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Kohinoor Square

Kohinoor Square

ककककककककककककककक

kohinoor tower

Main building of the Kohinoor square topped out with the second

building under construction

Former names Kohinoor Square Commercial Tower

General information

Status Topped-out

Type Mixed use (hotel, residence, shopping mall

Architectural Skyscraper

style

Location Shivaji Park, Mumbai, India

19.02514°N 72.84154°ECoordinates:
Coordinates
19.02514°N 72.84154°E

Construction 2009

started

Estimated 2013

completion

Opening 2014

Cost 21 billion(US$340 million)

Owner Kohinoor Group

Management Kohinoor Group

Height

Roof 203 metres (666 ft) Main building, 142 metres

(466 ft) Residence Building

Top floor 203 metres (666 ft) Main building, 142 metres

(466 ft) Residence Building

Technical details

Structural Reinforced concrete and steel, all-glass façade

system

Floor count 52 + Ground floors (5 mechanical floors) main

building; 35 floors (4 mechanical floors) residence

building

Floor area 2,750,000 sq ft (255,000 m2)

Lifts/elevators 40 Main building + 8 residence building

Design and construction

Architect SSA Architects andGkkworks

Developer Kohinoor CTNL Infrastructure Corporation

Structural Larsen & Toubro andSiemens

engineer

Main contractor Kohinoor CTNL Infrastructure Corporation

Larsen & Toubro

References

Official Website

Kohinoor square(ककककककककककककककक in Marathi) is a 52-story 203-metre

(666 ft) semi twin, mixed-use skyscraper located on the land previously owned by
Kohinoor Mills in Shivaji Park, Mumbai, India. It is situated at the junction of LJ
Road and Gokhale Road.[1][2][3] It is one of the first skyscrapers in India to achieve
a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design gold rating for environmental
sustainability. The Kohinoor Square complex comprises a main skyscraper and a
residential skyscraper which are for mixed use. Houses, hotels, residences and a
high-end shopping mall are being constructed by the Kohinoor Group under
Kohinoor CTNL Infrastructure Corporation.[4] The architect and structural
engineering company in charge of Kohinoor Square is the Indian firmSSA
Architects, in collaboration with Gkkworks (USA).[5][6][7] Indian structural engineering
company Larsen & Toubro acted as the main structural engineer in collaboration
with Siemens.[8] Kohinoor Group had made a contract with various other companies
to construct one of India's first skyscrapers to achieve a Leadership in Energy and
Environmental Design Gold rating for environmental sustainability. It has
become the tallest mixed-use building in India as well in South Asia as of
2013.[9][10][11]
The main skyscraper is about 52 floors 203 metres (666 ft) and the residential
skyscraper is about 35 floors 142 metres (466 ft). The first five floors of the main
building will be used for a high-end shopping mall and the remaining 47 floors of
the main building will be utilized for a five-star hotel and commercial offices.[12] The
first 15 floors of the residential building will be used as a parking garage for both
the buildings and the remaining 20 floors will be residences. [13]
The main building will contain the hotel, a 42-suite luxury hotel on the top five floors
of the main building which would be operated by the Singapore based hotelier
group GHM Hotels under the brand name of The Aayu Mumbai would include
restaurant like L'Atelier de JoëlRobuchon run by the chef JoëlRobuchon and a
Japanese culinary restaurant operated by Chef Hide Yamamoto.[14][15][16][17] On lower
floors, the shopping mall would be leased to various luxury boutiques by the Group.

Contents

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 1 History
 1.1 Plot history
 2 Location
 3 Construction
 4 Design
 4.1 Main building
  4.2 Residence building
 5 Eco-friendly design features
 6 Gallery
 7 See also
 8 References

History[edit]
Kohinoor Square project started when Kohinoor Group Pvt, Ltd. won the bid to
develop the Old Kohinoor mills located in Shivaji Park, at a price of 21
billion (US$340 million), including 4 billion (US$66 million) for the land.[18] It was
originally planned to be the tallest office building in India. Construction started in
2009 and in 2013 the plans were changed to making it the tallest hotel building in
India due to local market reasons.[19]

Plot history[edit]
It is located on the land previously owned by Kohinoor Mills. In 2004 the land was
sold to Kohinoor Group.

Location[edit]
Kohinoor Square is located on the land previously owned by Kohinoor Mills which is
in Shivaji Park, Mumbai, India, at the junction of L.J. Road and Gokhale Road. It is
6 km from Mumbai airport, 3 km from BandraKurla Complex, 1.5 km from Eastern
Freeway and 3 km from Bandra–Worli Sea Link both from Bandra and Worli.

Construction[edit]
Construction of the Kohinoor Square started in early 2009, with a completion date
of March 2013, with a construction period of four years. Most of the time the
construction remained on schedule. But later in 2012, construction slowed down
due to the legation of theFloor Space Index on Car Parks with the Brihanmumbai
Municipal Corporation and design change from a full Office building to a Mixed use
building.[20] In December 2012, Kohinoor Square main building officially topped out
becoming The Tallest Mixed use building in India. Later, on 26, July 2013 the issue
regarding the Floor Space Index on car parks was resolved in supreme court, and
with an estimated completion date of December 2013 the construction resumed
again.[21] Construction on Residence building started in late, 2010 and is scheduled
to complete in March 2014.

Design[edit]
The main skyscrapers is about 52 floors 203 metres (666 ft) tall and residence
skyscraper is about 35 floors 142 metres (466 ft) tall. The first five floors of the main
Building will be used as a high end shopping Mall and the remaining 47 floors of the
main building will be used as Five Star Hotel.[22] The residence building will have
lower 15 floors will be used as car parking for the both the buildings and the upper
20 floors will be used as Residence floors.[23] It will have 40 Elevator and 12
Escalator in the Main building and 8 elevator in the Residence Building provided
by Otis.[24]
Kohinoor Square project is going to cost around 21 billion (US$340 million),
including 4 billion (US$66 million) for the land.[25] The whole complex houses an
area of 2,750,000 sq ft (255,000 m2), with the main building housing a total floor
space of 2,120,000 sq ft (197,000 m2), with an average area of 40,000 sq ft
(3,700 m2) per floor plate and has an average height of 3.8 metres (12 ft) per floor.
The whole complex can accommodate more than 2000 vehicles in the Car
Parks located in the 1st to 15th floors of Residence Building with the Innovative
technology such as efficient driveways and intelligent traffic management
system.[26] The main building houses spacious lobby and double height landscaped
Sky Gardens and a double height Terraces with floor to ceiling glazing on every
alternate floor to act as tranquil and refreshing breakout zones.

Main building[edit]
Residence building[edit]

Eco-friendly design features[edit]

The building design makes it environmentally friendly, using technologies such as
floor-to-ceiling insulated glazing to contain heat and maximize natural light, and an
automatic daylight dimming system. The tower also features a greywater system,
which captures rainwater for reuse. Kohinoor Group Pvt Ltd. states that the building
is made largely of recycled and recyclable materials. Air entering the building is
filtered, as is common, but the air exhausted is cleaned as well. The Kohinoor
Square Building is one of the first Skyscraper building in India to achieve a
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Platinum rating for environmental
sustainability a Gold (LEED) Certification from Green Building Council.

Gallery[edit]