GUJARAT INT'l FINANCE TEC-CITY (GIFT) | Block Package Q | 33 fl x 3 | 29 fl x 2 | U/C - Page 3

gandhi.rushabh1992 · June 7th, 2012, 05:29 AM

As can be seen from above video, this is the distance between any plane and GIFT city. It looks like the plane is flying at a considerably safe distance from the towers. And this distance will be constant because when I shot the video, the plane was already set for the landing path and was descending.

At least they can double the height allowance to 245 meters.

CivilEngineer079 · June 7th, 2012, 06:05 AM

During my visit they have informed me that AAI will give further height permission only after construction of all the towers of 120m. So their target is to build all the towers of 120m in phase-I till 2014. I forget the exact no. of towers they are going to build in current phase.

gandhi.rushabh1992 · June 13th, 2012, 08:58 PM

Latest updates :

Tower 1 : 21 floors

Tower 2 : 12 floors

I got the info from a seminar I attended. There is some new stuff that I found out, visit the main thread to find out...

gandhi.rushabh1992 · June 23rd, 2012, 02:42 PM

GIFT City’s 1st utility firm starts to power up

Priority is to light up two skyscrapers in Shahpur

LINK

(I think TOI is still not clear about the skyline of GIFT, it changes alternatively)

Ahmedabad: The first utility company to become operational in the Gujarat International Finance Tec (GIFT) City will be a power firm. The Gujarat Gift power company has initiated the process to set up transformers and electrical connections to the two towers that are coming up in the Shahpur area in Gandhinagar. One of the towers has already grown to 23 floors while the second tower has 14 floors. The GIFT Company Ltd plans to complete the 29-storyed twin towers by the end of this year.

The total height of these buildings will be 122 metres and will be the tallest in the state. As for the power company, it also plans to establish solar power stations.

A Gift official told TOI, “Our priority is to provide power to the two buildings. As of now, we plan to install three step-up transformers and a 400 KVA substation for future power requirements.” Streetlights have been installed and the much needed power to these buildings will be provided by the power company. GIFT City will have a power supply of 650 MVA when the project is completed. The GIFT project got a boost when a group of 15 financial institutions under the Pooled Municipal Debt Obligation (PMDO) facility — mainly public sector banks — committed Rs 393 crore for GIFT’s first phase. PMDO is a major consortium formed by public sector banks.

Housing and Urban Development Corporation is also being approached for an additional funding of Rs 700 crore for the first phase.

A few months ago, the urban development department had given its go ahead for a GIFT Area Development Authority. The multi-service SEZ will come up on an area of 886 acres and the total project will be worth Rs 72,800 crore.

gandhi.rushabh1992 · June 23rd, 2012, 02:44 PM

Updates:

Quote:

Originally Posted by gandhi.rushabh1992

One of the towers has already grown to 23 floors while the second tower has 14 floors. The GIFT Company Ltd plans to complete the 29-storyed twin towers by the end of this year.

gandhi.rushabh1992 · June 29th, 2012, 10:41 AM

29 June Updates

Infrastructure almost in place

The real heroes

gandhi.rushabh1992 · June 29th, 2012, 10:46 AM

From the bridge

Road

gandhi.rushabh1992 · June 29th, 2012, 10:51 AM

Coming closer

Almost there

gandhi.rushabh1992 · June 29th, 2012, 11:22 AM

Finally there...

Mirror Image

(3 of the images are not opening for me, they do when you open them in a new tab or window cheers)

gandhi.rushabh1992 · June 29th, 2012, 12:17 PM

GIFT Skyline panorama (I messed up

)

To see the 2 towers zoom in, they are on the right hand side, barely visible.

bhargavsura · June 29th, 2012, 03:46 PM

Is it just me or is someone else having problem with viewing pictures? Some of them do not show up.

gandhi.rushabh1992 · June 29th, 2012, 03:58 PM

Do pics in #48, 49 and 50 do not appear ? I cant see them too (even though I uploaded them

) Choose 'Open image in new tab' and they appear...

Abinash89 · June 29th, 2012, 04:35 PM

Just copy the image URL n open it in a new tab.Great updates....

jaadu · June 29th, 2012, 07:50 PM

Thanks Gandhi.rushabh .. great updates !!

CivilEngineer079 · June 29th, 2012, 08:08 PM

superlike Rushabh .... great pics thanks for ur efforts

QC1 & QC2 looks awesome ... I think that both the structures will be ready by 15 Aug and interiors will be completed by December.

During my visit they have said that CM had ordered to dedicate bottom and top floors on Independence day.

