Mumbai's McSkyscraper

A look at the interesting architectural features of the new skyscraper in Mumbai that will serve as a corporate meeting facility and private residence for India's richest person.

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October 29, 2007, 2:00 PM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"Perkins + Will designed Antilia, a 24-story corporate meeting facility and private residence, now under construction in Mumbai (top). The tower features several garden levels and a trellis, which supports panels of hydroponically grown plans, that act like a green band weaving in and out of the building to demarcate different program elements..."

"Among its interesting elements, Antilia will feature a band of vertical and horizontal gardens that demarcates the tower's different program elements. A garden level will separate the ground-floor parking and conference center from residential space above, for instance, and the outer walls on certain levels will be sheltered by trellises supporting panels that contain hydroponically grown plants. In addition to signaling different space uses and providing privacy, these "vertical gardens" will help shade the building and reduce the urban heat island effect."

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