X-posted from my thread in the international forum (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=624756)

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Planet Godrej -- Mahalaxmi, Mumbai


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An iconic series of residential towers coming up in Mahalaxmi, Planet Godrej, developed by Godrej Construction, is one of Mumbai's first towers breaking the 50 story mark.

The tower is actually five towers of 51 stories connected together, and are marketed as Celesta, Strata, Electra, Aqua and Terra -- which I presume are being named after what the developer feels modern day subjects of the Roman Empire would presumably call the base elements, if they could.

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The project is designed by DP Architects, Singapore, and are is of the first towers to come on former mill land -- in this case Simplex Mills.

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Some u/c pics from 2006 by mobile_geographies @ flickr, taken from former India United mill:
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Late 2006:
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A high-rise building is lit up during construction in Mumbai in this December 22, 2006 file photo

Agency:Reuters

Photographer: Arko Datta

In mid 2007 Humayunn N A Peerzaada @ flickr:
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And a more recent update:photos copyright Bishal]

Planet Godrej

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Cheers,
Jai

Stunning building!

Was the Simplex Mills completely demolished for this project?

Massive but a really ugly commie block.

I think P godrej is a deceptive design. Its one of those towers thats going to turn out into real beauty once completed.

we gotta wait till all the cladding & glass goes up. Its a curvy massive architecture & as great as residential building can get.

believe me. Planet Gordrej is a far cry from Lodha bellisimo. Now thats ugly. :)

Godrej renderings are too deceptive. we'll have to wait 'n see.

Planet Godrej -- Mahalaxmi, Mumbai


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Cheers,
Jai

I think P godrej is a deceptive design. Its one of those towers thats going to turn out into real beauty once completed.

we gotta wait till all the cladding & glass goes up. Its a curvy massive architecture & as great as residential building can get.

believe me. Planet Gordrej is a far cry from Lodha bellisimo. Now thats ugly. :)

Godrej renderings are too deceptive. we'll have to wait 'n see.

Well,I hope you are right.:)
I dont think there is much cladding though except for some glass pannels(which hopefully will be there when its finished)

I think P godrej is a deceptive design. Its one of those towers thats going to turn out into real beauty once completed.

we gotta wait till all the cladding & glass goes up. Its a curvy massive architecture & as great as residential building can get.

I agree, we have to wait until the building is finished to judge. The curve is something that you dont see in a photo but must be awesome in real life.

Guys recheck the floorcount: it's 45 and not 51 storey tall building.

March 4
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Planet Godrej rising - also seen Jupiter Mills, Beaumonde, Sumer Trinity

photo by silentw

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^^ wow, I didn't realize that that was planet godrej when I saw it on flickr.

Anyways Godrej properties has uploaded (or were they there since the start of construction?) some new renderings. Looks like they've dropped the plan to add colors.

Front view
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Rear view
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more here (http://www.godrejproperties.com/Residential/Planet/addPic_Planet.htm)


Guys recheck the floorcount: it's 45 and not 51 storey tall building.

Their website (http://www.godrejproperties.com/ResiPlanetGodrej.htm) says it's 48 storeys tall.

this is no good. Why cut corners once u/c :bash: leave it as it is.

I guess when they design, it looks within the budget. but once it gets u/c by that time, inflations forces these stupid cutting corners stuff. :ohno:

Imperial towers did that with ever modifying design. Godrej doing the same thing. :ohno:

this is no good. Why cut corners once u/c :bash: leave it as it is.

I guess when they design, it looks within the budget. but once it gets u/c by that time, inflations forces these stupid cutting corners stuff. :ohno:

Imperial towers did that with ever modifying design. Godrej doing the same thing. :ohno:

It could be 48 floors of living space + 3 floors of podium/parking.

We should never take renderings seriously as we know they will change the design, floors etc.

some new renderings. Looks like they've dropped the plan to add colors
They had smaller versions of them before, but the larger ones are much clearer now.

I wouldn't worry about the color. Chalk it up to the crappy renderings.

one massive and chic looking building :cheers:

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photo copyright Jonas

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Its about time this kachrapatti be removed. It makes even a million $ property look like a ghetto.

First week of July

photos copyright David Gwinn (http://picasaweb.google.com/david.gwinn/IndiaTrip20080710DG/)

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Great updates! :cheers:

awesome updates sun!