GJ10 · June 29th, 2012, 08:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gandhi.rushabh1992

(3 of the images are not opening for me, they do when you open them in a new tab or window cheers)

here you go

image hosted on flickr

image hosted on flickr

Excellent updates

Its the efforts of ppl like you who go to the project sites that shows how useful a resource SSCI can be. Great work, keep it up!

gandhi.rushabh1992 · June 29th, 2012, 08:49 PM

Just for fun, the final height of the towers... image courtesy: MS Paint

dunefreezer · June 30th, 2012, 11:40 PM

Oh man, I can't wait to see the cladding and the landscape.

gandhi.rushabh1992 · July 1st, 2012, 06:41 AM

According to the renders, one floor of QC1 should have 60 panels of glass. So total 1800 glass panels (give or take a few) in QC1.

It's not clear for QC2 as the only render we have is a night shot. But as they are (almost) twin towers, I would guess 48 on each floor and 1440 total. QC2 has less panels because it has a concrete shear wall running on all four edges to the top.

Student4life · July 2nd, 2012, 09:56 AM

Great pics , Rushabh .
That rear-view mirror shot was terrific !

June 7th, 2012, 05:29 AM	#41
gandhi.rushabh1992 amdavad meri jaan Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Ahmedabad Posts: 5,141 Likes (Received): 547	As can be seen from above video, this is the distance between any plane and GIFT city. It looks like the plane is flying at a considerably safe distance from the towers. And this distance will be constant because when I shot the video, the plane was already set for the landing path and was descending. At least they can double the height allowance to 245 meters. __________________ AHMEDABAD - Up, Close & Personal A-h-m-e-d-a-b-a-d PAST & PRESENT

June 13th, 2012, 08:58 PM	#43
gandhi.rushabh1992 amdavad meri jaan Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Ahmedabad Posts: 5,141 Likes (Received): 547	Latest updates : Tower 1 : 21 floors Tower 2 : 12 floors I got the info from a seminar I attended. There is some new stuff that I found out, visit the main thread to find out... __________________ AHMEDABAD - Up, Close & Personal A-h-m-e-d-a-b-a-d PAST & PRESENT

June 23rd, 2012, 02:42 PM	#44
gandhi.rushabh1992 amdavad meri jaan Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Ahmedabad Posts: 5,141 Likes (Received): 547	GIFT City’s 1st utility firm starts to power up Priority is to light up two skyscrapers in Shahpur LINK (I think TOI is still not clear about the skyline of GIFT, it changes alternatively) Ahmedabad: The first utility company to become operational in the Gujarat International Finance Tec (GIFT) City will be a power firm. The Gujarat Gift power company has initiated the process to set up transformers and electrical connections to the two towers that are coming up in the Shahpur area in Gandhinagar. One of the towers has already grown to 23 floors while the second tower has 14 floors. The GIFT Company Ltd plans to complete the 29-storyed twin towers by the end of this year. The total height of these buildings will be 122 metres and will be the tallest in the state. As for the power company, it also plans to establish solar power stations. A Gift official told TOI, “Our priority is to provide power to the two buildings. As of now, we plan to install three step-up transformers and a 400 KVA substation for future power requirements.” Streetlights have been installed and the much needed power to these buildings will be provided by the power company. GIFT City will have a power supply of 650 MVA when the project is completed. The GIFT project got a boost when a group of 15 financial institutions under the Pooled Municipal Debt Obligation (PMDO) facility — mainly public sector banks — committed Rs 393 crore for GIFT’s first phase. PMDO is a major consortium formed by public sector banks. Housing and Urban Development Corporation is also being approached for an additional funding of Rs 700 crore for the first phase. A few months ago, the urban development department had given its go ahead for a GIFT Area Development Authority. The multi-service SEZ will come up on an area of 886 acres and the total project will be worth Rs 72,800 crore. __________________ AHMEDABAD - Up, Close & Personal A-h-m-e-d-a-b-a-d PAST & PRESENT

June 29th, 2012, 10:41 AM	#46
gandhi.rushabh1992 amdavad meri jaan Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Ahmedabad Posts: 5,141 Likes (Received): 547	29 June Updates Infrastructure almost in place The real heroes __________________ AHMEDABAD - Up, Close & Personal A-h-m-e-d-a-b-a-d PAST & PRESENT

June 29th, 2012, 10:46 AM	#47
gandhi.rushabh1992 amdavad meri jaan Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Ahmedabad Posts: 5,141 Likes (Received): 547	From the bridge Road __________________ AHMEDABAD - Up, Close & Personal A-h-m-e-d-a-b-a-d PAST & PRESENT Last edited by gandhi.rushabh1992; June 29th, 2012 at 03:59 PM.

