X-posted from my thread in the international forum (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=640655)

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One of the furthest along of the major skyscraper proposals by builders K Raheja Universal, Raheja Atlantis is already making its mark on the growing Worli area skyline.

Like most of K Raheja Universal's other couple-year old projects, the building was abruptly changed mid-design as the developers switched architects. The original proposal was not an unpleasant looking tower of 30 stories:

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^ The older design

Presumably, as increased FSI was allowed for the plot, the tower was changed to its current classier, glassier design. The tower is designed to reflect the undulating waves of the ocean on its form.

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^ The back of the building is shown in this pre-rendering of the finalized design. Note the changes in the crown and the podium.

Raheja Atlantis now stands at 40 floors (37 floors of apartments on top of a 3 story parking garage podium), and its location near the shores of the Indian Ocean will give some pretty neat views as well as making the tower rather visible itself.

It also has an interesting green swoosh down the seaward-facing side of the building, formed by a lush placement of plants on the balconies of the apartments. Though there are two 'swooshes', Atlantis is designed so that all apartments will have some of the greenery on their decks.


As I mentioned before, the tower is well under construction. Here it is in Sept, 2007 in a photo taken by Humayunn NA Peerzada:
http://img261.imageshack.us/img261/8717/rahejaatlantis2jy8.jpg

And a fairly recent March 10, 2008 update:
http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/5371/mumbaiatlantismarchupdalv1.jpg


Cheers,
Jai

currently on 29th floor is u/c. only 11 more fl to go. This will be up & running by Dec '08.

just incredible how quickly Bombay u/c highrises are topping off. Its a far cry from legend & Imperial towers that took ages a while back.

Screenshot from KRaheja's corporate video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LEnpMNI49IU)-

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Status as on 29th August 2008.

View from back (Sea facing the other side)

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I shot this prior to a meeting from inside a conference room. Unfortunately the glass was tinted and I was able to capture in this form only.

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Now it seems to have reached the 40 floor (37+3)

currently on 29th floor is u/c. only 11 more fl to go. This will be up & running by Dec '08.

What is the height of this tower?

Now it seems to have reached the 40 floor (37+3)

Looks more like 35 floors to me

^^We are not able to see from the ground level :).So it could be 40 including the podium.

update from MPE
Oct 8
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Starting to Look nice.
I'd say it'll be done in about 3 months.

The building has been topped out.
The mods may change the title of the project.
The tanks and LMRS are being added at the moment

since the building is topped out, does anyone know the final height

We need the latest pictures... :)

since the building is topped out, does anyone know the final height

I checked its website and it didnt have the hight there but i guess its about 150 to 160 m.

where exactly in worli is it located?

^^You can see it in this map on the left side.

http://www.welt-atlas.de/datenbank/karten/karte-5-802.gif

January 5
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cropped and maximized:
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IU

thanks. Bombay is looking more & more like HK.

^^I wouldn't go that far.
I think you should go to their thread and check out the height in their scrapers. Not trying to be mean, but just pointing out a fact.
Nice Pics IU.
I like the design of this building because it utilizes a good amount of space.

a different view..

Dec 9
Copyright Nishit Shah
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Impressive.

:lol::lol:
talk about hk and shanghai
i think we have to wait for another ten yrs
to give them a run for their money
seriously man bombay's skyline is impressive
and its getting better everyday
its so way different from other cities

January 3
Copyright Kamini
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Mumbai does indeed remind me of HK in the '80's when i lived there.
That feeling of Asian boomtown.
But even then HK was much - I was going to say richer , but thats not exactly true; loads of cash in Mumbai -more evenly spread financialy.
The infra was already 1st world & the slums were less of a proportion of the place.
Hate to say it and anyone can slag me off for being a honky imperalist , but it was just much better run then present day Mumbai.So the feel of the place was 1st world with
3rd world 'addons'.
Mumbai will be very different in 10 years and all you ex SSC forumers will be bemoaning the lost 'slow pace of life "of the noughties'"...
D

^^ That's completely due to British involvement with HK's Infra as they controlled HK for a much longer time.. they invested immensely in the infra of their best asian trading city... man they turned that island into a golden gem and just gave it away to china..:bash:

This looks very nice.

February 3
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once the cladding is done, this one will look mindblowing.

February 26
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The next morning -

February 27
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whats in front of palais royale? looks like a giant green sponge!!

So what is the final height of the building?.Looks nice.

