Sky Bridge Apartments in Bangalore: What a Bridge at 156 Metres Changes About Everyday Living

Ask which apartments in Bangalore have a sky bridge and the honest answer is: very few. The city has tall residential towers, and it has twin-tower projects, but a bridge that physically connects two towers high above the ground — one you can walk across, sit on and use every day — is still rare here. The Rise, our twin-tower project at Budigere Cross on Old Madras Road, has one at Level 34. This article explains what it is, how residents will actually use it, and why we built it.

What is a sky bridge in a residential building?

A sky bridge is a structural link between two towers at an upper floor. In commercial buildings it is usually a corridor. In a residential project it is something else: a shared level that belongs to both towers, with amenities, seating and open views on all sides. At The Rise the bridge connects our G+34 and G+42 towers at the 34th level, roughly 156 metres above Budigere Cross, and it is designed as a destination rather than a passage — a place you go to, not through.

India has only a handful of residential sky bridges; the best-known recent one is at Trump Towers in Hyderabad. In Bengaluru, to the best of our knowledge, The Rise will be among the very few homes where “the bridge” is part of daily vocabulary.

Why we built one

The simplest reason is the view. Budigere Cross sits on the eastern edge of the city, where the land is still open and the skyline is low. From 156 metres you see Whitefield’s towers to the south-west, the airport road corridor to the north, and a lot of green in between. A rooftop gives that view to one tower; a bridge gives it to both, from the middle, with nothing in front of you.

The second reason is community. A twin-tower project can feel like two separate buildings that share a gate. The bridge is the one place every resident passes through on the way to the terrace amenities, so neighbours from both towers meet there without planning to. We wanted the project to feel like one address, and the bridge is what makes that true.

The third reason is architectural. The Rise is designed around the form of a blooming flower; the bridge is the stem that ties the two petals together. It is the element that makes the silhouette recognisable from Old Madras Road.

How residents will use it

The bridge carries amenities, so it earns its place in a normal week rather than only on a visitor’s first tour:

• Morning: the Sky Walk runs along the bridge level — a loop in open air at 156 metres, which is a very different walk from a podium track.
• Working hours: quiet seating with the view, a few steps from the lifts. A call taken on the bridge is a call taken above the city.
• Evenings: the Japanese-style garden and gazebos on the bridge level are where the sunset is, and where residents from both towers end up.
• Weekends: the bridge connects to the terrace-level wellness amenities, so a yoga session, a walk and a coffee happen on the same level without going down to the podium.

Every residence at The Rise has an 11 ft floor-to-ceiling height, and the bridge continues that logic: generous height, open sides, no sense of being enclosed.

Engineering a bridge between two towers

A bridge between towers of different heights has to allow each tower to move independently — in wind, in temperature changes and in an earthquake — without stressing the link. The Rise’s bridge is designed with bearings that let the towers behave as two structures while the bridge behaves as one, and it sits at Level 34 because that is the top occupied level of the shorter tower, where the two buildings naturally meet. The structural design is part of the drawings approved for our Karnataka RERA registration (PRM/KA/RERA/1251/446/PR/160726/008812), and we will publish photographs of the bridge steel going in on the project’s construction updates as the towers reach that level.

What a sky bridge does for the value of a home

Three things, in our experience of selling The Rise since launch.

First, it makes the project easy to describe. “The twin towers with the bridge on Old Madras Road” is a sentence people remember, and a home that is easy to describe is easier to sell on later.

Second, it moves amenities up. Most projects put their best amenities on the podium at the bottom. At The Rise the podium, terrace and bridge each carry a different set, so the best view in the project is a shared amenity, not a premium unit.

Third, it keeps the project low-density without feeling small. With 342 homes on 4 acres, 72% open space and 4–6 homes per floor, The Rise is quieter than most high-rises; the bridge is where the community still gathers.

The rest of the project, briefly

The Rise offers 2, 3, 3.5 and 4 BHK residences (RERA carpet areas 940, 1,361, 1,674 and 2,090 sq ft) and signature duplexes above Level 35, with prices starting at ₹1.73 Cr. It sits on Old Madras Road (NH-75) at Budigere Cross in the Whitefield–ITPL corridor, with access to KR Puram, the STRR and the airport road. Registered completion is 30 October 2031. Floor plans, amenities and the current cost sheet are on therisebyruchira.in; our earlier article, The Rise at Budigere Cross: High-Rise Living Designed Around Your Day, covers the location and the daily-living design in more detail.

Frequently asked questions

Which apartments in Bangalore have a sky bridge?
Very few. The Rise by Ruchira at Budigere Cross, Old Madras Road, is among the only residential projects in Bengaluru with a sky bridge: it connects the project’s two towers at Level 34, about 156 metres above ground, and carries amenities, a Sky Walk and panoramic views.

At what height is the sky bridge at The Rise?
The bridge is at Level 34, the top occupied level of the G+34 tower, at a height of about 156 metres (511 ft).

Can residents from both towers use the sky bridge?
Yes. The bridge and its amenities are common areas shared by all 342 residences in both towers.

What amenities are on the sky bridge?
The bridge level carries the Sky Walk, a Japanese-style garden with gazebos and open seating, and connects to the terrace-level wellness amenities including the yoga and meditation room.

Is a sky bridge safe in wind and earthquakes?
Yes when it is designed for it. The Rise’s bridge uses bearings that allow each tower to move independently while the bridge spans between them; the design is part of the RERA-approved structural drawings.

Do duplex residences have direct access to the bridge?
The signature duplexes sit above Level 35 in the taller tower, one level above the bridge, so bridge amenities are a short lift ride or a flight of stairs away.

Where is The Rise and when is possession?
The Rise is at Budigere Cross, Old Madras Road, Konadasapura, East Bengaluru 560049. The Karnataka RERA registered completion date is 30 October 2031. Visit the Experience Centre on site or call +91 72592 74559 for a tour.