How (and Why) India Built the World’s Biggest Office

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[@Kenionatus]

A lot of small businesses coming together to realise a project that makes multinational corporations blush is really inspiring.

[@PenskePC17]

There are numerous office complexes larger than this. It's the largest by virtue of everything being attached. The twin towers in the USA for instance were 10 million square, while this is only 7.

[@Shubham_Bahirat]

​@@PenskePC17 problem with twin tower was that they put everything into just two towers marking it easy target. But if you want to hit this then it's hard because building are spreaded. 💀 Don't get me wrong, we are neighbours of beloved Pakistan

[@incription]

what the fuck? @@Shubham_Bahirat

[@bharatpenumutchu6487]

They may be small businesses in size but are they small businesses in profit.....we have to understand what the revenue of these small businesses...let us say they have an average revenue of Rs20Cr with 100 employees yeah they are small but are they weak...I do not know the revenue of diamond businesses but I bet it is not insignificant so may be this collaboration is not very surprising. May be the State and Centre government gave subsidies. Plus they have to plan the surrounding areas to be congestion free...etc etc...but great building though.

[@nishant1877]

@@Shubham_Bahirat kaun jaat ho bhai

[@philipgumm9243]

I recently went to Hyderabad for work, and was shocked at the size of the corporate buildings. They're truly gigantic.

[@prashant-and-sharma]

Aren't you from india?... I mean it's very common here.

[@CoDev-zd4bv]

Same dude.. High tech City saw Amazon building... Massive

[@akashP998]

Who wouldve thought worlds largest office work population will need a large office building. I mean pretty sure its built out of necessity. US and UK would make one but they would mostly sit empty. India is the only place this makes sense

[@omkarsingh279]

​@@prashant-and-sharma come to bhopal I will show you it is not common in entire india

[@prashant-and-sharma]

India is country of diversity...@@omkarsingh279

[@bensonboys6609]

I love how warm the architecture is! It’s not overly minimalist or brutalist, or all made of glass. It’s the perfect start for people to give it personality!

[@ishaanrohmetra3447]

+1

[@ketankadam5669]

🎯

[@saidutt5167]

It is brutalist high tech architecture....

[@roses2028]

@@saidutt5167here is an edgelord who feels the need to disagree always

[@SumiEwiets-idgaf]

As a proud Surati I appreciate the Kind comments from the international community 🙏🏼

[@stevens1041]

Most impressive design and architecture I've seen in a while. It looks unique, rather than another copy+paste "international" style campus.

[@anonymouslyopinionated656]

exactly

[@birensin]

More importantly, it is efficient.

[@debodatta7398]

99% of the worlds diamonds are sent through Gujarat, we Indians should praise Gujarati Diamond castes who have done such amazing work, these people have done incredible things for India, other groups get overrated like Punjabis or Bengalis but it’s Gujarati business sense that has brought India to the forefront of the world

[@bartus9891]

Ha and here I was thinking the exact opposite. It looks very much the same as the Campus building of Bielefeld University in Germany, just at a larger scale.

[@Brosky305]

​@@debodatta7398had to bring other states down 💀

[@chrismorris1304]

"Only" $388M?!?! That's mind-blowing! We couldn't build a mile long bridge for that here in the states.

[@pkgpk5564]

India is very cheap costwise. You could eat like Kings in 5 Dollars very good food from nice restaurant.

[@rahulkulk745]

I think that's also one of the reasons US is struggling to build its HSR lol

[@gigachad3327]

​@@rahulkulk745You know the latest Indian Moon rover mission. Which made India the first country to Go to the moons south pole? That mission cost 80 Million USD. The budget for the Movie 'Oppenheimer' was 100 Million USD. A successful space mission that costed less than a movie.

[@roses2028]

@@pkgpk5564you guys are amazed because you were never educated regarding PPP

[@rahulkulk745]

@@gigachad3327 If they have so much money why don't the US invest in building HSR network for its people which can save both fuel and time Build great subway systems like china and get rid of all the rotting stations like Nyc

[@MassiveBuild]

One unique thing about the Surat Diamond Bourse is that it has a customs clearance house for import and export of diamonds and jewellery. This means that the bourse can facilitate the movement of goods across borders without the need for intermediaries or delays. The customs clearance house also provides security and transparency for the traders and customers.

[@TheShortStory]

That is very cool. Creative way to get a competitive edge

[@debodatta7398]

99% of the worlds diamonds are sent through Gujarat, we Indians should praise Gujarati Diamond castes who have done such amazing work, these people have done incredible things for India, other groups get overrated like Punjabis or Bengalis but it’s Gujarati business sense that has brought India to the forefront of the world

[@Uunartoq2018]

​@@debodatta7398 I knew you're very proud of the people of Surat but that also doesn't mean you can devalue other races?!? Even though I'm not Indian, I felt sorry for you. Actually you seem to have a great thought at the first place but your few last sentences reveal your true colors 😢 I'm not sure why the Indians Gov support the standout terrorism in the middle east and you guys deal with the jewelry business. It is something very well explained 😐

[@N-oh4kk]

​@@Uunartoq2018 you sound like the type of person that would change the avatar to BLM and support affirmative action. You know, just racism too, but forced top-down

[@AayushDotiya]

Bharat Diamond Bourse already has it since it's inception

[@13minutestomidnight]

It's awesome when buildings are built for a practical purpose like this, especially when it's a case of people coming together and figuring out what they need.

