According to ArchDaily, Chicago-based Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture has unveiled its competition-winning proposal to build Mumbai's tallest skyscraper.

The 400-metre-high, 116-storey Imperial Tower would have a slender, aerodynamic shape designed to "confuse the wind" and withstand strong currents, according to Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture.

A rendering of the project by Adrian Smith and Gordon Gill Architecture via ArchDaily

The proposal includes plans for 132 residential units, some as large as 1,115 square metres, along with smaller serviced apartments.

Green terraces called "sky gardens" would also break up wind currents and and provide unprecedented access to natural light and views of the Arabian sea, say the architects.

Providing a strong visual contrast to its neighbours' predominantly masonry cladding, the tower’s “highly sustainable” metallic skin blocks heat gain and diffuses direct sunlight in the hot and humid climate of Mumbai.

Further sustainable measures will be used on grey water and rainfall collection, highly efficient mechanical systems, a green-wall podium and the use of native vegetation.

Another rendering of the project by Adrian Smith and Gordon Gill Architecture via ArchDaily