Approval has been given for a new supertall skyscraper for Mumbai, India. With the ornithological name of Skylark Tower it will stand at a height of 300 metres when completed and is the work of Delhi based architects Studio U and A.
Opting for a classic glass-clad look, the tower is almost squarish in form, although to save it from uniformly dull boxiness a sloping, widening incline features on one corner of the tower that continues upwards to a flat peak devoid of any sort of spire or antennae.
Going for the modern touch, the tower will be constructed from steel and be fully glazed. The tower is planned to be multi-use but as the design is still being tweaked its unsure as to how the tower will be divided but there will be a substantial amount of office accommodation included in the 200,000 square metre scheme along with other standard amenities.
It's hoped by the backers of the tower Sahana Builders that their plans will be suitably ambitious to make the scheme Mumbai's tallest habitable tower.
The approval of this tower brings the total of super tall skyscrapers currently planned or under construction in Mumbai to six. This might not sound all that much on an international scale, but viewed in the context of the economic crisis that is seeing the likes of Dubai having to suspend projects and tighten their belts, it actually shows Mumbai is booming organically while other places are seeing their growth revealed as speculative and having to go into decline, at least temporarily.
Although still being designed, the tower is expected to be completed as early as 2011, with the possibility of two twin towers soon joining the landmark tower
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Subject: Mumbai Sees Skylark Tower Flutter 
Mon Nov 08, 2010 5:02 pm
