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5 key features of Surat Diamond Bourse

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Who has designed it?

Designed by Indian architecture firm Morphogenesis. It has also designed the BSE tower in GIFT City, Gandhinagar, and the Zydus Corporate Park in Ahmedabad.

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Capacity

It has the capacity of about 4,200 offices ranging from 300 square feet to 7,5000 square feet each. The bourse has nine towers, each with ground plus 15 floors.

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Retail outlets will be there

27 retail outlets of diamond jewellery will also be opened, for international and national buyers.

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Why is it special?

All diamond-related activities, such as sale of rough and polished diamonds, manufacturing machineries, software used in diamond planning, lab-grown diamonds, will be available.

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Other features

The nine rectangular towers are connected by a central spine. The building has a platinum ranking from the Indian Green Building Council (IGBC).

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