Brilliant Updates man!!

Its looking good!

I like this building!

It would look awesome if painted white.

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Cool Update!!!

On Wikipedia it says that Planet Godrej has topped out

The tower seen is Planet Godrej, isn't it? Seems nearly topped out. Shot on 28th August '08

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Nice picture. Godrej is almost done, and it doesn't look quite as bad as I thought it would

Almost there...

Yup almost there!

Wonder what the other building on the right is?

lord, its ugly.looks like the sort of block thats being demolished here , though obviously aimed at a differnt market.
just trawled the mumbai scrapers threads
All the 300m plus projects are cancelled ?
And the bigger other resis' , including the two mills, seem to be on go slow . Is this correct ?
ta
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it looks really cheap.

it looks really cheap.
ok

what do you mean by ok

what do you mean by ok
wiki (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ok)

hmm

wiki (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ok)

Funny..............:rofl::rofl:

^^ hahahahaha

It is somewhat bearable to look at in the renderings, but it's only when you drive by the building, or even view it from the Mahalaxmi bridge, that you begin to understand the true definition of 'hideous'. Even if it's finished well (which I'm sure it will be), it still stands out in the most disproportionate manner. A few more highrises around should solve the issue, atleast partially (by obscuring it from view ;)).

The renderings they released are pretty bad.. an example of why you shouldn't photoshop prerenderings onto actual pictures of the site, but it all depends on the quality of the finish of this one. I personally think the facade is pretty kickass, imho, but then, I've never seen it in person.

It will definately look better than those really hideous 90s-era resi highrises in the area. Until the surrounding mill lands and chawls are redeveloped, the area directly around Mahalaxmi racecourse will be the ugliest skyline of the city.

When I said renderings, I meant the rendering of the building itself, and not the surroundings, or the site perspective photoshoped BS. I'm hoping the chawls GO as well...soon. As far as chawls go, I'd rather they re-develop the BDD chawls into more liveable buildings and re-develop the area into a beautiful low-rise neighbourhood. I'm thinking gardens, parks, pedestrianized streets, walkways, etc. With all the high-rises in the background, the south-facing view of worli and beyond would look great.

More recent updates have already been posted, but for fwiw, heres a pic taken by me in early Aug:

http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/2364/dsc00890du8.jpg

Have to say, I find this building to be ridiculously ugly... it's like the worst kind of 1960s UK council block transported into the middle of Bombay... :ohno:

Nice photo.Mayb its just 2 large 2 be a building.They should have made it 4 buildings

And does any1 know what the building on the right is?

Cross posting from the Mumbai cityscapes thread

pic by Tejas Dangre
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That looks a very recent picture...

The tower was constructed in five pieces. The Reason? Probably it was too wide to be constructed in one piece.

update from MPE

October 8
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this building sure is ugly. but it is huge... i guess that makes up for the ugliness...

I think its a beautiful building.

Welcome Back IU!!! Long time, sir!!!

It may look bad from a distance but up close it is not bad and will look great once the cladding has started.

December 16
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went for a house party in planet godrej last month. the place is freakin massive

The tower was constructed in five pieces. The Reason? Probably it was too wide to be constructed in one piece.

I think it also has to do with the fact that occupancy can start once a certain wing is complete.

Flats in the first wing started at around 4000 sq/ft, most have been sold for around 16000/sq foot, and there are a few still remaining at 30,000 sq foot.

The building did look like a ghetto without the cladding but will start to look much better when completed.

went for a house party in planet godrej last month. the place is freakin massive
And you didn't take pics
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(not of the party, though I also find any photos of generally debauchery to be amusing)

reached the place at 2 am. dont carry my camera around in the night

no excuse ;)

Not sure if any one cares, but the "hollow" floors, are emergency areas in case of fire(so you see them every 5 floors or so)

Also the flat horizontal panels on the rear of the building contain the dry areas (where you can hang clothes - so they aren't visible externally)

On the front, in Towers 1 & 2, there is a gap between the windows and the flat panels. Open space that is inaccesible. (unless you wanna jump)

In Towers 3 & 4, it is actually a balcony.

This building doesnt look half as bad in real life. i have seen it from local train and actually it looks nice.

February 3
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Nice updates IU!

