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    Unit 8 Indian Skyscraper

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    The Imperial II Tower is a 252.07m tall residential skyscraper in Mumbai, India consisting of 60 floors above ground. Construction began in 2005 and was completed in 2010 on land that had been remediated after a collapse during excavation for another project. It follows a postmodern architectural style with a pyramid roof and spire. The towers utilize a flat slab structural system and curtain wall facade to allow flexibility in unit layouts and faster construction.

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    Unit 8 Indian Skyscraper

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    The Imperial II Tower is a 252.07m tall residential skyscraper in Mumbai, India consisting of 60 floors above ground. Construction began in 2005 and was completed in 2010 on land that had been remediated after a collapse during excavation for another project. It follows a postmodern architectural style with a pyramid roof and spire. The towers utilize a flat slab structural system and curtain wall facade to allow flexibility in unit layouts and faster construction.

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    The Imperial II Tower is a 252.07m tall residential skyscraper in Mumbai, India consisting of 60 floors above ground. Construction began in 2005 and was completed in 2010 on land that had been remediated after a collapse during excavation for another project. It follows a postmodern architectural style with a pyramid roof and spire. The towers utilize a flat slab structural system and curtain wall facade to allow flexibility in unit layouts and faster construction.

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    Unit 8 Indian Skyscraper

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    The Imperial II Tower is a 252.07m tall residential skyscraper in Mumbai, India consisting of 60 floors above ground. Construction began in 2005 and was completed in 2010 on land that had been remediated after a collapse during excavation for another project. It follows a postmodern architectural style with a pyramid roof and spire. The towers utilize a flat slab structural system and curtain wall facade to allow flexibility in unit layouts and faster construction.

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    • THE IMPERIAL II IS AN EXISTING RESIDENTIAL SKYSCRAPER BY HAFEEZ CONTRACTOR IN MUMBAI, INDIA.

    • IT IS 252.07m HIGH.
    • FLOORS ABOVE GROUND IS 60.
    • ITS CONSTRUCTION STARTED IN 2005 AND ENDED IN 2010.
    • THE LAND HAD TO BE REMEDIATED AFTER A COLLAPSE DURING EXCAVATION OF ANOTHER PROJECT.
    EVOLUTION
    • THE TWIN TOWERS ARE BUILT ON FORMER SLUM LAND WHERE CURRENT RE-DEVELOPMENT MODEL OF
    BUILDERS PROVIDING FREE LAND & REHABILITATION TO SLUM DWELLERS IN EXCHANGE FOR RIGHTS FOR
    PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT, WAS FIRST PUT INTO PRACTICE ON BIG SCALE.
    • IT OFFERS A SEA-VIEW BY VIRTUE OF ITS HEIGHT, & A RESORT-LIKE GARDENS & FOUNTAINS ON TOP OF
    THE PARKING-STRUCTURE PODIUM, WITH HANGING GARDENS THAT MASK THE STRUCTURE ITSELF.

    BASIC DESIGN CONSIDERATION


    • THE TYPICAL FLOOR PLAN FOR THE IMPERIAL TOWERS HAS ONLY FOUR RESIDENTIAL UNITS WITHIN THE
    HEXAGONAL FLOOR PLATE AND ABOVE THE 40TH FLOOR ALL UNITS ARE DUPLEX.
    • ALL UNITS HAVE GENEROUS OUTDOOR DECKS WITH APPROXIMATELY 150–270 DEGREE VIEWS.
    • FOR PRIVACY THE DECKS ARE LOCATED WITHIN THE FLOOR PLAN SUCH THAT THEY DO NOT OVERLOOK
    THE OTHER APARTMENT UNITS.
    • A LANDSCAPED PODIUM ON THE NINTH FLOOR PROVIDES A GREEN SPACE AMENITY FOR THE RESIDENTS.
    • THE LACK OF PERIPHERAL BEAMS ALLOWS FOR MAXIMUM WINDOW HEIGHTS.
    • TO EXPRESS THE VERTICALITY OF THE TOWERS,
    • THE WINDOW GLAZING IS FRAGMENTED FROM FLOOR-TO-FLOOR AT THE LOWER LEVELS, CHANGING TO
    DOUBLE-HEIGHT GLAZING HIGHER UP THE ELEVATION, EVENTUALLY CONTINUING UP INTO THE CROWN.

    STRUCTURAL SYSTEM
    • ITS STRUCTUTAL MATERIAL IS CONCRETE.
    • FAÇADE SYSTEM IS CURTAIN WALL APPLIED MASONRY.
    • IT FOLLOWS POSTMODERN ARCHITECTURAL STYLE.
    • IT HAS A PYRAMID ROOF WITH SPIRE.
    • THE TOWERS’ STRUCTURE UTILIZES A FLAT SLAB DESIGN WHICH GIVES FLEXIBILITY TO CHANGE THE
    INTERIOR LAYOUTS OF THE UNITS IF DESIRED BY THE OCCUPANTS AS WELL AS PROVIDE A FASTER
    CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE.
    SERVICES
    • LIFTS, AHU, LIFT LOBBY,DUCTS, STAIRCASES, ELEVATORS,
    ELEVATOR LOBBY, SERVICES DUCTS, MECHANICAL DUCTS.
    • THE ELVATORS ARE CURRENYLY THE FASTEST IN INDIA. IT REACHES
    49TH FLOOR IN ALMOST 30 SECONDS.

    ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
    • THE LAND HAD TO BE REMEDIATED AFTER A COLLAPSE DURING
    EXCAVATION OF ANOTHER PROJECT.

    ECONOMIC RATIONALE
    • IMPERIAL TOWER IS KNOWN FOR OFFERING A LUXURIOUS
    APARTMENTS INCLUDING ALL THE HIGH END AMENITIES THAT ARE
    UNMATCHABLE FROM OTHERS IN THE MARKET. IT IS TOTALLY A
    VALUE FOR MONEY AS IT HAS AN AMAZING FLOOR
    PLAN. IMPERIAL TOWER PRICE RANGES FROM 15 CRORE AND GOES
    UP TO 25 CRORE.
    • THE TOWERS’ HEXAGONAL SHAPE WAS CHOSEN,IN PART, TO
    MAXIMISE THE APARTMENTS’ REAL-ESTATE VALUE.
    5 BHK

    4 BHK
    3 BHK
    4 BHK
    PENTHOUSE
    PENTHOUSE

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