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Tweaking a heritage building Again, the primary challenge was the conflict between

for structural and fire safety design aesthetics, the required functionality of a state-
of-the-art automated work space, an open-ceiling that
standards required ultra-slim ducts for wiring and cables. Several of
the automation-works and ICT, the Tata Experience Centre,
the HVAC and MEP, were carried out concurrently.
The TCE team upgraded the safety and fire protection to
current fire safety standards as per the Brihanmumbai
Municipal Corporation (BMC) norms. The MEP Design Optimising existing
consultants SNK was presented with a fire safety protocol
and structural peer review findings by an expert team infrastructure
from TCE. The building’s fire-fighting and Protection Design
is fully compliant with wet hydrant and sprinklered system Through the transformation plan, the TCE-Ecofirst team
including basements and attic areas thereby enhancing revisited and re-furbished several existing infrastructure. A
the building lifespan for the next 50 years. The structural case in point is the elevator upgradation. The original elevator
interventions which included widening of the main in the main lobby was functioning at a seven pax capacity per
entrance steps needed an expert review by TCE structural elevator. But due diligence revealed the capacity of the shaft
teams. A common step-by-step method statement for
carrying out this work was agreed upon.

One-Tata for one smart Tata

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The many components that formed part of the Bombay
House transformation were Architecture and Interior
Design, HVAC & MEP, Sustainability & Green certification,
Construction Management and IT Infrastructure &
Digitisation. IT and Digitisation was just as challenging
because the need of the hour was to plug-and-play
futuristic IT technologies in a heritage building redesigned
with an open-ceiling concept. The TCE-Ecofirst team
worked with the collective expertise drawn from across the
Tata Group companies like TCE CIO office, Tata Sons Group
Digitisation Cell, Tata Elxsi, MPS (Erstwhile Tata Interactive),
TCS, etc. This led to a network of numerous stakeholders
involved. Key features of the IT & Digital transformation in
Bombay House included:

† A Tata Xperience Centre showcasing the story of Tatas
and Group companies.
† All meeting spaces and shared working spaces covered
by Wifi and IIOT-based devices to provide world-class
Integrated Communication Technologies (ICT).
† Bombay House is a digitally transformed automated
world with IOT devices and smart technologies using
sensors, DALLI devices and LUTRON for customisation
of spaces, indoor temperature, indoor air quality and
lighting conditions.

† A smart integration of the intelligent BMS systems
on TCS platform to monitor, predict and guide smart
meters is being incorporated for continuous monitoring
and improvement.