Gurgaon: International design engineer Web Structures today announced it has won three major contracts with leading Indian real estate developers to create the tallest residential skyscrapers in Northern India, in Pune and in Kolkata.

The three deals are a first in India for the civil, structural and geotechnical engineering firm which works partnership with leading international architects, including Foster + Partners, Kohn Pederson Fox (KPF) and Conran & Partners, to create iconic buildings across the world. Its team has also played a role in the Freedom Towers project in New York.

Developers in India are looking to Web Structures to help turn their plans into reality because of its world-leading engineering expertise in helping create tall buildings in earthquake zones.

Web Structures has been called in on an ambitious project for developer Ireo, to create North India’s highest tower – the 50-storey skyscraper at Victory Valley in Gurgaon, part of the NCR (National Capital Region).

Three towers form the residential centrepiece of a total gross 2,000,000 sq ft floor area on the development. They will give residents spectacular views across the region

Web Structures revealed it has also won the contract to work on a 30-storey luxury development in Pune for property developer Marvel Realtors. It will be the highest tower in the city.

The third Indian deal announced today is with Forum Projects, where its team will work on the developer’s plans for two 39-storey towers in the West Bengal city of Kolkata – linked by an amazing three-storey bridge with a jogging track and swimming pool in the sky.

The luxury towers will have a 400,000 sq ft area, with stylish villas in the sky and the spectacular sky-bridge at the top of the development will span 60 metres.

India’s growing economic strength is fuelling a new demand for high-rise living in cities across the country. Skylines are changing rapidly as skyscrapers rise and records for tall buildings tumble.

Web Structures has worked on more than 350 projects in 24 countries, including 52 residential and mixed-use skyscrapers around the world.

The practice, which has offices in Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Shanghai and London, has also revealed it is in discussions with Indian developers on further ambitious projects in cities across India, including Mumbai and New Delhi.

Many cities in India are situated in earthquake and cyclone zones and building skyscrapers to withstand extreme conditions requires technical, specialised engineering solutions.

Dr Rezai Jorabi, Web Structures group director, leads the team, whose research work on “earthquake and seismic design of structures” in Malaysia, after the tsunami-causing earthquake of December 2004, has been highly acclaimed.

He said: “India doesn’t have any history of skyscrapers. There hasn’t been the demand for it in the past as high-rise apartment buildings are costly to build and expensive to buy.There are also fundamental challenges because of the high seismicity.

“So what we are seeing now is developers wanting to push the boundaries of what is possible to go higher and higher. A lot of skyscraper records are going to be broken.

“Our experience and expertise in complex design projects and our work in earthquake engineering is becoming widely recognised in India and we will be making telling contributions to the successful delivery of what will be truly iconic buildings.”

He added: “Our experience and understanding helps us to provide solutions which test the boundaries of existing work practices.

“Structural engineering can offer dynamic and varied solutions to the challenges faced by architects and engineers. The design processes we have developed over the years leads to unique structural systems that are tailor-made for each and every project and are totally cost-efficient. This is what we will bring to India.”

Web Structures’ diverse portfolio includes work on award-winning suspension bridges, luxury resort hotels, residential skyscrapers and complex commercial and industrial projects.

The firm has gained its reputation by its successful work on some of the biggest and most challenging construction projects in all parts of the world, continually building on its reputation in the industry.

For more information about Web Structures and its projects across the globe log onto www.webstruc.net