Is this still to be cladded? it looks like a 1970's Russians Behemoth

http://i201.photobucket.com/albums/aa176/indrajal/Cities/TallBldgs10_PlanetGodrej.jpg

Source:http://www.ctbuh.org/LinkClick.aspx?link=819&tabid=53
please visit the above site for more pics and a foreign students bid to understand and improve mumbai infrastructure.

Is this still to be cladded? it looks like a 1970's Russians Behemoth

That was the best way to describe. 1970's Russian Behemoth. It looks like there is some kind of conspiracy is going on inside that building.:banned:

That was the best way to describe. 1970's Russian Behemoth. It looks like there is some kind of conspiracy is going on inside that building.:banned:

This looks like something straight out of george orwell's novel 1984. The ministry of truth perhaps?

I am sure if that just gone for a simple design without the funny layered front, the little nooks and crannies, they would have been able clad the entire thing in glass and make it look much nicer.

A photo appeard in an article from the BBC about Mohammed Ajmal Amir Qasab ( The only surviving terrorist from last years attacks on Mumbai. )

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There was a strong security presence in and around the Mumbai court

Link to Article (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8000240.stm)

^nice find. Here's a similar but larger pic courtesy Reuters images:

http://img13.imageshack.us/img13/7361/godrej.jpg

^^Looks like some landscaping has been done at the base.

Looks much better from that view IU.

:ohno:^But still the AC's are hanging out unlike other premium centrally airconditioned projects.

^ ^ where do you see the ACs hanging out?

On one of the left columns (or the left most thing in the picture from the guard's face and right below his gun). Not sure though.

between his right hand and the gun. also visible elsewhere

Planet Godrej on 18.04.2009. almost completed. final touches going on. doesnt look that bad as we had feared.

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^^ Looks good actually. Thanks!

X-posting from Vivarea thread

photo copyright Ujjwal

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This looks like something straight out of george orwell's novel 1984. The ministry of truth perhaps?

I am sure if that just gone for a simple design without the funny layered front, the little nooks and crannies, they would have been able clad the entire thing in glass and make it look much nicer.

Exactly what I was thinking. :)

Even the name of this project makes it sound like a mechanism of totalitarian, faceless government. Some people will surely enjoy living at the Planet Godrej, but I wouldn't be among them.

its a lot better to live in than it looks. one of my friends has a place there and its got nice views and one of the best pools in bombay

People have moved in to the first four towers already! The fifth is also almost ready. View from higher floors is amazing.

Take some pictures from the higher floors if possible.

Does anybody know what the water supply situation is like in these huge buildings?

LOL ask the BMC!

First Multi-entry Fire Escape chute in India installed at Planet Godrej (http://www.equitybulls.com/admin/news2006/news_det.asp?id=53930)

Mumbai, 10th June 2009: Planet Godrej, the 48-storey residential towers by Godrej Properties Limited, have recently installed the Ingstrom Fire Escape Chute - an emergency exit that permits rapid, mass evacuation from high-rise structures during life threatening emergencies.

In times when residential towers are getting taller, this comes as a welcome relief. Such increasing attempts to employ state-of-the-art technologies that benefit and protect residents create good instances for other developers to follow.

Some of the benefits claimed by the manufacturers of the Fire Escape chute are, evacuating people at the rate of 30 people per minute, descent from 50 storey in approx. 100 seconds, access to chute available from every floor, protects evacuees from fire effects and suitability for people of all ages and physical condition.

Said Mr. Milind Korde, Managing Director, Godrej Properties Ltd., said "We are convinced that this emergency exit product will add value to the existing facilities and our customers can feel safer. We aim to set benchmarks for facilities in our projects and this is an extension of that process."

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2nd july 2009

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^ Thanks for the pic. It has already topped out since it won't have any further increase in its height.

btw you can use the http://www.skyscrapercity.com/images/buttons/edit.gif button to edit your posts to make any corrections.

Building area around the Planet Godrej Building

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Source: Pravin 'Da' Kamat

wah kya swimming pool hain

Im starting to hate this building!

Via MPE

July 25
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Via MPE

July 25
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What's up with the cladding? Are they going to do it or not? This is the only thing that's going to make the building look good. Otherwise, it is simply a cement structure. Nothing great about it.

no they are not just where you see scafolding thats the only place. and yes its the most ugliest muck in mumbai.

^Thats not ture. They can start at a later stage like on the Sumer Trinity Towers in Prabhadevi.



