This yet-to-be-formally-named commercial project, currently known by its Block Package designation, is just one of the many towers coming up in India’s largest greenfield megaproject, the Gujarat International Finance Tech-City. At 65 and 2 x 60 floors, the three towers in Block Package E will be amongst the tallest in the upcoming 80+ skyscraper skyline.
… for lots more more information on the project, including renderings and prerenderings of the towers, read on!
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Before I go on about the Diamond Tower, its necessary to give some background on the GIFT project itself:
Located at Gandhinagar, the capital city of the über-industrial Indian state of Gujarat, and nearby the state’s commercial capital of Ahmedabad, the Gujarat International Finance Tec-City will be one of the world’s largest and most modern financial hubs.
From its already lofty original development goals, GIFT has since grown manifold to literally an entire city’s central business district that will be larger than Paris’s La Defense, Tokyo’s Shinjuku, London’s Dockyards and Shanghai’s Pudong financial districts. It will house over a million people with millions more commuting there daily.
Well placed between the political and commercial capitals of Gujarat of Gandhinagar and Ahmedabad respectively, GIFT is a public-private partnership basically designed to kick Mumbai in the FDI balls and establish itself as a world player. It is India’s first major supertall Central Business District project that is designed to be the focal point of both the world’s and India’s booming financial services market by providing companies with all those things Mumbai is still developing: comprehensive infrastructure, power, verticalized office space, and a well designed, planned and expandable urban form. Its strong proximity and infrastructure connectivity with Mumbai ensures that mutually beneficial development occurs between the two metros..
^ An overhead view of the new GIFT CBD. Only half the planned buildings are shown in the above rendering
The scale of GIFT is singularly massive, unparalleled in the world except a handfull of Dubai megaprojects, none of those which can hold a candle to GIFT’s goals of economic sustainability, integration and scalability.
Gujarat International Finance Tec-City will have 312 tall buildings — the tallest being the signature Diamond Tower with 87 floors; another 40 buildings with more than 50 floors and many more with 24 plus floors of height. The entire project is not only fully approved but already completely sold out due to insane demand. Construction will begin later this year.
For more information on GIFT as a whole, please check out the GIFT thread in General Urban Developments forum for a summary of the main developments and the GIFT thread in the SSC India forum for more detailed discussions.
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Located on block –(or in GIFT development parlance “Package”, in reference to each site being a separate instance of public-private development partnerships)-– “Package E”, the three towers are designed by Shanghai-based ECADI architects, the master planners of many of Shanghai’s newest projects, will be fully commercial in use, which will make them amongst tallest commercial projects in India.
^ A prerendering of the towers, which better shows the design
The tallest of the three buildings will stand at 65 floors, and the other two at 60 floors. But interestingly enough, the tallest element of the project, a spire, is actually located on one of the smaller, flanking buildings.
^ The towers can be seen on the left side of the skyline
The tower has been completely approved by all governing and oversight bodies and will be constructed in the first phase of the project. Construction is expected to begin later this year, but may be put on hold if more redesigns/upscaling of the project is in the offing.
Keep it skyscrapery
-Felonious Vindaloo
you have given some nice pictures.
however, the situation in mumbai has completely changed and is changing in other parts of india too.
prices were hiked up by builder lobby arbitrarily and at their whims.
the result of such whimsical and unrealistc pricing is for all to see and prices in these luxury buildings are the first to fall.
Prices in Mumbai are completely unrealstic and require a correction of 60% in all sgements across the city.
this is happening and the greedy builders are on the way to being wiped out.
its splendid i hope its a great sucess
Godspeed
today is 12/30/2008 , phase 1 is starting end of this year, it will be great if you let us see the stage of construction, it is too good to be true, but really want to see it happening and the whole world to see also how fast we can do this
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Thank you,
i am impress to see this picture of GIFT city of Gujarat.
this project is change face of Gujarat . and also take
pace of top finance hub in world .thanks to Mr.Narendra Modi to give this vision to new generation thanks again to
those people who work on this project for Gujarat.
jay hind
jay Gujarat
this thing must go on n on n must b prepared as early as possible n this will juzz change d whole face of gujarat n will take d gujarat state in d race of becoming one of d great states of india………….go on people………jai ho………..!!!!
this is wonderful and mainded project by Gujarat government i like this type project in Gujarat i am impress this project very lucky Gujarat people
hey it’s realy like a dream come true of gujarat people…
today is end of july 2009 so phase 1 shuold be at it’s complition stage….you please let the people aware about the stage of complition you have proudly achived and how much Mr. Modi can take real proud on you people
this is a really great project for the gujarat.
this is excellent project form mr narendra modi. great great great.