[@sharedknowledge6640]

The sad thing is it may fall down with the slightest earthquake or even from just the weather given India’s famously shoddy and fraudulent construction practices. One can look at the Olympic venues India did such a miserable job on for just one example.

[@-saklo-2256]

@@sharedknowledge6640 "India’s famously shoddy and fraudulent construction practices" lol cope more... and cry some more... I can see how sad you are... lol

[@Amoghavarsha.]

​@@sharedknowledge6640Olympic never held in India. And constructors are not stupid enough to know the terrain and earthquake etc . You think all are dumb enough you to judge in a yt comment section 😅😆

[@user-lz8gj8kp7h]

lol olympic never happened In India lol collect some info before trolling India@@sharedknowledge6640

[@pratikjadhav5003]

​​@@sharedknowledge6640 wake up and go to study dude and gain some real knowledge. You hate all the nations which try to make themselves better

[@jigneshdevganiya]

I am proud to have worked as a company secretary of the Surat Diamond Bourse. I was involved in project not only from ground zero but when promoters conceived an idea of building a diamond bourse up until the building was completed about 80%, then I immigrated to another country. I kno that the project was huge but never imagined that it will catch such global attention.

[@rahulchaudhary-xg9vz]

How Diamond Bourse actually works can you explain ?

[@falsemcnuggethope]

Why is there a massive highway surrounding the building instead of light or heavy rail? It looks outdated.

[@jigneshdevganiya]

@@falsemcnuggethope the surat metro will have station there, the Surat international Airport is also in the proximity. Promoters of the diamond bourse lobbied PM and aviation department to make surat airport the international airport.

[@falsemcnuggethope]

@@jigneshdevganiya good to know. I wonder why that, the BRTS, and the skywalk were omitted from the video.

[@areatalks9958]

Your imagination is not great,.. So u quit india,... Those who have right imagination and courage never quit india at this point of time

[@nsevv]

WOW!! Highest rail bridge and now highest office building. The amount of light is amazing.

[@YourFuhrer1933]

Nothing to be wow!!

[@martin96991]

​@@YourFuhrer1933for you! but for people who have interest in engineering it's a marvel.

[@YourFuhrer1933]

@@martin96991 you hyper nationalists are always wow!! On every thing, even after building a toilet, pRoUd To bE EnDiA moment

[@martin96991]

@@YourFuhrer1933 and you anti nationals are always depressed, jakar ek aur dhruv tatti ki video dekh le, you will feel better. Nobody asked if you're wow'ed or not.

[@user-op8fg3ny3j]

@@YourFuhrer1933 Endia Nambah Wahn - Jai shree Allah!

[@GTR-V1]

The Diamond Bourse, I just went there inside 3 days ago... It has a big oval overbridge in the entrance. Even though the office building itself has started operation, there are still lots of construction going around like Metro train services. Its part of the DREAM CITY. the whole area is near airport, where there are many new residential buildings also in work, to invite the families of people in diamond market from Mumbai's Bandra-Kurla Complex.

[@ckpal3575]

Gujarat is taking away jobs and investments from other states very easily 😅

[@Harrappa]

@@ckpal3575stop crying like a baby shamelss crybaby Surat polishes world’s 90% diamonds it has supply chain it has every right to trade the diamonds in Surat and develop Surat up until now diamonds were traded in mumbai despite being polished in Surat and all the tax was pains in mumbai so Surat people has every right to do it plus it’s a Gujarat state funded project . You are not paying for it and if anything’s it’s Gujarat which gives 80% of its tax in development of poorer states.

[@thecreative3359]

​@@ckpal3575 nice joke congressi it cell this is private projects made by gujarat business man 😂

[@Aniket2712]

@@ckpal3575 Jai Modi Note: I'm being Sarcastic

[@ckpal3575]

@@thecreative3359 At the expense of an established one in BKC?

[@The-Anonymous.]

India is doing insane work on Infrastructure. Every year India is creating new records! You need to review those projects as well ❤

[@vsznry]

maybe also build some filmable locations or get a Universal Studios Mumbai. Everything in Bollywood looks the same n so drab.

[@The-Anonymous.]

@@vsznry I think the work has started on creating Asia's latest film city in Uttarpradesh.

[@sid8285]

​@@vsznryMany things are happening. I'm pretty sure you will see some difference in the next 3 to 5 years.

[@debodatta7398]

99% of the worlds diamonds are sent through Gujarat, we Indians should praise Gujarati Diamond castes who have done such amazing work, these people have done incredible things for India, other groups get overrated like Punjabis or Bengalis but it’s Gujarati business sense that has brought India to the forefront of the world

[@ParadoxicalSerenity]

​@@debodatta7398BENGALIS are the forefront of Literature and Freedom in India. The national anthem is penned by a Bengali. If it wasn't for Bengalis, India would've never been freed

[@guffsuff9347]

Amazing India is doing great in infrastructure sector .... mind-blowing projects are ongoing

[@phantom00999]

love from india bro nepal india bhai bhai 🙏🏽❤️

[@sewerrat]

Looks great. Congratulations India.

[@thusspokezarathustra1847]

Haha funny that your username "sewerrat" sounds like Surat!

[@RigelVision]

​@@thusspokezarathustra1847 so you mean surat sounds like 'Sewer Rat' to you?

[@thusspokezarathustra1847]

@@RigelVision A bit!

