LOWER LOWER PAREL | Namaste Tower | 300 m | 62 fl | Site Prep

Say Namaste to the Namaste tower! Designed by the Atkins design studio, work IS currently underway on this 300m-62 storeyed mixed use
tower that will encompass a hotel, office and retail space. The location is Ambika mills which is a couple hundred meters sou
developer of the project is unknown.

The renders and text were submitted by Atkins to the World Architecture Festival in Barcelona (3-5 Nov 2010).

Namaste: Hotel and Office Tower

Category: Future Projects - Commercial
Location: Mumbai , India
Architects: WS Atkins, Dubai , United Arab Emirates
Atkins , United Arab Emirates
Key Statistics:
120,000 m2 of Gross Construction Area
380 key luxury hotel
Exclusive restaurants, bars, banqueting and spa facilities
9,000 m2 of A grade office space
6,000 m2 of world class retail space
300 m overall building height
Following the long tradition of great Indian
Architecture it was our aim that the Namaste Tower
will stand as a landmark structure, representative of
the burgeoning economic and cultural significance
of India . We aimed to design a building that would
become represethe picture postcard of Mumbai .
Namaste"
The traditional Indian greeting of Namaste, where the hands are clasped together in greeting, is the inspiration for the design of this tower. In Sanskrit Namaste`
means I bow to you`. It has a spiritual significance of negating ones ego in the presence of another.

The Architecture of the Namaste Hotel builds on this ancient Indian expression. The two wings of the hotel are clasped together like hands greeting the city of Mumbai .
In this way the architectural design of the hotel provides the ultimate symbol of hospitality and we
the as seen in the cultural context of India .
 Visual Relationships to and from the Site With a proposed height of 300 m the tower will be seen from a distance of more
than 40 km. Therefore the visual appearance of the project as a major landmark is of great importance to the city of
Mumbai . Views from the tower will extend to the South over the Mahalkshi Race course towards the Mumbai Peninsula
and to the South West over the Indian Ocean . The views to the north East are towards a number of adjacent towers that
are currently being constructed. Tmassing of the tower have been designed in order to make the very best of these visual
relationships.
The Building Skin The tower has been
designed to cater for large scale Indian
weddings. The occasion of a Mehndi
ceremony (where the hands and feet of the
bride and groom are decorated with henna)
is often one of the most important pre-
wedding rituals in India . The design seeks
to build on the theme of the clasped hands
by referencing the intricate Mehndi patterns
through the treatment of the building skin.
The tower is will be clad in fritted glazing that
combines to form an architectural scale
graphic on the exterior of the bucreate a
sense of transparency and depth to the
building while at the same time helping to
maintain the thermal qualities required to
meet the buildings envelope design criteria.
It is proposed that the large scale canopies
over the drop-off points area support an
array of solar thermal collectors. Given the
available surface area and annual sunlight
conditions these have the potential to
provide 12% of the energy required to heat
the hot water
Location (View on google maps):

General Arrangement The tower is made

^Site prep underway
up of two separate wings (or hands) which
together form the architectural expression
of Namaste. The space between the
wings forms the corridor spaces. At either
end of the corridor space a pair of open
atria will offer hotel guests dramatic framthe
city.
 Internal Atrium Gardens These atria also
serve to bring natural light deep into the plan.
At the plant floor levels these atria are broken
with internal gardens that serve to bring
greenery into the corridor and atrium spaces.
It was a central design aim to ensure that the
circulation areas of the hcorridors) are just as
impressive as the rooms themselves.
The Podium The geometry of the podium is
designed to integrate fully with the design of the
tower. Thus it is a highly symmetrical form that
responds to the wing like canopies above the
drop off. Containing mostly retail, the facade of
the podium is activated with water features
acascade down to street level.
The Summit At the summit of the
building a generous quadruple
height atrium space encloses a
Sky Restaurant and Bar which
will provide a unique vantage
point for patrons to gain
panoramic views out over the
city.
Is it just me or this graphic looks like an airplane seating chart.