Elphinstone Mills
Mumbai, India
Through Schematic Design
*Designed to a LEED Platinum Standard
Architect: Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture
Adrian Smith, Design Partner
Gordon Gill, Design Partner
Robert Forest, Management Partner
| Project Team: |
April Chen, Brendan Gibbons, Cara Ellis, Carlo Parente, David Ellis, Hrishikesh Madane, Joshua Cooper, Les Ventsch, Luis Palacio, Nathan Bowman, Olga Anaya, Simon Gore, Teddy Slowik |
Client: Indiabulls Real Estate Ltd. |
|
The 60-story Elphinstone Mills complex in downtown Mumbai
includes Class A office space and a pedestrian friendly
retail podium. The building is designed to a LEED Platinum
standard and will create a new icon in the skyline of
Mumbai.
Every floor of the office tower features outdoor terraces
and multi-story garden atria, fully integrating the
interior workspace with natural elements of the exterior
environment. These garden spaces provide tenants with a
shaded area for relaxation and socialization; natural
light is abundant, while the overhangs simultaneously
shade the units below. The building is also oriented to
minimize solar gain, decreasing the heating effect of
direct sunlight and increasing comfort levels for building
tenants.
Each atrium space is connected to a central atrium within
the building’s core. Air flows from the exterior
environment into this central space, accelerating as it
travels down the atrium toward a series of wind turbines,
which generate power for the building. |
