Thursday 24 November 2016

Palais Royale Residential Building Mumbai


• As it stands, it is the tallest skyscraper in India. The tallest residency
• It has the world’s deepest transfer girders (at - 9 mts). The previous record was held by Trump Tower of Chicago (at - 8.5 mts).
• The largest use of the self compacting concrete in a single structure. The previous record was in a Japanese construction.
• The largest single pour of concrete in one day in Mumbai (Over 1500 cu.mts).
• The first grade 2 (earthquake) immediate occupation residential tower in the world.
• The largest use of ultra-high performance M80 concrete compared to any structure in India.
• The development and use of super ultra-high performance concrete M-200, compared to any structure in the world.
• The only residential skyscraper to have the entire façade clad in “Corian” from Dupont.
• The only residential building to use sun harvesting at + 300mts in India.
• The use of Viscous Fluid Dampers at strategic locations to dampen anticipated earth quake sways.
• The only residential building to have a structural cooling system on the slabs at the outer periphery to mitigate outside heat.
• The only residential building to have radiation shields installed on the structure to ward off TV tower & Cell tower radiation.

Ar. Naushir De Vitre

Director of Talati & Panthaky - Associated Pvt. Ltd. Naushir has been with TPA since its inception from 1964 onwards. As such, he has been instrumental in creating many of the core values and design practices. His creations have won critical acclaim and brought recognition to his unique abilities as both architect and interior designer. He is a leading proponent of LEED practices.

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