[@debodatta7398]

99% of the worlds diamonds are sent through Gujarat, we Indians should praise Gujarati Diamond castes who have done such amazing work, these people have done incredible things for India, other groups get overrated like Punjabis or Bengalis but it’s Gujarati business sense that has brought India to the forefront of the world

[@Dazaioak]

@@thusspokezarathustra1847 Maybe your accent is bad?

[@Ynhockey]

Fun fact: India took over from Israel a while back as the world's main diamond exchange, though Israel is still a big one. Israel's diamond exchange is also called the Bourse (a synonym for an exchange, but not everyone uses this word), and it was Israel's largest office complex when built in the 1980s. I guess this industry really needs a lot of office space. In the 2020s there is a plan to renovate the entire district in Israel, with towers of up to 520 m (!). Anyway, good for India and its diamond industry, very exciting stuff.

[@surajpingle7670]

Love from india❤

[@falsemcnuggethope]

Use of the word bourse for stock exchange originates from Paris stock exchange by 1845. A similar word is used for stock exchange in many European languages.

[@Tokru86]

@@falsemcnuggethope The word is far older. It originates from the name of a Dutch merchant family in the 15th century.

[@SeverityOne]

@@Tokru86 That's not what Wiktionary thinks: "Borrowed from French bourse, from Old French borse, from Latin bursa, from Ancient Greek βύρσα (búrsa). Doublet of purse, compare Danish børs, Swedish börs, German Börse. See also bursar."

[@Tokru86]

@@SeverityOne That's what english Wictionary thinks. German Wiktionary mentions a Dutch merchant family "Beurs" from the 15th century which held business gatherings at their house. Hence the meaning of "place for trading". The other meaning of "wallet" ultimately originates from Latin, either through Dutch or French or other related languages. In the end the name of the family may very well be derived from the meaning "wallet", but they turned it also into a word for "place of trading".

[@franwex]

I’m impressed that there’s enough demand for diamonds to warrant a structure like this.

[@kth6736]

Adam tried to ruin it but failed. 😂

[@itsbonkerjojo9028]

​@@kth6736wait who is Adam ? Narrator

[@kth6736]

@@itsbonkerjojo9028 search "Adam ruins everything + diamonds"

[@MadaraUchiha-wf3gk]

i mean 90% of the worlds diamonds go through this place so why not?

[@franwex]

@@MadaraUchiha-wf3gk I’m just surprised that there’s even enough demand for diamonds in the world like that. Or even enough diamonds being mined for that matter.

[@boredgrass]

It is an intriguing building! Had I planned a trip to India, It would be in my bucket list!

[@cglcracker0001]

Always welcome in India 🇮🇳❤ 😊🙌

[@gauravmandal951]

Come in 2026! The bullet train will be completed by then

[@isleephungry]

Prepare your medicine for diarrhea and if you are a woman, do not go alone😂

[@SavitarKKSR]

🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@jahanviagrahari]

​@@isleephungrydiarrhea will only happen if you eat cheap shit that's always the reason you all eat where most of us avoid to eat btw the state this building is in has excellent food and safe for women too. I worked in Gujarat for a while as a single woman nothing happened no one really cares there.

[@booz394]

Awesome!! Well done India, in particularly congratulations to Surat! fan from Israel.

[@yogesh41048]

LOL we are fan of Israel as well.... 🇮🇳❤🇮🇱

[@bruhbruhbruh8905]

Clown to clown conversation 🤡 ❤🤡

[@booz394]

Booom boom much?

[@bruhbruhbruh8905]

@@booz394 i think you meant to send that to your indian boyfriend

[@bruhbruhbruh8905]

@@booz394 are u on that good kush and alcohol

[@hirensheta]

I'm a resident of Surat City, witnessed an enormous growths of the City in the past 20 years, the SDB Building is Constructed for the Diamond and Jewellery Purpose. Surat is world's largest manufacturer of Natural Diamonds. 9 out of 10 Diamonds of the Entire Worlds are Polished in Surat only, and that's why it's also known as Diamond 💎 City.

[@thecreative3359]

Yes જય શ્રી રામ જય શ્રી કૃષ્ણ

[@ytskt]

Natural diamond processing, not manufacturing.

[@SadhguruSir]

Yeah, tax payers money gone to Gujarat by Godi

[@vedants.vispute77]

@@SadhguruSir Gujrat's federal budget is half that of bihar.. But GDP is 3 times more.. Since budgets are given population wise, this happens.. Gujrat is a coastal city. Dont be an idiot China made Guangzhou developed first since its a port state and etc..

[@debodatta7398]

99% of the worlds diamonds are sent through Gujarat, we Indians should praise Gujarati Diamond castes who have done such amazing work, these people have done incredible things for India, other groups get overrated like Punjabis or Bengalis but it’s Gujarati business sense that has brought India to the forefront of the world

[@john-ke5838]

That's not an office but a trading COMPLEX complete with all the amenities🤗🤗🤗🇰🇪🇰🇪🇰🇪

[@neharathore4160]

Thank you brother for appreciation.

[@Shiva-nx1tn]

Love to Kenya from India

[@porkchop7605]

Love to India from New Zealand.

[@Lithium59]

I saw this along the highway that goes into surat. It’s much bigger in person and I thought it was a hotel complex, but it was all diamond offices, which is amazing.