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>> Thats not ture. They can start at a later stage like on the Sumer Trinity Towers in Prabhadevi.


WTF? Are they dressing it up for haloween or what?

^What? They are starting the cladding on them.

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2nd july 2009

The great wall of Mumbai. Perhaps it is one of the ugliest building that I have ever seen. It does not look like a building at all. It looks like a giant wall with coops for pigeons to stay and lay eggs, a heartfelt contribution toward the pigeon community of the city from Mumbai.

The great wall of Mumbai. Perhaps it is one of the ugliest building that I have ever seen. It does not look like a building at all. It looks like a giant wall with coops for pigeons to stay and lay eggs, a heartfelt contribution toward the pigeon community of the city from Mumbai.
:lol: hope the builders listen to u seriously.

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i like it

I think with all the glass, it'll look just fine.

photo cc rights The Rohit

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Oh My God ....what were they thinking :nuts:

They weren't.

Honestly, this has to stand out as the fugliest coockie cutter in the whole of Mumbai.

Shockingly Ugly, how this got through planning permission is an amazement.

Looks like a demolished building of the movie 2012.

Shockingly Ugly, how this got through planning permission is an amazement.

Planning? What's that?

Let's see how they finish it. It might look decent.

doubt it. looks like it'll be the ugly one in the group that makes all the rest of the skyscrapers look pretty. atleast itll have Palais Royale for company

I suppose the building as such might not look so bad once finished but the rotten 2 storied Kendriya Vihar buildings in front of it simply spoil the look.

P.S. They really goofed up choosing this feminine cream color. Dark Grey color scheme in the first render looked really cool.

Is this actually of 51 floors? Seems more like 45 to me.

Let's see how they finish it. It might look decent.

I doubt it, It would have to have the world's finest cladding (all glass and all over) to even look remotely pleasant. Im visiting Mumbai in December so hopefully when I do the rounds it will look slightly better as opposed to a building that looks like it survived the Battle of Staligrad

Is this actually of 51 floors? Seems more like 45 to me.

I hope it is 45 instead of 51, means 6 less floors of hideousness to pollute the skyline

I hope it is 45 instead of 51, means 6 less floors of hideousness to pollute the skyline

They should've stretched it a little longer. We could've atleast called it The Great wall of Mumbai

That name's already been taken ...by a far more worthy wall IMHO :)

http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Repository/ml.asp?Ref=VE9JTS8yMDA5LzA4LzE2I0FyMDA1MDI=

I looked at the building again :puke:

I would be willing to support an amendment of our penal code to prosecute individuals responsible for bringing this monster to 'life'

It's fugly

That name's already been taken ...by a far more worthy wall IMHO :)

http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Repository/ml.asp?Ref=VE9JTS8yMDA5LzA4LzE2I0FyMDA1MDI=

I looked at the building again :puke:

I would be willing to support an amendment of our penal code to prosecute individuals responsible for bringing this monster to 'life'

^ ^ Wow. thanks for sharing the info about great wall. i looked it up and hours later still looking at the pics. it is definitely worthy to have that name. mumbai got talent.

You're very welcome....it was a fantastic idea. I'm glad the authorities allowed it to happen.

its awesome. i painted two walls opposite phoenix mills as well. great fun, great initiative

That name's already been taken ...by a far more worthy wall IMHO :)

http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Repository/ml.asp?Ref=VE9JTS8yMDA5LzA4LzE2I0FyMDA1MDI=

I looked at the building again :puke:

I would be willing to support an amendment of our penal code to prosecute individuals responsible for bringing this monster to 'life'

Hey fantastic. Thanks Shanware. Wasn't aware of this. Sounds like it was a fun event. I hope the murals are still up? I remember as a kid, the school bus would go down this route - and there were actually large concrete pipes lined up at the edge of the tracks. Then over the years, the slums took over and now this rejuvenation! Sometimes the BMC does neat things. Brings back the faith maan - love it

its awesome. i painted two walls opposite phoenix mills as well. great fun, great initiative

Wow - so this stretched from Matunga all the way to Phoenix? Does this mean that the last vestiges of the slums opposite phoenix are now cleared?

Let's have the citizens paint Planet Godrej! It'll be like the exact opposite of the Commie view we have of the building right now with freedom of expression.

