coffee_rules Posted November 16, 2007 Posted November 16, 2007 What an ugly looking building! It looks like a stack of shipping containers! India's tallest 'green' building in city By: Varun Singh November 16, 2007 The 85-storey building at Marine Lines will be built using recycled raw materials DEKH LE: A model of the Park Hyatt Tower at Marine Lines. It will be 301 metres high and spread over 8.82 lakh sq ft. It will also have ‘hanging gardens’India’s tallest ‘green’ building is all set to come up in Mumbai. The 85-storey Park Hyatt Tower at Marine Lines will be built using recycled raw materials such as aluminium, steel, tiles (made of recycled glass and minerals), bamboo products, green roof, non-toxic paints and fly ash cement (a by-product of heating coal). It will be 301 metres high and spread over 8.82 lakh sq ft. It will also have ‘hanging gardens’. “Many buildings are following the trend of ‘going green’. The construction cost involved in green buildings is 2 per cent higher than in conventional buildings. However, in the long run, this proves to be more profitable as these buildings need less maintenance,†said Joe Verghese, COO, Colliers International, a real estate consultancy. Park Hyatt has been designed by American architecture company FXFOWLE (formerly Fox and Fowle) and is being built by Neelkamal Realtors. Refusing to divulge details, Nabil Patel, director, Neelkamal Realtors, said, “We will disclose details in January.†However, according to sources, construction may begin in few months and the tower will be ready within four years. Meanwhile, Mumbai has another green building — I Think IT Park — being built in Kanjurmarg. It’s being constructed by the Lodha Group. Said Sumit Sarkar from the marketing team, “The I Think IT Park is one of the first green constructions in India.â€
THX_1138 Posted November 16, 2007 Posted November 16, 2007 i am all for such considerate and energy and material effecient building procedures...
beetle Posted November 17, 2007 Posted November 17, 2007 i am all for such considerate and energy and material effecient building procedures... Agree...even if it costs a little more. But just because it is made of junk doesn't mean it has to look like it...... The design could have been much better.....
theguyinallblue Posted November 17, 2007 Posted November 17, 2007 Logon ko creativity ki koi kadr hi nahi hai.. look at the concept people.. "Building Blocks of Life".. "symmetry in asymmetry"... try to get in the mind of the designer..and visualize what he is thinking... i think its a good concept..:D
beetle Posted November 17, 2007 Posted November 17, 2007 I feel dizzy looking at it sandeep....:sad_smile:
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