[@sundown404]

Thanks B1M for this video. We are very proud of our new buildings that include nature, environmental, engineering, designing and people in the whole process. Cheers from India 😊

[@VaydaladaVodalada]

Stop using the street in the bathroom.

[@iam_arnavisaha32]

@@VaydaladaVodalada you should tell yourself first!

[@demurgetroid]

alright Pak Chinese troll@@VaydaladaVodalada

[@JonMartinYXD]

I am most impressed by the mid-construction switch to locally sourced components. That they were successful is not surprising, but the courage to make such a bold decision is something to be admired. The knowledge that it is a product of its place adds another layer to the character of the building. And I'm sure the economy of the surrounding area got a nice boost as well.

[@roxaskinghearts]

you want to know how we know india is the largest trafficker of other nations women the rate of death to replacement protect your women republicans want to partake in the market

[@lamontcranston3192]

$375 million???…. Can’t imagine what it would cost to build in the west…

[@kth6736]

Maybe twice as much but not more. The construction industry in west is extremely efficient. Infact $375m for this building in India is rather expensive. Maybe they are including price of land or their construction was inefficient.

[@sreekantcp]

Come out from colonial hangover. Search for Indian construction companies proviging service in middle east Africa and some of EU contries@@kth6736

[@abhishektanwar8576]

​@@kth6736Construction in India are generally very efficient and yes they are including the price of the land.

[@weird_philosopher]

​@@kth6736 Construction in India under this government is much more efficient than west...

[@kth6736]

@@weird_philosopher it is fine to be patriotic but don't wear off into delusions bro. It takes twice as long to build the same square footage in India than it does in US or UK or Germany even today.

[@rikilshah]

I live 5km from this place and also have office in their. It is truly a remarkable piece of engineering!❤

[@shreyasbinjrajka7220]

Which area do you live??

[@spandexspleen]

maro 8 kilometre che

[@rikilshah]

@@shreyasbinjrajka7220 Vesu

[@Joker-yw9hl]

That's really cool! What is your role? I can imagine having an office there is great

[@crotchwolf1929]

This place reminds me of GM's old world headquarters (now Cadillac Palace) in Detroit. The design is smaller but similar. A long office block that acts like a spine with 8 wings so every single office gets plenty of sunlight. Of course the old GM building wasn't built for manufacturing but for office space and design studios. Either way it's kinda fascinating that this design still works for the modern day despite being over a century old.

[@DeanStephen]

It hasn’t saved GM from increasingly becoming an also ran in the automotive industry. Times change. Fitness for purpose changes.

[@krisstopher8259]

It's built like most hospitals, with a long central core and with indoor streets, and that spreads out in several wings on both sides, usually placed on a podium with a garage and storage facilities. There are many office buildings like that in europe, even one very similar and very long 70s building here in stockholm, the garnisonen, but it's only got wings to one direction and it's not very tall but it's still 84 000 square meters. It's got several courtyards too

[@iam_arnavisaha32]

this building has 4500 ofices and 15000 rooms inside it! but 84000 square metres is like our average hospitals area bruh! europe coombined vs india comparison! bruh! it is right to compare!

[@flyingpanhandle]

@@iam_arnavisaha32 not point having 4500 offices, if they can't even fill 150.

[@gordon1545]

@@iam_arnavisaha32 This isn't so much an Indian building as a world building, as you'd expect from a place where 90% of an entire industry is based. The population of Surat is 7 million, smaller than London, Paris and Moscow but bigger than any other European city - and many European countries.

[@sameerranjan3609]

@@flyingpanhandle Bro entire building already filled even before the construction started...the point is your country has empty offices not our

[@therightmedico6223]

Change your mindset europeans😂 Everything will not fit into your brains so try to acknowledge yourself first...Then comment

[@AnveshBanerjee-ov4hl]

Previously all the diamond and jwellery companies had corporate offices in Mumbai and Hyderabad ....But Surat used to send all the polished diamonds to them .....Making The Diamond Bourse in Surat will attract a lot of Skilled MBA professionals....in a city which going to be next metropolitan city in next 3-4 years

[@ShravaniDeshpande-xw5bu]

India is just damn amazing

[@aryanyadav3690]

Ahh finally this channel is bringing Indian Architectures of New Constructions 🔥

[@Dr.Kay_R]

It already has few indian videos

[@narayansingh9407]

The latest addition is stunning Mumbai Trans Harbor Sea Link. It's the longest bridge (& sea bridge) in India.

[@HrithikSD4368]

Is it connected to old one?

[@radhika7387]

​@@HrithikSD4368 MTHL connects Mumbai to Navi Mumbai. It has nothing to do with the Bandra Worli sea link.

[@HrithikSD4368]

@@radhika7387 inauguration kis year me hoga?

[@radhika7387]

@@HrithikSD4368 Aaj hi Modi ji ne inauguration Kiya hai.

[@bidyutmanna3900]

It will be connected in future... But for now it will serve people going from Mumbai to Navi Mumbai and vice versa.​@@HrithikSD4368

[@HUAHAM]

As an Industrial Designer myself.... I am seriously in love with the design of this building. Its planning and aesthetic is truly mesmerizing.

[@xyuv6769]

Our Current government has also been very actively focusing on India's Infrastructure. From railways to Airport, highways to Sky scrappers, From Temples to IIT engineering collages. And I'm so proud of our current government. #Modi_hai_toh_Mumkin_hai.