Wow - so this stretched from Matunga all the way to Phoenix? Does this mean that the last vestiges of the slums opposite phoenix are now cleared?

a year back i think

Let's have the citizens paint Planet Godrej! It'll be like the exact opposite of the Commie view we have of the building right now with freedom of expression.

yes you are right..............

Hi friends

Well I recently moved into planet godrej. The surrounding area isn't very nice but inside the property premises its very pleasant and comfortable.

One big advantage is its very centrally located. Not that I need to travel anywhere, I'm a futures trader on the CBOT and CME exchanges .... but nevertheless its nice to be at the center of town.

Its just 5 mins to the racecourse and Phoenix mall. All the good restaurants this side of town aren't very far either.

My only quib is the apartments are rather small at about 1800 sq foot. :ohno:

I should have bought two but its too late now.

I'm on the look out for something larger so I guess this is a good forum for me :)

Well I don't know anything about skyscrappers, i'm just an enthusiast, hope to learn something from you guys.

Happy new year everyone .... have fun

Thanks for the feedback. Welcome to SSC.

I have photographs of planet godrej , what should i do to upload on skyscrapercity website?

I have photographs of planet godrej , what should i do to upload on skyscrapercity website?

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=600498

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=600498

thanks.....

January 7
copyright Reshma
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Thats a great picture!

greatttttttttttttttttttttttttt

nice ....I really hope they don't redevelop the race course into commercial/residential spaces. We need all the open spaces we can get.

The hillarious fire escape system in Planet Godrej. I guess its really important and useful seeing those chaps wriggle around in the chute like they're stuck in a condom is really funny.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5G-Mmst59U

^ ^ Not bad for out of the box thinking. i am not sure though if the hole is big enough to transcend fat people . also it is almost useless for elderly, kids, desi women :(, and disabled.
what if the chute catches on fire?

Its definitely not suitable for everyone. For people having suffocation problem, they will feel trapped in the chute.

Yeah but I guess when there is not other way out then you must use these... and they've got the proper staircase haven't they? isn't this just a backup plan?

Another thing I noticed. Old buildings had a difference stairwell system. The stairwell would go on floor-to-floor and didn't have a door to separate the hallways of the apartments and stairwells. But now they do, much more like here. Cool.

:lol: that looked so funny to me, looked like a really slow process if there is a fire

The hillarious fire escape system in Planet Godrej. I guess its really important and useful seeing those chaps wriggle around in the chute like they're stuck in a condom is really funny.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5G-Mmst59U

:hilarious

^ ^ Not bad for out of the box thinking. i am not sure though if the hole is big enough to transcend fat people . also it is almost useless for elderly, kids, desi women :(, and disabled.
[B]what if the chute catches on fire?[b]

and someone gets stuck in there, I'd rather run down stairs than go down that with people stepping on my head.

Ignoring the chute thing on which I really don't know what to say...

The photo IU shared makes me think that the Planet Godrej looked like a commie block primarily because of the quality of exterior paint used, if any. With a proper coat of paint, either of a glossy white or a deep red, the Godrej could actually look very modern.

The whole process may look funny but when there's a fire or any emergency situation, it'll be the safest way to evacuate. They say that it allows people to descend 50 storeys in 100 seconds.

Illusionist, of course it has been made to not catch fire.

this is the website of the manufacturer for those interested - http://www.escapeconsult.com/

lol would of been a pretty stupid idea if it could catch on fire. But what if the fire is around the chute, won't it get hot inside?

Also any fumes entering the chute will certainly suffocate anyone going down.

The building looks like something Soviet Russia built. WTF were they thinking?! :ohno:

^^ Common problem in India. They obviously weren't thinking, cause this building is butt ugly. Im happy though. Another tall building in this area, we can create a new mini neighborhood in Mahalaxmi; 'Soviet Nagar'

http://planetgodrej.com/images/spectacular_view.jpg

Here is a picture of the view from Planet Godrej. Not too shabby eh?

Of course not man. It's a pleasant view.

Fab view.

I think this is complete?...no?

LMAO, never noticed this is the only building from South Asia that is in this competition and it happens to be South Asias ugliest building too :hilarious

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1027949

LMAO, never noticed this is the only building from South Asia that is in this competition and it happens to be South Asias ugliest building too :hilarious

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1027949

Yeah, it's pretty damn embarrassing.. :ohno:

Whats sad is that they dropped the plan of the cladding.

