- UB City
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building_name= UB City
year_end= 2008
year_started built= 2004
year_finished= 2008
location=Bangalore ,India
height_meters= 128
height_feet= 420|height_stories= 19
construction_period= 2004-2008
number of Towers= 4
floor_area= convert|950000|sqft|m2|abbr=on
main_contractor= Prestige Group
management=United Breweries
architect= Thomas Associates,Bangalore UB City is the biggest commercial property project in
Bangalore ,India . Pioneered by the chairman ofUB Group , Dr.Vijay Mallya , it is built on 13 acres of land and hosts convert|1000000|sqft|m2|abbr=on of high-end commercial, retail and service apartment space. [ [http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1672524.cms UB City is finally here-Bangalore-Cities-The Times of India ] ]Location
UB City is located in the heart of
Bangalore . It stands at the corner of Vittal Mallya Road and Kasturba Road, just 600 metres away from Bangalore's commercial hub, M. G. Road. [http://www.theubgroup.com/infrastructure.html Infrastructure Development ] ]The project
UB City has four towers namely, UB Tower(19 Floors), Comet(11 Floors), Canberra(17 Floors) and Concorde(19 Floors). The later three towers are all named after aircraft. UB City will house the Group offices under one roof - UB Tower. Concorde & Canberra will have retail space on the lower floors and office space in the higher levels, while Comet will have serviced apartments. It will house commercial offices, banks, high-end retail stores, a five star hotel, serviced apartments, restaurants, food courts, pubs, health clubs and cafes. Multi-level parking areas will offer virtually unlimited parking spaces. Also on the blueprint is an amphitheatre with food courts and landscaped gardens. UB City will provide parking space for over 1,100 cars. Being an environment friendly project and keeping in mind the green surroundings of Cubbon Park, one-third of the space has been earmarked for landscaped gardens.
An elevated roof top helipad will provide the perfect getaway – a five minute aerial commute to the airport.Four storeys of multi level parking, in addition to one common basement for the entire UB City and extensive surface level car parks, will provide UB City the remarkable prospect of offering literally unlimited car parking space.
Modern technology employed in the construction/ project development
* Slip form system to complete the lift shafts of Canberra Tower.
* In-house RMC by L&T.
* Use of Tower cranes.
* Use of passenger hoists for transporting construction materials.
* Waffle slab system for speedy de-shuttering time.
* Imported DG sets (for 100% back-up power).
* Imported Chillers.
* Construction of TES tanks.
* 29 Lifts – OTIS. All passenger lifts are high speed of 2.5 metres per second with LCD display.
* Use of Aero blocks for construction of partition walls.
* Retail space – Ground & First floor has a height of 5.85 metres. [ [http://propertybytes.indiaproperty.com/?p=521 Sky High – UB city | Property Bytes ] ]References
(1) http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1672524.cms(2) http://www.ubindia.com/redefining-bangalore.htm
External links
* http://www.theubgroup.com/infrastructure.html
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