[@godaten2006]

Good to see such a masterwork and planning behind architecture....they are proving why indians are great at architecture from the ancient times where temples and monuments used to built with so much extraordinary planning

[@vinaSOAD]

it's truly gigantic AND beautiful

[@vinaSOAD]

and cheap as hell.. maybe because of India's low cost labor

[@neharathore4160]

​@@vinaSOADbcoz everything is cheap in India.. people earning $1000 may be poor in west but someone earning this in India lives upper middle class life.

[@vinaSOAD]

@@neharathore4160 oh yeah, I imagined it was something like this... I currently work on a construction project for a glass bottle factory in Brazil and our budget is just over 200M US$, it's a big project but not even close to this in size

[@neharathore4160]

@@vinaSOAD i wish you all the best for your project👍✌. And thank you for your appreciation for our diamond office because not many people had guts to appreciate India in this comment section. Thank you again❤🙏

[@gowthamanjaiganesh3210]

We want more office spaces like these in all Indian cities and towns.

[@Dr.Kay_R]

No skyscrapers in india because of rules

[@arpanabinaswar1811]

@@Dr.Kay_R Honestly those Glass building are not good as per climate condition of India.....it would require huge sums of money ever year to keep those glass skyscrapers cool also clean from dust that comes from regular construction. IN DUBAI also many of those skyscrappers are loss making or very much overpriced

[@trusfratedbunny2215]

Need companies/industries & highly skilled job ppl everywhere first to fill them buildings in all cities as we don't wanna create ghost towns like china, let the requirement arise first

[@LEVIACKERMAN-im9xz]

*LOVE YOU INDIA* ✌👍🇮🇳😎

[@Vishal_Singh0]

❤

[@lukehobbs3177]

Well done India!

[@GeekyMedia]

This is wiiiild!!! I've literally never heard of this building before. Great video and great project team

[@gauravghuge3218]

India is growing at lightning speed. Insane growth. Very talented and hardworking people. The Indian culture is very nice.

[@MusehanaH]

That's how you do it, India. Much respect as always from the Republic of South Africa 🇿🇦

[@HP-kf9wy]

For the uninitiated, today some of the diamond polishing units in Surat are comparable to corporate offices of MNCs. They are beautiful and well maintained. The SDB is only for diamonds trading while rest of the activities takes place in these large factories.

[@Dr.Kay_R]

Well, even if diamond industry slow down, it can be used for other purposes. It's an office afterall.

[@andrewleonardi3351]

Great point.

[@carstarsarstenstesenn]

Yup, the Sears Tower is still thriving today despite Sears moving out and going bankrupt

[@raunakroy3940]

Yes , offices can be sold to multiple IT AND CONSULTANCY companies

[@rajindian7292]

India always building bigger than ever before man made mega marvels .... Today India setting up new benchmarks...

[@kzcciynk]

But Airport authorities of India blocks all the permissions to build skyscrapers 😢

[@svanimation8969]

​@@kzcciynk remember how in 2007 they canceled India tower which was gonna be 700 Meters tall 😮 in Mumbai ! Airport authority of India is shit

[@suuu1402]

When you click the "Newest" from comments, you can smell so much jealousy here😂😂

[@robingaming1]

So truee

[@user-ip9kr9nz9t]

Yeah😂😂

[@varoonnone7159]

Had it not been for devastating floods and fires in the 1820s, Surat would never have lost its status as the financial capital of India to the small fishing village that Mumbai was

[@HP-kf9wy]

Surat is a much older city than Mumbai with a long mercantile past

[@yashk4051]

lol keep beliving tht shit

[@narayansingh9407]

Mumbai became Mumbai because massive film city it became and massive popularity it enjoyed because of that

[@kzcciynk]

Surat needs to invest in its ports

[@angryguy2189]

​@@narayansingh9407😂😂 u must be kidding, bollywood is not even 1% of Mumbai's economy

[@MrAllstar]

We need to visit this place again once it’s complete, very interesting concept and execution.

[@sanjana4713]

Suddenly West felt jealous now they going after Indian diamond

[@pareshchauhan3167]

Love this channel & covering this one from our city ❤

[@namanydv_garud]

Thanks for this wonderful video! It's really inspiring how few small businessmen can pull off such a large and beautiful structure when they set aside their differences and really care for the development of their nation and value given to the customers.

[@govindjayakumar]

The B1M should be all over Kalpasar project of the Indian govt in the state of Gujarat. Thats a proper gargantuan infrastructure project right there. Hope to see some progress soon. Go check it out guys

[@demonakoddak3185]

Nothing compare to china

[@iam_arnavisaha32]

@@demonakoddak3185 china three gorges dams failed! so we should not compare with china! china crying after watching this video!

[@manh9105]

@@demonakoddak3185 this building is the largest in the world ( I guess China is still part of this world , as yet)

[@mpaulm]

Literally built a town for one company, insane job there.😮

[@martin96991]

For hundreds of diamond trading companies.

[@sympathiser_of_Germans_in_40s]

For thousands of business

[@iam_arnavisaha32]

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surat_Diamond_Bourse

[@Harrappa]

For trade of worlds 90% polished diamonds

[@r.arulkumar7349]

Mostly individual traders and small businesses

[@India_United]

India needs more megastructures like this, even more futuristic architectures

[@vedants.vispute77]

You should pull up GIFT city on the channel, its truly gonna be the financial and service center for Gujarat. Bangalore, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Gurugram have their own but this one is different..

