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Manhattan Mangalore

Mangalore, India/Residential high-rise/2024 — Current/FACE Architecture + Design

Three basements, ground and forty floors — a tower whose plan was tuned for vertical circulation, views and the sequence from street to front door.

01Planted balconies carry a garden edge up the tower, floor by floor.

Location: Mangalore, India
Year: 2024 — Current
Sector: Residential
Scope: RIBA Stages 0–3 — concept to spatial coordination
Status: Technical Design Phase

01Planted balconies carry a garden edge up the tower, floor by floor.

My contribution

My role: Senior Architect
Responsibility: RIBA Stages 0–3 — concept to spatial coordination

Key contributions

Worked through RIBA Stages 0–3 with the Design Director
Oversaw junior architects on planning logic and Revit outputs
Optimised unit layouts
Defined the resident experience
Coordinated structure, MEP, vertical transportation and lighting
Set initial material and FF&E intent

The project

In a tower, efficient planning shapes the everyday experience of coming home. A clear route from arrival to apartment, coordinated services and well-placed shared spaces make that efficiency tangible to residents. Unit layouts were optimised for vertical circulation, views and local regulations, while the resident experience — entry sequence, lobby composition, lift-core flow, amenities — was designed as one continuous route.

Structural, MEP, vertical transportation and lighting consultants were coordinated to resolve shaft alignments, service zones and façade-structure integration before the technical phase.

Manhattan Mangalore — Shared life anchors both ends of the tower: podium amenities connect residents near the street, while the cinema, lounge and terraces gather them at the crown. — 02Shared life anchors both ends of the tower: podium amenities connect residents near the street, while the cinema, lounge and terraces gather them at the crown.

Manhattan Mangalore — The podium gives the tall building a lower, more approachable address at street level. — 03The podium gives the tall building a lower, more approachable address at street level.

Manhattan Mangalore — A deep gateway makes arrival a sequence, with a pause before the lobby. — 04A deep gateway makes arrival a sequence, with a pause before the lobby.

04A deep gateway makes arrival a sequence, with a pause before the lobby.

Manhattan Mangalore — Each balcony adds a layer of planting between the home and the wider city. — 05Each balcony adds a layer of planting between the home and the wider city.

Manhattan Mangalore — Staggered terraces loosen the upper floors before the building reaches its shared amenity crown. — 06Staggered terraces loosen the upper floors before the building reaches its shared amenity crown.

“Optimising the plan around the experience of coming home.”

Manhattan Mangalore — The upper setbacks make room for larger outdoor spaces within the tower's narrow outline. — 07The upper setbacks make room for larger outdoor spaces within the tower's narrow outline.

07The upper setbacks make room for larger outdoor spaces within the tower's narrow outline.

Manhattan Mangalore — The rooftop pavilion completes the residents' amenities, with cinema and lounge spaces at the top of the building. — 08The rooftop pavilion completes the residents' amenities, with cinema and lounge spaces at the top of the building.

Manhattan Mangalore — A compact footprint concentrates the homes vertically while retaining a planted arrival at ground level. — 09A compact footprint concentrates the homes vertically while retaining a planted arrival at ground level.

Manhattan Mangalore — Continuous balcony bands connect the tower's changing floor plates into a recognisable whole. — 10Continuous balcony bands connect the tower's changing floor plates into a recognisable whole.

Process

Site & context

The site within the surrounding street network, buildings and greenery.

Exploded context diagram of the study area in five stacked layers: terrain, road network, greenery, buildings and the combined context. — Terrain, roads, greenery and buildings separated into the layers that form the site's context.

Context section A–A′ through the marked site, showing terrain, buildings, greenery and the surrounding roads, with a distance scale and legend. — Indicative context section A–A′ through the marked site and surrounding roads.

Exploded context layers

Warmth & humidity: The report indicates warm, humid conditions through the year.
Wind: The report indicates predominantly westerly winds.
Rainfall: Rainfall is strongly seasonal, with the report showing a July peak.

Context mapping and indicative analysis from archiMap. Terrain, noise and congestion outputs are not presented as surveyed or field-verified measurements. Climate notes from the archiMap environmental report, exported 25 October 2026.

DWG 01Two homes share one core, with living spaces drawn towards the planted edge.
DWG 02A balcony that bends with the rooms gives each home more than a single outlook.
DWG 03The garden follows the perimeter, extending the domestic plan beyond its walls.
DWG 04The typical floor becomes a rhythm, repeated between the shared podium and the crown.

Colophon

Location: Mangalore, India
Year: 2024 — Current
Sector: Residential
Typology: Residential high-rise
Scope: RIBA Stages 0–3 — concept to spatial coordination
Status: Technical Design Phase
Role: Senior Architect
Client: Mohtisham Development
Storeys: 3 B + G + 40 Floors
Software: AutoCAD, Revit, Adobe CC