A landmark development due to be completed in the third quarter
of 2009 in the Special Economic Zone (SEZ) of Hyderabad, India, is
helping to lure big companies to the capital.
American real estate company Tishman Speyer and ICICI Ventures
have joined forces to form TSI Ventures and create Wave Rock.
Designed by world renowned architect Pei Cobb Freed & Partners,
Wave Rock captures the rocky terrain and hills of Hyderabad.
It features two buildings, the larger 19 storey structure with a distinct
wave design and double glazing on all sides.
In addition to the 1.8 million sqm of office space, the property features
malls, a food court, bank, convenience store, world-class gymnasium
and ready to use fully-equipped business centre.
“Tishman Speyer is hoping that the unique architecture of Wave
Rock will help solidify it as an iconic landmark in Hyderabad, in the
same way that its New York properties, the Rockefeller Centre
and Chrysler Building, are looked upon,”said Peter
Lester, Managing Director of Eltafantech
(Fantech’s office in Malaysia).
Thanks to the information technology (IT) boom that began
in the 1990s Hyderabad is one of the fastest growing cities
in the world.
Peter said Hyderabad was more than just a modern hub for IT and IT-enabled services such as call centres and support
services. Many of the Fortune 500 companies had offices in the
city and as a result real estate was booming.
“Everyone wants to be involved in projects in Hyderabad and
we came up against very strong competition when trying to
secure the project. In the end, it was the superior quality and
state of the art technology with the Eltafantech product that
helped us gain the contract,” Peter said.
The four level carpark required almost 100 JetVent centrifugal
induction fans, Peter said. “Headspace is always at a premium
in carparks and the low profile of the housing, combined with
the fact that we didn’t need ducting, made the newly released
MK II range perfect for the job.”
In addition to the efficiencies of impulse ventilation, the fans
are designed for fire smoke control ventilation systems and will
operate in temperatures of 200°C for 2 hours
A further 59 axial fans with diameters ranging from
560mm to 1250mm were also installed
for supply and extract ventilation
throughout the building.