You sometimes wonder, how much you can actually trust the Wikis. I checked for the list of the tallest completed buildings and got a list that showed Godrej Planet at 180 mts (unlikely), RNA Mirage at 170 - ha ha, especially considering the fact that Raheja Legend which is just adjacent to this, is only 140 mts tall.

To lo bhaiyaa...pag ghungroo band meera naachi thi aur hum naache bin ghungroo kee ee ee....:ohno:

RNA Mirage at 170 - ha ha, especially considering the fact that Raheja Legend which is just adjacent to this, is only 140 mts tall.

I dont know but mayb cos it has a spire though it is not very tall.

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UPDATE as on the 27th of March, '09

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:delete:

March 30
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photo copyright Ujjwal

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^^ thanks. first great thing they did here is change the innitial design to modern sleaker contemporary design.

2nd great thing they did is construct exactly to the rendering for a change. :)

Brilliant up-dates IU for alot of the projects.

Well done.

^^Sun posted the last one not IU.

Anyway, it looks a bit stubbier. Doesn't look as tall as in the render. Did they widen it? Or reduce the amount of floors?

^^Sun posted the last one not IU.

Anyway, it looks a bit stubbier. Doesn't look as tall as in the render. Did they widen it? Or reduce the amount of floors?

The reason is in Sun's picture you don't see the 1/3rd of the bottom of the building (it's the way the shot is taken). On the same page scroll up to IU's pic (dated Feb 6th) and you will see the difference.

whats in front of palais royale? looks like a giant green sponge!!

Anyone knows this? Even I am wondering is that something upcoming?

May 31
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pic taken on 22 june

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This is one of the sleekest towers coming up. cant wait for this one to get full cladding

is raheja`s website now working properly?

^Umm...because its under construction.

Palais Royale (u/c) and Raheja Atlantis (t/o)

photo copyright tam2hongkong

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November 22nd, '09

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look great once totally claded

asthetically, the best looking highrise of bombay.

will look really nice once the skin comes on

took these in early Jan

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February 11
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May 31
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IU, great pics, thanks for posting them. Could someone identify the building on the right for me? I love its clean, linear style.

Four seasons hotel

March 18
Copyright Horia
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Yikes, looks a bit strange.

March 18
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Whats that chimney doing in the middle of office complex?

Whats that chimney doing in the middle of office complex?

May be the contract said, "you got to keep our chimney" as a relic of the past... ha ha

many chimneys in former mills are retained to keep as a reminder of the area's past. its a good point of interest in otherwise boring office complexes. even phoenix mills has kept their chimney

ya!!!! its really reminds the old day!!!

I remember they painted that chimney in 2008 or 9 but it already looks rusty.

Taken by Jan during his trip to Mumbai in early February-

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Whats that being constructed next to it?

palais royale

My bad. I should have said in front. Look in the second pic.

Palais Royale looks hideous and will ruin the views of the other better towers around it like Raheja Atlantic.

With corian cladding palais royale will look beautiful,somehow i find atlantis to be a bit hideous!No offences meant.

MPE says this is ready for possession

May 4
Copyright MPE
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Still looks unfinished to me.

Its has not had the wow effect like its render.

It is finished.

Yeah, it's pretty much done. Just a bit of work going on the the roof.

A whole lot of pics here

http://picasaweb.google.com/ACIN.Photos/WestZoneProjects

Looks good.

this one is real sexy. I love it.

A whole lot of pics here

http://picasaweb.google.com/ACIN.Photos/WestZoneProjects

nice album...

I'm pleased its finished and the album was v.good.

Would like to see a pic of the completed roof too!

How much I wish somehow those chawls disappear.

Wud have been nicer if there was a helipad on top or on side somewhere. Btw does it has the height to incorporate a helipad?

Helipad is good idea but I dont think the project is exclusive enough to warrant a helipad of its own.

Unless a multi-millionaire or billionaire moves in then perhaps.

I think the development is targetted to middle-upper middle income groups but not exculsive.

The places I know that have helipads are at the Racecourse, Juhu Aerodrome, Antilia, Taj Wellington Mews & Seawind.

yeesh. please. no helipads in residential areas

Too late!

The Billionaires have got their way.

The city actually needs more helipads as its good for business. Millionaires and Billionaires wont like being stuck in traffic jams everyday.

Isn't there a proposal for a helipad station at Nariman Point?

There was one certainly. But that was in the "development plan". Since then, no action or talking has been done.

i dont think any helipad has been approved in residential areas. and i dont think any will be

business areas like NP and bkc is fine

Getting a permission to build helipad in bombay is too difficult as u need the approval of navy.