[@narayansingh9407]

I think in future, we will see lot of projects from India on this channel and some buildings from the Gift city might also be covered.

[@Amoghavarsha.]

He should make that make video after 10 years.

[@HemantKumar-id3jg]

​​@@Amoghavarsha. 25 years and that's being optimistic. To build a city from ground up requires a lot of time, then some more for business opportunities to arise at scale, then some more for people to see the incentive and move in large numbers. To be the financial center of a region takes further time.

[@trusfratedbunny2215]

Gonna be Fintech hub of country

[@balarajuc5048]

Thanks for covering this .Always Great content from your channel ,I am seeing from last 6 months . Good luck .

[@curiousworld7912]

While I imagine there will always be a market for diamonds, I understand that many young people are more inclined to look to other precious stones, or to synthetic or lab diamonds. I wonder if this will affect India's diamond business.

[@sakshamgoyal8737]

They are moving to synthetic diamonds.

[@manh9105]

Surat is very big in lab diamonds as well. First commercial lab diamond was made by one person from Surat/Mumbai

[@norgeek]

There's certainly a huge industrial demand for diamonds, but as jewels they're losing interest rapidly. The only thing setting a 'natural' diamond apart from a much cheaper "synthetic" diamond is the questionable ethics of its origins, and they're FAR more common than the diamond cartels would want you to believe. They're really only still valuable to people who've been out of the loop for the last decade or so, with actually rare gemstones picking up significantly in interest instead.

[@user-op8fg3ny3j]

@@norgeek what are more rare gemstones?

[@RK-cj4oc]

Such as? Saphires?​@@norgeek

[@padhlebhai13]

My father owns an office at the Surat Diamond Bourse❤ From Gujarat♥️

[@johnfitzpatrick2469]

That is thinking out of the usual box. Nice to have the land space. Great video thanks so much. 🌏🇦🇺

[@devioux4082]

I’m not sure what’s more impressive, the size of the building or the fact that it only cost 380 million to build 👏 👏

[@rajk.9098]

It's because of the cost of living. Even Netflix costs 3 dollars per month in India.

[@arjunraj823]

Dear B1M, Can you do a video on Banglore Terminal 2 airport building. Its like a mini Singapore Changi and the entire building looks like made on bamboo.

[@madhuri4355]

Check out India's longest sea bridge of 22kms in Mumbai. its completed..soon to be opened.

[@sgofficial9220]

Airhostess 🌹

[@rupeshjha0]

Yes, it's already opened 😄

[@geekwithabs]

Holy Moly.. Look at the size of that...

[@MeganoOdles]

Great project! I hope they built a train/metro station, because that many cars will overwhelm nearby roads.

[@aashishsingh6295]

They are on it.

[@narayansingh9407]

I think there's already one planned, not sure if it is under construction or not

[@cglcracker0001]

Yes the government is making the whole planned city around it including the metro ,and airport.

[@uditdhiman3088]

Metro station is under construction just on the adjoining plot. It is an under construction metro line which connects DREAM city (SDB) to highly dense residential areas,where most diamond traders live, in fact it is also named the Diamond line. It will commence operations in 2025

[@shaunjames4073]

they mad rapid metro and under ground metro and they planing on make more

[@tsancio]

It would be interesting to hear the diamond traders and operators' feedback on the practicality of the new building. If I understood correctly, they used to be spread out, and now they're all in the same place.

[@sjgghosh7677]

Most probably they won't come (because of how far it's from their home and how costly it is to rent a place there).. But they will be so far behind in competition that they will leave this industry, and corporates will take over this diamond business. But that isn't bad in any way, with time india will eventually need to use more efficient way of doing business.

[@kashutosh9132]

​@@sjgghosh7677 How did you reach this conclusion? I am not saying you are wrong,I am just asking for some other examples or just how you arrived at this thought.

[@sjgghosh7677]

@@kashutosh9132 actually maybe u r right... It happens with all other industries.. But i missed one important information that is they are diamond traders.. So they are already rich... But still not everybody would be thrilled to move his whole business to a new location where he don't know if labor will be available or not(+ the rent of these places will be far higher than their old place, not sure if everyone would take the risk)

[@dluffy7599]

​@@sjgghosh7677I think you got the wrong conclusion. If the narrator what said true over 5k small business commissioned it this means already most of the work place is sold out. If all the facilities this business owner needs is met like trading , raw material etc in one place then they would definitely move it's not like they are changing city or state they are just moving from one part of the city to another part of the city. Regarding labour they are all skilled/semi skilled workers so they want and will work only in this industry so they will also starts moving to closer to this building as more work opportunities in this building. You can see that in every metropolitan city people tend to live near where they work or they just travel daily. That being said every buisness will have exception like you said maybe there is a owner who just started or not doing great he may not move given the cost of rent transportation etc. If majority workers starts going to this new building then this exception buisness owner also face workers shortage eventually he might need to move to the building. Only time will tell

[@trusfratedbunny2215]

@@sjgghosh7677 Actually this was build itself bcoz Mumbai was far to them ppl & travel there everytime along to dimonds from surat was a hassle

[@shivamramani6905]

M from Surat and can assure you that this is really a marvelous piece of engineering and architecture

[@bhavishshah2415]

I love this development and I'm hoping this creates jobs in the same industry as well as other dependant industries around it. The only issue I see, with this office complex would be the issue of it having only one industry and not a diverse mix of it. Not that likely but if the diamond industry is hit hard then we'd be talking about the vacancy and other issue (similar to SF city without tech)

[@hemshah1567]

This is just the beginning, you will see many more such projects from India in coming 10-20 years.