I lol'd when I saw this...

http://img718.imageshack.us/img718/2710/30824529.jpg

What? Mumbai in Hindi/Marathi?

That black dot in center is shadow of Planet Godrej and it is clearly the most visible structure from above.. is that what you wanted to say?

Wow. That's pretty cool. Lol.

Only thing uglier I found uglier than my mug was this building (should I stop giving my opinions? Oh! Who am I kidding!)

India101, you have really good eyes man. Took me a second to point out Planet Godraj..

It was the first theing I saw. Easily has the hugest shadow in Mumbai .

Pic taken from cncity's MUmbai photo thread

April 3
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April 19
Copyright Sbaliga
http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/9205/dpp42x.jpg

^^ holy snap!! IU

you are in the zone today. not making a single wrong move. :) This might actually not look so bad after all the windows are put. Hope they take care of the other side which looks like a one huge gigantic wall.

The windows are already in. People are living in this building.

not too shabby after all!

Nice shot.

But imagine if it was cladded as shown in the first renders. Would have looked real purdy then.

yeh....if they clad its gonna look like huge wall of glass.... but better than now..:)

May 4
Copyright MPE
http://img695.imageshack.us/img695/2622/2313oth4may2010.jpg

Sigh.. at least the building doesn't look like an eyesore after the windows have been put in.

Adding more glass as shown in the render would have certainly made this building look good.

still looks good....but if they put more glass,,, will really make it beautiful.....:)

still looks good....but if they put more glass,,, will really make it beautiful.....:)

+1

Adding more glass as shown in the render would have certainly made this building look good.


:lol:

'Ole!

A brand new VERTICAL DHARAVI!

Just kidding, it's turned out smashing. Gr8 for the location!

Happy to see a future benchmark.
With so many run down low rises in the area, future's bright.

I read there is move to club said low rises and come up with giant high-rises.

Price anyone, my guess ... 7-10 Crores for 2 BHK?

:lol:
...& Ole! A brand new ... hehe ... VERTICAL DHARAVI!


hmmm,, bro if this kind of building is built in let say US...or some developed country... u must be amazed and could have said....wow....that huge building... must be one of the biggest residential building in world .... wow !!! wow!!! ....n u wont stopped praising it again n again.... but if India builds then its DHARAVI right....need change thinkin bro...

That verticle Dharavi has some of the best apartments in Mumbai...

Decent building for a residential building and looks much better than the render.

The windows are already in. People are living in this building.
since people are alreadly living in it and no further construction is going on ,we should change the title of thread to completed.

Another render

http://img815.imageshack.us/img815/810/23729853.jpg

That's a nice high quality render. But too bad, the building turned out to be a bit different.

I think if they can give a better color rather than the depressing one in the original picture, it may become more attractive. I would prefer to see a mix of yellow, light green nd navy blue and a bit of red here and there which may look this concrete wall more modern and aesthetic.
Cheers!

Yeah. But its done and it can be redone only after a few years when its time for maintenance.

maintanence? does it ever happens ? LOL.... hope for the best as there is a sudden change in the quality of construction seen everywhere in india..... every consultant in dubai is now looking for a new project in india as they new that india is their next prospective destination after the dubai debacle....

maintanence? does it ever happens ? LOL....

yes its common in Mumbai not only skyscrapers but even old building, they get renovated on society money every few years :)

I think if they can give a better color rather than the depressing one in the original picture, it may become more attractive. I would prefer to see a mix of yellow, light green nd navy blue and a bit of red here and there which may look this concrete wall more modern and aesthetic.
Cheers!

You seem to be a big fan of Govinda! :lol:

You seem to be a big fan of Govinda! :lol:

nO man.. i actually hates him... but as far as buildings nd architecture is concerned, i think giving a mix of colors for a building like this will imrpove the asthetics and im not saying its gonna be world class but it will make it unique with less costs. I dont think they will spend huge amounts in cladding it with glass and since its a residential project iam suggesting this option.

Thanks

Sathya

That's a nice high quality render. But too bad, the building turned out to be a bit different.

I agree the elevation could have been better. however after a few years of completion, to date this building is the most sought after project in this area. prices here continue to appreciate. The excellent views, the large open area at ground level, the least loading on carpet area and the profile of the residents is what differentiates this from vivarea and bellissimo.