_{Architect :}
Nitin Nerurkar Associates
_{Location :}
Nariman Point, Mumbai, Maharashtra
_{Wood Products Used :}
PermaDeck, Smooth Top Decking
_{Installed :}
2011 September

One of India’s leading shipping companies occupy the 16th and top floor of this prestigious downtown commercial building in Mumbai’s upscale Nariman Point business district, overlooking the Arabian sea. Their brief was to beautify their existing terrace space whilst replicating the experience of entering a ship – with a robust wooden deck and steel hand railing – over about 1,000 sq ft. The owners were particularly keen for us to not disturb the existing waterproof floor made out of China mosaic.

The offices of the Directors were situated adjacent to the terrace and they wanted to utilise this unused space for both informal and formal events throughout the year. One of the wettest parts of the world, downtown Mumbai receives over 2m of rain every year, so the solution would need to cope with significant precipitation as well as drainage.

The challenging element of this project was to secure the decking without fixing any supporting joists to the concrete floor or drilling any holes. Our solution was to bond the joist sub structure using Bostik exterior grade polyurethane single component adhesive. At the same time, the solution needed to retain sufficient space below the boards to drain water during the monsoon season with highly durable product.

The client has already used the space for both informal and formal evening events, whilst at the same time they have enhanced the usable office space and added value to their prime real estate property.

“I was hesitant to use wood in a high humidity, high rainfall location like Mumbai, but I have been pleasantly surprised by the performance and look of RitikaaWood's decking solution” 
- Kiran Kamath, Managing Director, Link Shipping Pvt Ltd