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Egg-shaped building coming up in Mumbai

  • The concept for the Cybertecture Egg was inspired by looking at the world in terms of the planet being a self-sustaining vessel with an ecosystem that allows life to exist, grow and evolve.
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    Egg-shaped building coming up in Mumbai

    The concept for the Cybertecture Egg was inspired by looking at the world in terms of the planet being a self-sustaining vessel with an ecosystem that allows life to exist, grow and evolve.
  • The form of the Cybertecture Egg is extruded from a sphere and evolved to create a unique and iconic building.
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    Egg-shaped building coming up in Mumbai

    The form of the Cybertecture Egg is extruded from a sphere and evolved to create a unique and iconic building.
  • The building serves as a beacon and nucleus for the immediate central business district area known as Bandra Kurla Complex.
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    Egg-shaped building coming up in Mumbai

    The building serves as a beacon and nucleus for the immediate central business district area known as Bandra Kurla Complex.
  • The scheme comprises 33,000 square meters of office space stacked in 13 stories with highly intelligent building management systems.
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    Egg-shaped building coming up in Mumbai

    The scheme comprises 33,000 square meters of office space stacked in 13 stories with highly intelligent building management systems.
  • Like our planet Earth, the building has a sustainable ecosystem derived from Cybertecture thinking to give the building’s inhabitants both a dynamic physical world and access to virtual spaces of the connected world.
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    Egg-shaped building coming up in Mumbai

    Like our planet Earth, the building has a sustainable ecosystem derived from Cybertecture thinking to give the building’s inhabitants both a dynamic physical world and access to virtual spaces of the connected world.
  • The structure of the Cybertecture Egg uses a diagrid exo-skeleton, which creates a rigid structural system allowing for large column-free floor plates and high space flexibility.
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    Egg-shaped building coming up in Mumbai

    The structure of the Cybertecture Egg uses a diagrid exo-skeleton, which creates a rigid structural system allowing for large column-free floor plates and high space flexibility.
  • The ingenuity of this form effectively reduces approximately 15% of construction material use compared to a conventional orthogonal building.
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    Egg-shaped building coming up in Mumbai

    The ingenuity of this form effectively reduces approximately 15% of construction material use compared to a conventional orthogonal building.
  • This building have an ecosystem of environmental technologies that will make the project one of the most sustainably advance designs in the world.
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    Egg-shaped building coming up in Mumbai

    This building have an ecosystem of environmental technologies that will make the project one of the most sustainably advance designs in the world.
  • The building is orientated towards the ideal direction vis a vis the sun to minimize solar and heat gain.
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    Egg-shaped building coming up in Mumbai

    The building is orientated towards the ideal direction vis a vis the sun to minimize solar and heat gain.
  • 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.
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    Egg-shaped building coming up in Mumbai

    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.
  • Photovoltaic cells are integrated into the façade facing the sun to help provide an alternative electricity source.
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    Egg-shaped building coming up in Mumbai

    Photovoltaic cells are integrated into the façade facing the sun to help provide an alternative electricity source.
  • This iconic building has 3 levels of basement providing 400 car parking spaces.
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    Egg-shaped building coming up in Mumbai

    This iconic building has 3 levels of basement providing 400 car parking spaces.
  • The building’s glazing will have variable fritting and tones based on sun orientation, as well as variable shading and tinting.
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    Egg-shaped building coming up in Mumbai

    The building’s glazing will have variable fritting and tones based on sun orientation, as well as variable shading and tinting.
  • The recycling of potable water is done through a combination of rain water harvesting systems, sewerage treatment and filtration, and wetland cell systems.
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    Egg-shaped building coming up in Mumbai

    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.
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    Egg-shaped building coming up in Mumbai

    These effectively recycle up to 20% of the water supply consumption of the building.
  • 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.
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    Egg-shaped building coming up in Mumbai

    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.
  • Intelligence building management system will reduce energy use in the less utilized or less occupied locations.
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    Egg-shaped building coming up in Mumbai

    Intelligence building management system will reduce energy use in the less utilized or less occupied locations.
The concept for the Cybertecture Egg was inspired by looking at the world in terms of the planet being a self-sustaining vessel with an ecosystem that allows life to exist, grow and evolve.
The form of the Cybertecture Egg is extruded from a sphere and evolved to create a unique and iconic building.
The building serves as a beacon and nucleus for the immediate central business district area known as Bandra Kurla Complex.
The scheme comprises 33,000 square meters of office space stacked in 13 stories with highly intelligent building management systems.
Like our planet Earth, the building has a sustainable ecosystem derived from Cybertecture thinking to give the building’s inhabitants both a dynamic physical world and access to virtual spaces of the connected world.
The structure of the Cybertecture Egg uses a diagrid exo-skeleton, which creates a rigid structural system allowing for large column-free floor plates and high space flexibility.
The ingenuity of this form effectively reduces approximately 15% of construction material use compared to a conventional orthogonal building.
This building have an ecosystem of environmental technologies that will make the project one of the most sustainably advance designs in the world.
The building is orientated towards the ideal direction vis a vis the sun to minimize solar and heat gain.
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.
Photovoltaic cells are integrated into the façade facing the sun to help provide an alternative electricity source.
This iconic building has 3 levels of basement providing 400 car parking spaces.
The building’s glazing will have variable fritting and tones based on sun orientation, as well as variable shading and tinting.
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.
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.
Intelligence building management system will reduce energy use in the less utilized or less occupied locations.

Cybertecture egg office brings together iconic architecture, design, intelligent control systems, and evolutionary engineering to create the most innovative building in Mumbai’s Bandra Kurla Complex.
(Text and images: James Law Cybertecture)