James Law Cybertecture International
The 32,000 sq m egg-shaped building will combine “iconic architecture, environmental design, intelligent systems, and new engineering to create an awe-inspiring landmark in the city.
James Law have been commissioned by Vijay Associate (Wadhwa Developers) to create an office unlike any other in Mumbai, India. It will accommodate 13 floors of offices.
The Cybertecture Egg is a Cybertecture building that brings together iconic architecture, environmental design, intelligent control systems, and evolutionary engineering to create the most innovative building for the city of Mumbai and for India in the 21st Century.
Technology and the working environment are united in the use of ‘cybertecture reality’ which allows you to customize your favorite view and have real time scenery all around the world instead of the view the user currently has.
The egg itself is orientated and skewed at an angle to create both a strong visual language and to alleviate the solar gain of the building, also there is a sky garden on the top of building which performs thermolysis (the dissipation of heat from the surface). PV panels will be installed on top of the building and a wind turbine on the sky gardens will generate electricity. A water filtration system will also be incorporated into the building to recycle grey water for flushing and irrigation purpose.
By using this “Egg” shape, compared to a conventional building, the structure has approximately 10-20% less surface area. Within the building, an innovative structure derived from the skin of the egg creates up to 30m spans of columnless floors. The architecture is sleek and computer designed, with engineering that creates a building of high quality and geometric sophistication. It is hoped this building will act like a “jewel” for the new Central Business District of Mumbai, and will be a worthy neighbour to other esteemed buildings in the district.
Green facts & awards
Orientation of Building: The building is orientated towards the
ideal direction vis a vis the sun to minimize solar and heat gain.
Sky Gardens: Green areas of the building will provide sun
shading, oxygen replenishment, refuge areas for people as well
as cooling for building and wetland filter beds for water
recycling.
PV Farms: Photovoltaic cells are integrated into the façade
facing the sun to help provide an alternative electricity source.
Intelligent Glass Façade: The building’s glazing will have
variable fritting and tones based on sun orientation, as well as
variable shading and tinting.
Water Recycling System: The recycling of potable water is done
through a combination of rain water harvesting systems,
sewerage treatment and filtration, and wetland cell systems.
These effectively recycle up to 20% of the water supply
consumption of the building.
Underground Water Cooling: Related to the water recycling
system, the underground cooling system embedded deep
underground in a reservoir provide naturally chilled water for the building’s air conditioning.
Intelligent Building Management Systems: BMS to reduce
energy use in less utilized or less occupied locations.
