Megaproject: Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT) -- General Development News and Discussions

[phaedrus]

Originally Posted by GJ10

Hopefully there will be plenty more updates to come!

totally

[Jai]

Seems another redesign is in the works, this time with taller buildings.

I wish we could see the proposals, however.

[bhopalus]

Originally Posted by Jai

Seems another redesign is in the works, this time with taller buildings.

I wish we could see the proposals, however.

we'll find out at that thing in new jersey in a couple months

[Jai]

definitely

You guys attending should make a point to either go to the event, or at least approach the GIFT presenters seperately, that way we can get independent confirmation, so to speak. We should also prepare a list of questions to ask in advance.

[Hindustani]

interesting developments

80-F to 100-F but be cautious. This is still a pipedream.

worse idea of dealing with shanghai architects. Shanghai has some of the least creative run-of-the-mill highrise architecture. Should have opted for western architects instead. India's fascination with Shanghai is overdone, It was Mumbai first & now A'bad.

[Jai]

The new designs, like the old designs I posted a couple pages back, are perported to reflect Gujarati architecture. The redesigned Diamond Tower is nice, so I'm not too concerned about the other buildings. I'm optimistic about this one

[GJ10]

worse idea of dealing with shanghai architects. Shanghai has some of the least creative run-of-the-mill highrise architecture.

"least creative" "run-of-the-mill"... If you say so...

Anyway, I think Jai has already addressed the point of design in GIFT.

Should have opted for western architects instead. India's fascination with Shanghai is overdone, It was Mumbai first & now A'bad.

If the Indian media wanted to hype up the Idea of Mumbai/Shanghai, then that’s really not Ahmedabad’s problem. Even just geographically, Ahmedabad is clearly more similar in layout to Pre-Boom Shanghai, most importantly by having the undeveloped tracts of farmland that somewhere like Mumbai never will.

This project is not about trying to turn Ahmedabad into Shanghai, it’s about trying to modernize Ahmedabad by building GIFT the way that Shanghai did by building Pudong, so for that surely it makes sense to say that the best way to do that is to involve the same people.

This is Shanghai



This is Ahmedabad



Pudong was developed along the East Bank of the Huangpu, GIFT will be on the East Bank of the Sabarmati. It’s not some random choice done by tossing coins to pick between Shanghai and Dubai or wherever.

And seriously speaking, which Western City would have anything even remotely useful to bring to the table when it comes to redeveloping an Asian City with a multi-million population, for the 21st Century? Would they be in a better place to understand Indian population, poverty and pollution better than the Chinese?

This is still a pipedream.

Keep saying that, in fact, post that very line here; once every month. I want to see how long it takes for you to back down.

[GJ10]

Originally Posted by Jai

I just thought of something... last month I had posted elsewhere an article saying that a new Gujarat project, 'nano city' (not to be confused with the one in Haryana) will have a 100 storey tower.

Did the reporter who wrote that story get mixed up? Is the 100 storied tower in that article actually referring to the Diamond Tower? Or is there two 100 storied projects in the pipeline for Guj?

Inquiring minds want to know

I have a feeling that this isn't what inquiring minds wanted to know...

But nonetheless, I have to say that I def think that there has been some sort of mix-up here, "Nanocity" just seems like a relaunch/rebranding of the less than successful "Infocity"...

Link

Though Infocity has the built in capacity to nurture 20 towers (each with five floors), it has only three towers with 41 companies employing 11,000 employees. Since 2000, it has attracted a total investment of a mere Rs 125 crore, mostly from small local players.

Thats where the 100 comes from. Seems like they are just going to add to the 3 existing buildings (since when have 5floors = tower?!)

Anyway, the whole article is worth a read as it cites a few possible reasons for why Gujarat has completely missed out on the IT boom.

[2Paise]

Rs 4,000-cr GIFT set to be unwrapped by year end

Gandhinagar, July 12 Shanghai inspiration behind structural design of skyscrapers

With the East China Architectural Design and Research Institute (ECADI) busy giving final touches to the detailed structural designs for several skyscrapers to come up for the planned Gujarat International Finance Tec-city (GIFT) project, the work on the Rs 4,000 crore infrastructure component of the project is expected to begin by the year end.

"The laying of internal roads, underground cables and pipes, water supply, sewage, power supply system and so on will begin early this December," said a delegation member.