[@bellenvideo5629]

Indians need to take care of eachother better. This is a nation that can outlast. Greetings 🖖

[@Fenthule]

I absolutely love this building design for a futuristic, "solarpunk" style hospital (with some imaginary tech that honestly isn't impossible to achieve, bear with me) Imagine this: similar design with an ER section at the base of either end. Along the spine you could have a bunch of different wings full of specialists, one for cardiac, respiratory, neuro, ICU, maternity, etc. Now what if that main spine had a maglev powered patient delivery system, kind of like a human bullet train, that can shoot people down from say the ER entrance down to respiratory, or from Neuro to the ICU? It could be SIGNIFICANTLY faster than running people down the hallways. It could almost be the first "hypertube" style system even eventually down the road. Now picture the roof or perhaps as well a wing dedicated to growing food sustainably and cooking it, to ensure the people that are there healing are being fed MAXIMUM nutritional food with no chemicals preservatives etc. They could do AI robotic farming with hydroponics. They could attach wind turbines to the MANY edges of the building in order to capture large amounts of wind power. (there are styles of turbines that are like boxes that sit at the corners of buildings and spin like a roller pin instead of a pinwheel) They could cover the building in solar capturing glass to benefit from the maximized sun exposure - which would also help in patients healing as well. The many courtyards could also be used for both recreation but also potentially therapeutically. I think this could actually be like, the medical center of the future.

[@arnavraj6882]

WOW!Fabulous and Amazing Thought

[@TransgirlsEnjoyer]

U should google the TCS office building in Chennai, same kind of structure with spaceship design

[@amitray4105]

Wow!

[@etbadaboum]

Well thought out! Congrats Bharat!

[@tonytmt7897]

Magnificent work 👏 this is next level Bharat💪

[@1970sugan]

Amazing job. Kudos. Very inspirational and innovative

[@dipendupaul]

The building structure has got that cozy feeling, the every one desires in his/her workplace. I love the beauty of it. Even as a software architect I draw inspiration from this masterpiece. Keep up the good work.

[@sohamn9555]

Need more videos on India!

[@FeelsDonkMan]

So much building work is going on in Surat. I was there in October and there is so many high rise flats going up. The whole place is going through a massive modernisation. They are expanding the city limits to small poor villages nearby as well, and then making them into suburbs. Crazy how fast it's all happening. Getting a bullet train from Mumbai soon too. What is normally a 6 hour drive will be a 2 hour train ride.

[@kalpeshchauhan3251]

In Ahmedabad too

[@arpanabinaswar1811]

@@kalpeshchauhan3251 Yeah but ahmedabad seems bit unorganized and unplanned way in comparison to Surat, GIFT city, Dholera

[@sajjadhossain315]

This is amazing and just insane.. ❤❤😮

[@DouglasJWalker]

It would be fascinating to learn the planning/design time. With government involved then surely less time for approvals

[@smartdevil9325]

Impressive architecture. Even more amazing that multiple small businesses came together to achieve this feat. I have seen Diamond markets of Mumbai inside out. Minuscule in size, literally some micro offices are barely 100 sqft, but the amount of people working there + visiting agents and traders, it gives a feel of a street carnival every day. I was surprised to see so many people being involved in this industry when I saw it first time.

[@MN-zl1qg]

All i can say as an indian living abroad is that india is no doubt growing politically and economically in this era and these infrastructure projects are not even 20% of the actual infrastructure needs of growing india. There is huge potential of business and development in each and every sector you can possibly think of and even more. Hope this govt is elected again in 2024 elections and push even further for the development of the country and its people.

[@willythemailboy2]

I'm surprised it wasn't built with local mass transit designed in, especially with the planned housing developments nearby. A simple tram line could have saved them a bunch of parking.

[@Croz89]

For a building that big a subway or rapid transit line would be a viable option. Especially considering the number of commuters, a tram probably wouldn't be enough. The Pentagon has a station after all.

[@uditdhiman3088]

Metro station is under construction just on the adjoining plot. It is an under construction metro line which connects DREAM city (SDB) to highly dense residential areas,where most diamond traders live, in fact it is also named the Diamond line. It will commence operations in 2025

[@willythemailboy2]

@@uditdhiman3088 That makes much more sense, especially since the building isn't entirely finished yet. Thanks.

[@user-we8hi4yu6]

@@willythemailboy2 building construction is finish but relocating worker and office and their equrupments from 5000 different office across india will need time, as you cant stop all dimond business in once

[@ankanmaiti9864]

I guess that won't be much necessary. Diamond traders are super rich in Surat.

[@India20504]

Indian Engineering Marval🧡

[@ArunKumar-xv4qn]

Marvel*

[@TransgirlsEnjoyer]

Thanks for explaining it, many people were going for aesthetics of the building without understanding the reason for it. And though I see some glass there but I think there is reason for it as Indian buildings cannot be wasteful like some western glass houses which consume energy like anything.

[@akhillmufc19]

How is it only $388M? I would've thought at least 3-4x times that price, that's incredible.

[@narayansingh9407]

That's why, India is able to sometimes pull extraordinary projects that could costs billion in the west, but everything is relatively cheap and price adjusted to India market 😊

[@Dr.Kay_R]

Because Indian labour, machinery is cheap. And India makes all the steel, concrete itself, instead of importing it.

