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Façade by Giles Miller Studio in Mumbai, designed with parametric logic and fabrication support from Nataly Khadziakova.

Yah Jagah Hai

Year

2019
 

Yah Jagah Hai, Parametric façade

by Giles Miller Studio

This Is The Place is a 42-meter-high sculptural façade that wraps around a residential tower in South Mumbai. Created by Giles Miller Studio, the artwork turns the building’s curved corner into a public focal point using thousands of angled metal components arranged in a chevron pattern.

The goal was to create a textured surface that reflects light and breaks up the building's mass. My role included supporting computational design work and translating surface logic into a buildable system for local fabrication teams. The shimmering effect of the façade was created by only 10 different panels, which were spreaded on the façade randomly, and then sorted out and labeled for the manufacture. 

Bottom-up view of digitally fabricated tower façade using only 10 panel types, mapped by Nataly Khadziakova.
South Mumbai skyline featuring “This Is The Place” façade wrapping a residential tower with chevron-patterned metal cladding
Perspective showing modular aluminum façade system developed by Giles Miller Studio
Vertical view of 42-meter-high façade wrapping a curved residential tower corner in South Mumbai
Plan of the Façade by Giles Miller Studio, designed with parametric logic  from Nataly Khadziakova.
Full-height view of curved façade with digitally mapped panels
Architectural cladding in Mumbai using algorithmic panel layout by Giles Miller Studio
Detail of buildable modular system for large-scale metal façade using only 10 panel types

technical facts

  • Client: SD Corporation

  • Design Team: Giles Miller Studio (Design Lead: Kirstie Little)

  • Computational Design: Nataly Khadziakova

  • Photography: Edvinas Bruzas

  • Location: Janata Nagar, South Mumbai, India

  • Height: Over 42 meters

  • Materials: Custom-fabricated metal elements arranged in chevron pattern

  • Project link: Giles Miller Studio

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