MVRDV announced Thursday that the first phase of construction has begun on the Future Towers project of Amanora Apartment City in Pune, Maharashta, India. Then tower complex will offer 1,068 units, and is part of the masterplan for the larger 400 thousand square meters, 3,500 unit Amanora Park Town development. MVRDV was commissioned to design the towers by City Corporation Ltd, a leading Indian real estate development corporation in Maharashtra.

The Future Towers is MVRDV’s attempt to answer the prevalence of “monotonous large scale housing estates” in India and re-introduce the values of the vertical city by “(introducing) lost qualities to mass housing: increased density combined with amenities, public facilities, parks and a mix of inhabitants”.

MVRDV says the “peaks, valleys, canyons, bays, grottos and caves” of the exterior structure are what gives character and identity to the city. The hexagonal footprint and multilayered vertical structure maximize the sunlight each apartment receives and provides views. The hill shape also offers more spacious balconies and garden space for the top apartments.

Six different styles of apartments ranging from studios to four-room apartments are available in the Towers, a mix that MVRDV incorporated to attract a wide range of tenants. Along with standard apartment facilities like swimming pools and gyms, to service the range of tenants MVRDV placed among other designated areas, a library, playgrounds, gardens, and senior citizen areas. Commercial areas are designated for the ground floor in the spaces between towers as well as along the center tower. Also lower in the towers will be a school, cinema, bars, and cafes.

The Future Towers are the first MVRDV design to be realized in India and are slated for completion by the summer of 2014.

via Inhabitat