entire length of the building along with the sky gardens create more elevated open spaces than the ground area covered by the building and thus the built form generates more landscaped space than its site. Rising up from 40 floors on the South-East to 80 floors on the South-West corner, the largest apartments occupy the corner with the best views of the sea. In addition to the large landscaped garden created within the site, the building is punctuated with 6 level high terrace gardens at the upper levels fronting the sea.

Slight rotation of angles in the balcony profiles ensures more natural light to them and the rooms within from the Northern side while simultaneously creating a partial area with increased protection, thus giving the users a choice of sitting more in the open, like a terrace, or in a more sheltered space that is yet outdoors. Waves is a residential development that is of a high density with the built-up area (126,000 Sq m) being five times the size of its plot (25,000 Sq m). The design creates landscaped spaces at the community level and at the individual level with its large podium garden, elevated sky gardens and individual balcony spaces orienting each apartment to face the sea towards the north making a building that responds to its site and the climate of its location effectively.

Great find jai :cheers::cheers:

That pretty sexy compared to the monolithic first proposal.

btw, cheers Jai for posting all these new updates.

Now that's what I am talking about....I was worried if Mumbai is planning for more of "palais royale" design which is plain ugly.
This design is just modern.

Dont think this will get built seeing location. Rehabilating worli village,CRZ rules,navy base....too many obstacles.

Looks pretty nice. Kinda reminds me of the Aqua building in Chicago..

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^^Oh Yeah...I saw this tower in the movie Transformers Dark of the Moon, when the soldiers glide between the buildings with their glide suits...