Refurbishment of two floors and conversion of one floor to intermediate accommodation for the German Consulate General in Mumbai
The German Consulate General is located in the 10. Floor of the 15-storey Höchst House, built in 1974 in the south of Mumbai. After many years of intensive use, the office floor showed deficiencies in terms of fire protection, safety, building services and in general. Furthermore, the consular section was housed in another building with similar problems. From 2014 to 2018 - after the establishment of a temporary accommodation for the consulate in the 9th floor - the 10th floor was completely restored and the passport and visa office was set up on the newly acquired first floor of the building. All rooms have been in operation since November 2018.
The construction project was meeting a very high standard, whereby the challenge consisted, among other things, in implementing the partly German and partly local standards (fire protection, physical security, air and water quality, internal requirements of the Federal Foreign Office, etc.) with local companies. In addition, the entire building, constructed in a higher-quality Indian standard, was to be upgraded and integrated into the overall concept with regard to various safety requirements (escape routes, fire alarm system, safety, etc.).
The 9th floor, which is used as temporary accommodation, is currently being expanded into a Schengen visa centre with the same high standard as the other two floors. Completion is planned for spring 2020, despite the extremely difficult conditions due to the Corona crisis.
Project management:
OLIVER GERHARTZ Architektur
Planning (Work phase 1-8):
GPMI - German Project Management India
Visualizations:
GPMI - German Project Management India
Construction period:
September 2014 - October 2018
