SKI Sector in Gurgaon is conceived as a contemporary mid-rise residential ensemble resting on an active commercial plinth. The architectural intention is to create a vertical neighborhood that merges urban vibrancy at ground level with calm, light-filled homes above. Curved facade lines and slender tower proportions soften the massing, ensuring the complex reads as a fluid, unified composition rather than a series of isolated blocks.
The design language is deliberately clean and minimal, using a restrained palette of light tones and linear elements to highlight volume, shadow, and rhythm. The towers frame a sequence of semi-urban courtyards and pedestrian passages, enabling residents to transition gradually from the public commercial realm to semi-public plazas and private residential zones.
The project is organized as a set of parallel towers rising from a continuous podium, establishing a strong urban edge along the street while opening internal vistas between the buildings. Verticality is emphasized through uninterrupted facade planes, recessed balcony bands, and corner glazing, giving the towers a slim, elegant profile against the skyline.
Gently undulating balcony fronts generate a wave-like pattern, animating the facade and breaking down the scale of the elevation. This rhythmic movement allows each tower to maintain an individual identity while remaining part of a coherent architectural family. Subtle step-backs at higher levels reduce visual bulk and improve access to daylight and views.
The envelope combines light-colored cladding with dark linear accents, producing a high-contrast yet refined aesthetic. Smooth, off-white panels form the primary surface, reflecting Gurgaon’s strong sunlight and moderating heat gain, while darker horizontal bands define balcony slabs and slab edges, reinforcing the building’s stratification.
Continuous glass balustrades and corner glazing panels enhance transparency, visually extending the living spaces outward. The wavy balcony fronts are expressed as thin, layered ribbons, providing both shading and a dynamic shadow play throughout the day. Integrated planter boxes at selected levels soften the vertical surfaces with greenery, subtly blurring the boundary between architecture and landscape.
The ground plane is activated by a continuous line of high-street retail, creating an animated frontage along the main access road. Generous canopies and soffits form sheltered walkways, protecting pedestrians from sun and rain while visually linking the various commercial units into a single urban arcade.
Double-height entrance zones and recessed lobbies mark the transition from public retail to residential circulation. Paving patterns, street furniture, and carefully positioned trees organize the pedestrian realm, guiding movement and encouraging lingering. The podium acts as a social condenser, offering everyday amenities at doorstep distance and contributing to a safer, lively streetscape.
Between the towers, landscaped courts and semi-covered plazas provide communal gathering areas that balance privacy with openness. These spaces are designed as extensions of the residential environment, featuring seating niches, soft planting, and shaded walkways that encourage informal interaction among residents.
Vertical landscaping on balconies and at podium edges complements ground-level planting, creating visual continuity from street to skyline. The arrangement of towers ensures view corridors to the surrounding cityscape while maintaining adequate buffer zones, resulting in a comfortable density that supports community life without overcrowding.
Sustainability in SKI Sector is approached through passive design, efficient building envelopes, and landscape-driven microclimate control. The light-toned facade reduces solar absorption, while the projecting balconies and wave-shaped ribbons act as horizontal brise-soleil, shading glass surfaces and reducing cooling demand. Deep overhangs at the commercial level further limit heat gain and glare for the shops and pedestrian areas.
Cross-ventilation is promoted through linear floor plates and strategically placed openings, enabling natural airflow across apartments and shared corridors. Integrated planters and tree-lined walkways help mitigate urban heat island effects and improve air quality. Space for potential rooftop solar installations and provisions for water-efficient landscaping and rainwater management support a holistic, future-ready sustainability framework aligned with the project’s tagline of “reinvented designs as new ideas for the future.”
SKI Sector in Gurgaon is conceived as a contemporary mid-rise residential ensemble resting on an active commercial plinth. The architectural intention is to create a vertical neighborhood that merges urban vibrancy at ground level with calm, light-filled homes above. Curved facade lines and slender tower proportions soften the massing, ensuring the complex reads as a fluid, unified composition rather than a series of isolated blocks.
The design language is deliberately clean and minimal, using a restrained palette of light tones and linear elements to highlight volume, shadow, and rhythm. The towers frame a sequence of semi-urban courtyards and pedestrian passages, enabling residents to transition gradually from the public commercial realm to semi-public plazas and private residential zones.
The project is organized as a set of parallel towers rising from a continuous podium, establishing a strong urban edge along the street while opening internal vistas between the buildings. Verticality is emphasized through uninterrupted facade planes, recessed balcony bands, and corner glazing, giving the towers a slim, elegant profile against the skyline.
Gently undulating balcony fronts generate a wave-like pattern, animating the facade and breaking down the scale of the elevation. This rhythmic movement allows each tower to maintain an individual identity while remaining part of a coherent architectural family. Subtle step-backs at higher levels reduce visual bulk and improve access to daylight and views.
The envelope combines light-colored cladding with dark linear accents, producing a high-contrast yet refined aesthetic. Smooth, off-white panels form the primary surface, reflecting Gurgaon’s strong sunlight and moderating heat gain, while darker horizontal bands define balcony slabs and slab edges, reinforcing the building’s stratification.
Continuous glass balustrades and corner glazing panels enhance transparency, visually extending the living spaces outward. The wavy balcony fronts are expressed as thin, layered ribbons, providing both shading and a dynamic shadow play throughout the day. Integrated planter boxes at selected levels soften the vertical surfaces with greenery, subtly blurring the boundary between architecture and landscape.
The ground plane is activated by a continuous line of high-street retail, creating an animated frontage along the main access road. Generous canopies and soffits form sheltered walkways, protecting pedestrians from sun and rain while visually linking the various commercial units into a single urban arcade.
Double-height entrance zones and recessed lobbies mark the transition from public retail to residential circulation. Paving patterns, street furniture, and carefully positioned trees organize the pedestrian realm, guiding movement and encouraging lingering. The podium acts as a social condenser, offering everyday amenities at doorstep distance and contributing to a safer, lively streetscape.
Between the towers, landscaped courts and semi-covered plazas provide communal gathering areas that balance privacy with openness. These spaces are designed as extensions of the residential environment, featuring seating niches, soft planting, and shaded walkways that encourage informal interaction among residents.
Vertical landscaping on balconies and at podium edges complements ground-level planting, creating visual continuity from street to skyline. The arrangement of towers ensures view corridors to the surrounding cityscape while maintaining adequate buffer zones, resulting in a comfortable density that supports community life without overcrowding.
Sustainability in SKI Sector is approached through passive design, efficient building envelopes, and landscape-driven microclimate control. The light-toned facade reduces solar absorption, while the projecting balconies and wave-shaped ribbons act as horizontal brise-soleil, shading glass surfaces and reducing cooling demand. Deep overhangs at the commercial level further limit heat gain and glare for the shops and pedestrian areas.
Cross-ventilation is promoted through linear floor plates and strategically placed openings, enabling natural airflow across apartments and shared corridors. Integrated planters and tree-lined walkways help mitigate urban heat island effects and improve air quality. Space for potential rooftop solar installations and provisions for water-efficient landscaping and rainwater management support a holistic, future-ready sustainability framework aligned with the project’s tagline of “reinvented designs as new ideas for the future.”
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