June 7th, 2012, 06:05 AM	#42
CivilEngineer079 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Ahmedabad Posts: 497 Likes (Received): 13	During my visit they have informed me that AAI will give further height permission only after construction of all the towers of 120m. So their target is to build all the towers of 120m in phase-I till 2014. I forget the exact no. of towers they are going to build in current phase.

June 29th, 2012, 10:51 AM	#48
gandhi.rushabh1992 amdavad meri jaan Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Ahmedabad Posts: 5,141 Likes (Received): 547	Coming closer Almost there __________________ AHMEDABAD - Up, Close & Personal A-h-m-e-d-a-b-a-d PAST & PRESENT Last edited by gandhi.rushabh1992; June 29th, 2012 at 11:21 AM.

June 29th, 2012, 11:22 AM	#49
gandhi.rushabh1992 amdavad meri jaan Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Ahmedabad Posts: 5,141 Likes (Received): 547	Finally there... Mirror Image (3 of the images are not opening for me, they do when you open them in a new tab or window cheers) __________________ AHMEDABAD - Up, Close & Personal A-h-m-e-d-a-b-a-d PAST & PRESENT

June 29th, 2012, 12:17 PM	#50
gandhi.rushabh1992 amdavad meri jaan Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Ahmedabad Posts: 5,141 Likes (Received): 547	GIFT Skyline panorama (I messed up ) To see the 2 towers zoom in, they are on the right hand side, barely visible. __________________ AHMEDABAD - Up, Close & Personal A-h-m-e-d-a-b-a-d PAST & PRESENT Last edited by gandhi.rushabh1992; June 29th, 2012 at 12:25 PM.

June 29th, 2012, 03:46 PM	#51
bhargavsura Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 8,468	Is it just me or is someone else having problem with viewing pictures? Some of them do not show up. __________________ Infrastructure Geek :)

June 29th, 2012, 03:58 PM	#52
gandhi.rushabh1992 amdavad meri jaan Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Ahmedabad Posts: 5,141 Likes (Received): 547	Do pics in #48, 49 and 50 do not appear ? I cant see them too (even though I uploaded them ) Choose 'Open image in new tab' and they appear... __________________ AHMEDABAD - Up, Close & Personal A-h-m-e-d-a-b-a-d PAST & PRESENT

June 29th, 2012, 04:35 PM	#53
Abinash89 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: bhubaneswar Posts: 1,056 Likes (Received): 187	Just copy the image URL n open it in a new tab.Great updates.... __________________ Abinash

June 29th, 2012, 07:50 PM	#54
jaadu Registered User Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 837 Likes (Received): 24	Thanks Gandhi.rushabh .. great updates !!

June 29th, 2012, 08:08 PM	#55
CivilEngineer079 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Ahmedabad Posts: 497 Likes (Received): 13	superlike Rushabh .... great pics thanks for ur efforts QC1 & QC2 looks awesome ... I think that both the structures will be ready by 15 Aug and interiors will be completed by December. During my visit they have said that CM had ordered to dedicate bottom and top floors on Independence day.

June 29th, 2012, 08:49 PM	#57
gandhi.rushabh1992 amdavad meri jaan Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Ahmedabad Posts: 5,141 Likes (Received): 547	Just for fun, the final height of the towers... image courtesy: MS Paint __________________ AHMEDABAD - Up, Close & Personal A-h-m-e-d-a-b-a-d PAST & PRESENT

June 30th, 2012, 11:40 PM	#58
dunefreezer Skyscraper Enthusiast Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Brisbane, Montreal Posts: 1,486 Likes (Received): 64	Oh man, I can't wait to see the cladding and the landscape.

July 1st, 2012, 06:41 AM	#59
gandhi.rushabh1992 amdavad meri jaan Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Ahmedabad Posts: 5,141 Likes (Received): 547	According to the renders, one floor of QC1 should have 60 panels of glass. So total 1800 glass panels (give or take a few) in QC1. It's not clear for QC2 as the only render we have is a night shot. But as they are (almost) twin towers, I would guess 48 on each floor and 1440 total. QC2 has less panels because it has a concrete shear wall running on all four edges to the top. __________________ AHMEDABAD - Up, Close & Personal A-h-m-e-d-a-b-a-d PAST & PRESENT

July 2nd, 2012, 09:56 AM	#60
Student4life Registered User Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Chennai Posts: 812 Likes (Received): 23	Great pics , Rushabh . That rear-view mirror shot was terrific !

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