Lanco Hills | Multiple Towers - Mixed Use | Under Construction

[pding]

that will still be pretty close to the ORR.

[Jai]

Here is a bigger rendering of the 90 storey building


...and are some higher res renderings of other buildings in the project:










Cheers,
Jai

[spyguy]

Well after you posted the larger rendering I must say a few things:

1) The first building is def. not 90 floors. By roughly counting I get between 50-60.

So if it is 90 flrs. or above 1000 ft:
1) The rendering is old
2) That's not the correct tower
3) The spires are huge (which they do look like)
4) It simple is not

[goldies]

Originally Posted by spyguy

1) The first building is def. not 90 floors. By roughly counting I get between 50-60.

U have the calibers for being a spy guy

[Jai]

Spyguy,

Counting the floors, I get 75 for highest habitable floor, 80 stories roof height (glass observation deck), 90 storey spire height.

It could be that the developers are just not conforming to Skyscraperpage.com's height reporting norms (shame shame)

[spyguy]

How much are you counting for the base? It's hard to tell what's what (the glass has streaks but that might just be decorative). Even a generous base of say 10 floors, would bring my count into the low-mid 60's.

But you might be right- they are probably considering the glass feature and spire as floors (even without any physical floors) and that's where the discrepancy is.

Edit:


The ?'s are what are unknowns (parking podium, glass, spire)

The spacing between 10th, 20th, 30th, etc. is actually fairly consistent so our ~65-ish guess should be close to correct

[Jai]

mea culpla, I messed up my scale, measuring it up against the non-resized image

I think its between our two figures. I'm getting ~65 for roof height, 70 for spire height. I think 8-10 floor podium is a reasonable estimate when measured up against the countable floors above


It probably will be redesigned. Some 20 more floors can easily be added, especially in the style of first 20 stories above the podium, (with the 'pinches' in the edge), before the building starts its taper after the 20th floor. Nice catch on that *tips hat*

[Naga_Solidus]

http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/...1202871500.htm

Vijayawada , June 11

The Lanco Group has sewn up plans for a mega techno-residential township of 18 million sq ft that would come up in a 100-acre site near here with an investment outlay of about Rs 3,600 crore.

The Lanco group Chairman, Mr L. Madhusudhan Rao, told Business Line that the magnitude of the project was such that this will effectively create a larger capacity than the existing Hitec City area near here, where a majority of the IT companies have set up shop. The project, to be taken up through a strategic partner, would be completed within three years.

Project overview


"We plan to unveil the project in August, and a leading Mumbai-based designer has been roped in for its design. The company expects to tap into other metros following up on their capability to handle infrastructure projects," Mr Rao said. Giving an overview of the mega office-cum-township project named Lanco Hills, Mr Rao said that this would be a mixed development project that will have a built-up space of about 18 million sq ft, featuring top-notch office space, residential facilities and large recreation zones.


The company is planning a 90-storey building, which could potentially be the tallest such structure in the country. Since this comes in a special zone, clearances would be formality, the company said.

With regards to the office space, the company is planning 12 towers each of up to 20 levels that would be custom designed for IT and IT-enabled services (ITES) companies and this would form part of the Knowledge Corridor that the State Government is in the process of developing, he said.

Apart from developing 16 residential towers each of about 30 levels, this project will host a mega mall complex and two hotels - a five-star and a four-star one. The mall will have a built up space of about two million sq ft, with multi-level parking space.

In all, the township will have 7.5-million sq ft. of office space and 8 million sq ft of housing facility in addition to the mall and hotel complexes.

[collateral]

Naga, that article you posted does talk about a 'special zone', so hopefully that implies that this project is within skyscraper zone: note even the smaller towers of this project are above the minimum 16 floors the Andhra Pradesh govt set out with.

[Cov Boy]

Lets also include the lower classes as well in these projects and not just the middle classes and that slums are got rid off at the same time as these hugh developments.

[harsh1802]

Originally Posted by Cov Boy

Lets also include the lower classes as well in these projects and not just the middle classes and that slums are got rid off at the same time as these hugh developments.

wht do u mean by tht?

[pding]

expecting the private sector to build residential projects for the poor in out of loop here. the gov't should do it. subsidized low cost housing apartments should be provided so the slums get demolished and with the rising prices, the poor actually have some place to stay in.

[Hindustani]

Since this comes in a special zone, clearances would be formality

Wow!!. What height of Optimism. I hope they are talking about 90 story tower clearance. I just cant wait for August when this should materializes & I hope it does.

[ferrari_fan]

fantastic!!! whether it gets built or not (i obviously hope it does, and fast!), the important thing is that someone has the vision to give HYD something of this scale - even to plan something of such magnitude shows that the city is heading for great things.. go HYD.. you guys rock!!!

[Whiskers!!]

This shit is awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Its just not the single tower but also all the other "smaller" towers that make it a wonderful cluster.

[Naga_Solidus]

SInce this is being built by a reputable company (namley Lanco), what do you guys think the chances are of this being built?

[pding]

the MD of the company says the project will be done by 2008/09. so, i'm assuming they're pretty serious about this. though i'm not sure of the 90 storey tower, the other parts of the project will most likely be done as the company projects, at least by 2010.

[satsk3]

Originally Posted by spyguy

How much are you counting for the base? It's hard to tell what's what (the glass has streaks but that might just be decorative). Even a generous base of say 10 floors, would bring my count into the low-mid 60's.
But you might be right- they are probably considering the glass feature and spire as floors (even without any physical floors) and that's where the discrepancy is.

Edit:

The ?'s are what are unknowns (parking podium, glass, spire)
The spacing between 10th, 20th, 30th, etc. is actually fairly consistent so our ~65-ish guess should be close to correct

Spyguy,

I also agree with you, Bcz I also have got the same Countings as you

[shockw4ve]

A-M-A-Z-I-N-G !!!!!

I really hope it gets built! Its really a massive and great project.

[Luckystreak]

Originally Posted by Naga_Solidus

SInce this is being built by a reputable company (namley Lanco), what do you guys think the chances are of this being built?

"Aim for the sky and you will atleast hit the tree top."

Call it cautious optimism, I will be happy if atleast those 30 storey condos get built, which I think they will. However, considering the progress of the previous high rise projects like Noida tower annd Obelisk, which were restricted to only designs, I have my own reservations on the 90 storied one. If and when this gets implemented, it will surely be a path breaking real estate venture which can trigger similar projects in other cities which have barely any skyline. Lets hope for the best.