Zee Shaan – ZEE Corporate Park, Mumbai

The ‘ZeeShaan’ Project is an endeavour to recreate a landmark in the western suburbs of Mumbai. It is a mixed-use commercial building with retail, offices, a theatre, restaurants, lounges, outdoor sports facilities, food courts, and more.

The site is flanked by roads on three sides, making the elevation and structure visible from all angles. Shaan Theatre was part of history in the black-and-white era of cinema, so to recreate a modern landmark, we have adopted a vibrant VIBGYOR colour palette to represent the lights, camera, and action of the movies. The colours symbolise the progression from the black-and-white era. Movable aluminium fins, connected to the Building Management System, are used to create an ever-changing effect on the elevation, producing a play of colour. These fins also represent the technological advancements in cinema since the black-and-white era. They adjust according to the sun’s direction to provide ambient lighting quality in the interior spaces.

This fusion of movement and colour creates an ever-changing, bold, and dynamic elevation.

The building is designed so that 85% of the offices face the external view and receive natural light. A central courtyard brings additional daylight into the offices. Movable aluminium fins are also used in the courtyard to create a soft ambience with diffused lighting in the interior spaces.

The building features a double-skin façade. The first skin is high-performance floor-to-floor glass, while the second skin comprises movable aluminium fins, positioned three feet away from the glazing to increase insulation, reduce heat gain, and enhance the quality of natural light in the indoor spaces.