O|W focused on letting the client maximize the value of the square footage allotted, yet was able to bring several sustainable design elements to the Sahana Pride project. Save this picture! Sahana Tower - Orcutt|Winslow Each jurisdiction in India has a local height restriction that requires aviation clearance. O|W has been asked to refine the design a little further to address the client’s wish to build a 200-meter tower. The adjustments going forward were simplified that way.” Facilitating easy adjustments proved critical on this project, which went through as many as ten versions before a final design was selected. “In ArchiCAD we were able to create floor plans and replicate them to the number of stories needed to meet the client’s requirements. “We designed the units to stack on top of each other so that the structural system seamlessly followed the design,” said lead architect, Saravanan Balasubramanian. A series of nested modules was then developed, as the project called for a set number of two, three and four bedroom units. O|W initially set up a project team comprised of two architects from the United States and two from India that created the model. Rising from a strong base, surrounded with vegetation, the proposed building expands to provide a wide range of activity spaces.

O|W focused the building design on allowing residents to reconnect with nature, despite being located in the center of a bustling city such as Mumbai. Offering breathtaking views of the Bandra-Worli Sea Link to one side, as well as panoramic views of the city, Sahana Pride at Sion encompasses a challenging and compact footprint. Embracing a trend toward vertical development, the design provides opportunities to re- introduce nature at the ground plane and improve the quality of life for Mumbai residents. The project, currently in a conceptual phase, addresses India’s burgeoning housing demand by creating an alternative to Mumbai’s densely-packed extensive horizontal communities, which have erased the once-lush tropical landscape. Phoenix-based Orcutt|Winslow (O|W) has been hired to design a verdant, green residential tower that will soar into the sky above Mumbai, India.

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