Recently, Gujarat Urban Development Company (GUDC) Managing Director Srinivas Katikithala went on a week-long visit to Shanghai to hold detailed discussions with a team of ECADI designers and architects on the subject. Srinivas was part of an 8-member delegation comprising consultants of the GIFT project who visited Shanghai early this week.

"During its recent visit to Gujarat, the ECADI team had presented concept designs for six skyscrapers envisaged for the ambitious GIFT project. We went to Shanghai to understand the concept designs, and after prolonged discussions with them, we endorsed the concept," said Srinivas.

"During our six-day stay in Shanghai, we also discussed this and other issues related to the master planning and development of the project with the ECADI team," said a delegation member.

A GUDC official told this paper that the ECADI team of designers will visit Gandhinagar sometime next month when detailed structural designs and other things related to the proposed highrises under the GIFT project will be finalised.

To be benchmarked as "a global finance hub", the Rs 50,000 crore GIFT project is a joint venture between the GUDC and Infrastructure Leasing and Financial Services Limited (IL&FS) — a leading Mumbai-based infrastructure consultancy firm. It is envisaged to come up on 500 acres of land along the eastern banks of the Sabarmati on the outskirts of Gandhinagar.

A senior official associated with the project said: "One of the skyscrapers envisaged on the GIFT project premises will be more than 80 storeys high, while the rest will be just above 50-storeys. More than 50 such buildings are proposed for construction under the multi-crore state-of-the-art project."

An official said the China Government-owned ECADI is a reputed company credited with the design and construction of 80 per cent of the buildings in Shanghai. The Gujarat team members also visited Seoul (South Korea) and attended a World Tall Buildings Conference there, he said. "The conference provided us a rare opportunity to interact with some leading world famous developers, designers, architects, planners and technocrats. We also get to know their views on the latest building technology trends in the world", he said. "On the sidelines of the world meet, we also had a chance to interact with the developers of the under-construction 200-storey "Burj Dubai" building — considered the tallest in the world," he added.

[bhopalus]

this is bloody amazing

[phaedrus]

indeed

[Jai]

Originally Posted by GJ10

Thats where the 100 comes from. Seems like they are just going to add to the 3 existing buildings (since when have 5floors = tower?!)

Anyway, the whole article is worth a read as it cites a few possible reasons for why Gujarat has completely missed out on the IT boom.

Damn.. oh well, at least GIFT will serve to open up both eyes and minds about the necessity for skyscraper and cbd development

A senior official associated with the project said: "One of the skyscrapers envisaged on the GIFT project premises will be more than 80 storeys high, while the rest will be just above 50-storeys. More than 50 such buildings are proposed for construction under the multi-crore state-of-the-art project."

I sure hope he means 50 highrises, that alone is supremely awesome... if he means 50 highrises of 50 stories eac... nah, it hurts too much to dream...

[mihir1310]

http://www.gujintlfintecity.co.in/about_gift.htm


i don't understand much of the stuff written oer there. But i think all details have been comprehensively mentioned.
The Project Concept , Target Occupants of the City : , Project Description and Component Mix : are the highlights .

they also have a Queries section . How about posting a query through email??

[India101]

The old design for the diamond tower looked good aswell

[bhopalus]

WTF LOOK AT THIS NOW

Here is a list of things from this presentation that I think are ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUSLY IMPOSSIBLE

PAGE 61 - PRT

PAGE 63 - Signature and Living Bridge

PAGE 69 - Automatic Solid Waste Transport System

PAGE 72 - CITY WIDE Centralized AC System

ROFL THIS PROJECT IS FAR TOO UNREALISTIC NOW

maybe you guys already saw this but i didnt that's why i was so surprised

[bhopalus]

http://gujintlfintecity.co.in/doc/Pr...Memorandum.pdf

There are way better renderings of the Diamond Tower on Pages 101, 102, 151

THEY HAVE A THING FOR EVERY SINGLE BUILDING AT GIFT

105
108
116
117
124
138
146
161


SERIOUSLY LOOK AT THE BOLD ONES

[Illusionist]

well kinda looks almost impossible task for us. renders are good but seem like a pipe dream. just too good..

[bhopalus]

yeah and it looks like they've gone back to the old design of the diamond tower

[Illusionist]

oh dogg phlease...
we dont have these kind of buildings in all India put together...

[bhopalus]

don't lose hope yet, they've updated their website and now they have a phone number and an address and a board with board members and stuff so maybe someone can call them up and ask them if this shit is finalized or if these were just random fantasy renders