Its a very good time to see such type of initiatives taken by Gujarat Gvt. even though central govt. is not helping Gujarat .And would like to say that we gujarati should be proud of our CM Narendra Modi.
Are Neta loko ketla rupiya khase ????????
Greatest ever project in Gujarat…. But Manniya Narendra KaKa ne 1 j araj che ke Cha karta Kitali Garam tem nichla level na netao ama ne ama karodo khancheri jase…..
Please aa project ne Gujarat nu Naak consider kari priority aapi, honesty dekhadi as soon as possible success karo….
JAY HIND, JAY GUJARAT, JAY NARENDRA MODI
yeah it feels great actually the last time i read they were contemplating another gift,a gift2.
hopefully this would also be as great with evn greater skyscrapers.
i am a bengali but the entire INDIA is proud of gujarat.
JAI HIND JAI GUJARAT JAI MODI
Jai Jai Garvi Gujarat.
Jai Ho Narendra Modi.
Modiji is the only one in Entire Gujarat & Entire India to know the true potential of Gujarat and Gujaratis.
Gujarat does deserve project of this magnitude.
I request Modiji to do all he can to see this project through.
I hope people of Gujarat are wise enough (Bhagwan emne budhhi aape) to vote Modiji again to power for making Gujarat a WORLD CLASS REGION.
I also hope Modiji ensures that Gujarat has “Roads”, “Railway Network” and “Ports Along Full Coast” of worls class standards.
Bhi Modi Saheb no vat 6e……………………………
bhagvan ve prathna karish kr jaldi aa projet bani jay
ITS VERY GOOD IDEA TO SHOW OUR DEVLOPMENT CITY TO THE WORLD.
It is a very good idea……….great…….
its really
narendra modi no aa bahu jabardast project chhe.gift mate jamin govt ni chhe pan sathe farmers ne pan jamin govt lai levani chhe ane e jamin ni price pan ochi ane 10 years pachi ape e saruu na kahevay.atla time ma khedut na halat kharab thai jay.in short aama garib kheduto na bhoge aa badhu banse.marse kheduto ane kamase bija su aa nyay chhe?
hi
my name is himanshu patel …its a great project of india..but i seen that working process is very slow…so if possible than do fast ….show our achivement to the other countrys…..
”hum honge kamiyab”
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I think this mega project will be a good opportunity for young tallents.
Jai Jai Garvi Gujarat.
Jai Ho Narendra Modi.
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The excellant project in gujarat.Very thanks for Mr Narendra modi. But work is very slow so possible do fast work.
Dearest Narendra Modi Sir I Heartly Proud of You sir ke aap Gujarat na Devlopment mate kai ketluye kari Rahya cho… Gujarat na aa dream projects mate mari dil thi subh kamnao aapni sathe che ane aa aapdo Projects withot vidna ane koi ni pan pase sahay mangvi na pade te rite par padi jay tevi ma Umiya ne prathna karu chu ane mane dil thi viswas che aa kam thai ne rahese ane tutluj jadap thi thase …..Modi sir Gujarat na Vikas ma hu kyak madad kari saku tem hoyu to please mane reaply apso….Thanks sir ……..Jai Hind ………….. jai Jai Garvi Gujarat………Vande Mataram
hi,
i m ralph,
i’ve lots of indian friend.
its realy great project for india.
this project is the symbol of great indian power.
Superb!!!!!!!!!!!
Great Modiji……u r an architect of Gujarat
I wish it is done very soon
and enjoy gujrati people…
Thanks
Baroda, Gujarat
Its good that Gujarat is building its finance city but to make Ahmedabad city better and bigger than Mumbai & Delhi it seems almost imposssssssssssssssssible task.
wow very nice project like mr modi both are wonder ful for my gujarat……jay jay garvi gujarat
we proud to be gujarati indian
great work by mr . narendra modi
go ahead be wit u
jai swarnim gujarat
Jai Jai Garvi Gujarat.
Jai Ho Narendra Modi.
Modiji is the only one in Entire Gujarat & Entire India to know the true potential of Gujarat and Gujaratis.
Gujarat does deserve project of this magnitude.
I request Modiji to do all he can to see this project through.
I hope people of Gujarat are wise enough (Bhagwan emne budhhi aape) to vote Modiji again to power for making Gujarat a WORLD CLASS REGION.
I also hope Modiji ensures that Gujarat has “Roads”, “Railway Network” and “Ports Along Full Coast” of worls class standards.
This is a really great project
modi is great……………………………………