BUDGET: 10 crore INR and above (USD1.48 million and above)
Project Overview
Turnkey Marine AV Integration: Executed the complete supply, installation, testing, and commissioning of a massive ~70-meter floating musical fountain at Sharmistha Lake in Vadnagar, Gujarat.
Deep-Water Implementation: Successfully deployed state-of-the-art AV infotainment infrastructure within highly challenging, deep-water aquatic environments.
Immersive Aqua Screen: Integrated high-lumen projection mapping directly onto dynamically generated water screens to deliver a rich, multi-sensory storytelling experience.
Long-Term Asset Management: Retained full contractual responsibility for the daily operations and technical maintenance under a rigorous 5-year Defect Liability Period (DLP) framework.
End-to-End Execution: Managed the entire project lifecycle, bridging heavy mechanical engineering, marine logistics, and cutting-edge audiovisual technology.
What did the client want to achieve?
World-Class Infotainment: Develop a premier musical fountain facility to serve as a major nighttime tourist magnet at Sharmistha Lake.
Massive Aqua Projection: Project highly immersive, custom-produced story content onto a massive 30×10 meter Aqua Screen integrated directly into the fountain’s framework.
Unified Structural Frame: House the entire complex mechanical, plumbing, and AV ecosystem within a single, cohesive floating metallic frame.
100% Aquatic Portability: Ensure the massive structure remains completely portable and modular on the water.
Flexible Relocation: Mandate that the entire 70-meter fountain could be seamlessly moved across the lake in the future with minimal infrastructural changes (requiring only extended cable lengths).
Scope of work your company was involved in
Master System Integration: Managed the complete supply, installation, testing, and commissioning of the floating musical fountain and Aqua Screen infrastructure.
Heavy Marine Engineering: Fabricated and deployed the comprehensive fountain structure, advanced aquatic machinery, and deep-water plumbing systems.
Control Room Architecture: Designed and built the centralized electrical control room handling high-voltage distribution, video routing, and automated show control.
Content Production: Led the complete creative lifecycle, including professional scriptwriting, visual asset creation, and immersive audio-video content production.
5-Year O&M Protocol: Deployed a dedicated technical team to guarantee flawless daily show execution and total system maintenance for a 5-year duration.
What key challenges were faced?
Optical Projection Spill: Mitigated a critical optical hazard where the high-lumen projector beam spilled directly into the audience’s eyes, caused by the stark elevation difference between the elevated viewing gallery and the lower water surface.
Complex Geometric Alignment: Required building the ~70-meter fountain in a highly specific curved radius to perfectly match the lake’s permanent central viewing gallery for optimal audience sightlines.
Massive Structural Weight: Designing a single-frame metallic floating pipe capable of supporting tons of AV, plumbing, and mechanical gear without sinking or bending.
Extreme Depth Proximity: The installation site was located in highly deep waters just 2-3 feet away from the viewing gallery edge.
Impossible In-Situ Assembly: The severe water depth made it virtually impossible to assemble the intricate mechanical and AV components directly at the predefined site, as it would require technicians to execute precision engineering while swimming.
Rigid Material Constraints: Standard heavy-duty structural pipes were too stiff to manually bend into the specific curvature required to match the lake’s architecture.
How were those challenges resolved?
Optical Beam Shielding: Resolved projector glare caused by elevation differences by elevating the water screen nozzle, recalibrating projector angles, and mounting a custom rectangular baffle sheet in front of the screen to block direct light from reaching audience eyes.
Angular Pipe Welding: Overcame the stiffness of the heavy Main Floating Pipe (400 NB x 5 mm thick) by welding precision-cut straight segments in a calculated angular pattern to achieve the exact curved radius required by the lake layout.
Terrestrial Assembly: Solved deep-water installation risks by fully pre-fabricating the entire ~70-meter single-frame structure—including all mechanical, plumbing, electrical, and AV gear—on dry land near the shore.
Crane & Boat Deployment: Used heavy industrial cranes to lift the multi-ton assembled frame onto the water, then towed it via boats across the lake to its exact operational site near the viewing gallery.
Plug-and-Play Setup: Eliminated dangerous underwater integration by leaving only final electrical cable extensions to be connected post-towing.
How has your work helped the client?
On-Time Delivery: Successfully operationalized this highly complex engineering feat precisely on schedule, immediately opening the site to the public.
Immediate Tourism Spike: Created a high-impact attraction that successfully draws massive footfall to Sharmistha Lake every evening.
Positive Financial Cashflow: Enabled the client to implement a localized ticketing system, generating immediate positive cash flow to offset project and maintenance expenses.
Catalyst for Expansion: The overwhelming success of the fountain directly inspired the client to initiate further nighttime programming, including the new Evening Sharmistha Lake Aarti.
Destination Transformation: Shifted the lake from a single-project site into a comprehensive, multi-attraction tourism destination for the state of Gujarat.
What are you most proud of about the project?
Pioneering Structural Design: Successfully engineering our very first metallic single-frame floating fountain capable of housing massive Aqua Screen technology.
Mastering Complex Marine Logistics: Flawlessly executing an incredibly challenging installation philosophy—building a massive 70-meter structure on land, lifting it by crane, and towing it via boats.
No-Compromise Geometry: Achieving the precise, sweeping curved radius required for optimal audience viewing using ingenious angular pipe-welding techniques.
Safe and Flawless Execution: Delivering heavy mechanical, plumbing, and AV integration in deep-water conditions without compromising technician safety or equipment integrity.
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