[@ToysandUnboxHub]

india is always amazing

[@adityajoshi6422]

What a fantastic analysis! Thanks for this video.

[@thecasualfly]

I love how big and vast the world is and the amazing projects going on all over!

[@Sam-yt9qj]

Without going into much about the economy, politics, or comparison, I just want to appreciate the ginormous architectural marvel.

[@neharathore4160]

Thank you. Finally some positive comment.

[@vsznry]

leaving 60% of the population behind in the nane of great interiors cuz you cant breathe outside lolol @@neharathore4160

[@dulio12385]

That monster is only 388 million dollars. That's a bargain!

[@Bilonnnn]

Great video, great explanation of the whole concept of the building. I really love that the building really solve the problems well with very beautiful building as an output, it doesnt look generic and it cant be a landmark because it uniqueness. But i just kinda concern about a little thing here, with that much of workers in the same building i just hope all the people needs are in walkable distance, it really has a great opportunity to build a housing unit around it and so having a mixed use zoning around to make it more livable.

[@baldassarealessi1007]

Thank you video brilliant compliment

[@DrSaifShaikh]

Exploring the factors behind the 388M$ construction cost of a building - labor, materials, and living expenses vary globally. In India, workers earn around 1000₹ a day, totaling about 4000 USD yearly, significantly less than the 50,000 USD earned by US workers. Cheaper materials and lower wages contribute to reduced costs. This economic context explains the differences in building costs. A 300 million dollar building in India could cost at least 3 billion in the USA. #Economics

[@jamarplunkett3283]

Thanks for the breakdown👍

[@rajx7120]

Cost of living is also cheaper in India. The purchasing power parity conversion is 23 for India. So, 4000 USD per year, has a purchasing power of 92000 USD. And this is an inaccurate overestimate. So, let's do the correct calculation - 1000₹ per day = 200000 ₹ per year (of 200 working days) = 2400 usd per year. Multiplying PPP, we get 57000 usd per year, which isn't too bad.

[@vishalrao4073]

​@@jamarplunkett3283​ and in India, all facilities like hospitals, medicines, ration, cylinder gas, electricity (fully subsidised and somewhere half subsidised), school education are free for those worker class people, whereas in US or europe, their workers gives huge bills and fees every month for their medical and children's school education, electricity and gas connections.

[@vishalrao4073]

​@@rajx7120​​and in India, all facilities like hospitals, medicines, ration, cylinder gas, electricity (fully subsidised and somewhere half subsidised), school education are free for those worker class people, whereas in US or europe, their workers gives huge bills and fees every month for their medical and children's school education, electricity and gas connections.

[@trusfratedbunny2215]

Labours in 30k monthly in india can also live better & afford better than US counterpart due to how expensive things for basic living necessities r in US market compared to Indian market, so why forget mention that factor as well

[@friendlyvimana]

A video about india, and a racist comments section seems like the most normal yet abnormal thing

[@rajk.9098]

Kya kar sakte hai bhai. Unko jalne do humara desh developed dekha unhe hazam nahi hota.

[@prasanth2601]

Don't care about them

[@AtheistRajput]

​@@KS-op9bbWe are Indians, not Americans.

[@plancton4058]

That is really fascinating and what an emazing project.

[@manishg214]

What is going on in India? All I see is progress and development. No wonder it’s the fastest growing global economy

[@divyanshameta9516]

Please consider project like USBRL snd DFC in india, this projects are totally different then lime light projects

[@stm91]

assuming they don't do industrial diamonds as well, it's kind of crazy how much effort is being put into what basically amounts to "pretty rocks"

[@sutterpark]

That crazy Mr. B! However, Love your videos and I do share them

[@swapnilp5774]

To all those who underestimate India, We were the richest nation for most part in last 2000 yrs.

[@neggas-]

So?

[@yashwin-zi8tr]

@@neggas- we'll get our crown back :)

[@A_41595]

​@@yashwin-zi8trGDP per capita kitni hai? Crown back wale

[@yashwin-zi8tr]

@@A_41595 real gdp (ppp wise) india 3rd largest econimy h, over 10 trillion dollar. salon tumhe gdp per capita ka mtlb bhi pta h ? jo medical surgeries europe/america me 2 crore me hoti h whi surgeries india me 5 lakh me hoti h with 98% success rate. inflation india me agle 10 salon tk pareshan nhi kregi. ja jake thora padh le 7vi fail

[@Tokru86]

And what have these riches done for you? Thay made you a target for every powerful entity which led to multiple invasions and occupations. And hadn't there been a lucky (for you) war on the other side of the world which severely weakened your most recent overlord you would still be a colony.

[@pavanawasthi8258]

India was sleeping giant, and now it has woken now the world will witness the marvelous project and real potential of bharat day by day . Bharat is invest trillions of dollar in infrastructure and is doing wonderful job in infrastructure development

[@thehawkseye3412]

India was not a sleeping giant. It was a badly wounded giant and still need a lot of healing and rehabilitation work to get back on it's feet.

[@josephpiskac2781]

Fantastic Masterpiece! I hope they use it for synthetic gem production.

[@rGrajan45]

A really good information about Indian civil engineering marvel. thank you

[@robertkerby2581]

An exceptionally brilliant mega-building project that looks absolutely amazing! Well done!