devlish
02-21-2008, 05:09 PM
From the Huffington Post:
What would you do if your net worth were $22 billion? If you were Indian businessman Mukesh Ambani, you might build yourself the world's most expensive home. As designed by Chicago architecture firm Perkins + Will, the in-progress glass-tower is estimated at $1 billion and is known to feature, at the least, a health club, multiple "safe" rooms, 3 helipads, 168 parking spaces and require 600 servants to maintain, and physically, the structure stands at 27 stories, or 570 feet tall.
According to the Mumbai Mirror, the tower will also contain:
Floor for car maintenance
Sources said the Ambanis would prefer to have all their cars serviced and maintained at an in-house service centre. This centre will be set up on the seventh floor.
Entertainment floor
The eighth floor will have an entertainment centre comprising a mini-theatre with a seating capacity of 50.
Balconies with gardens
The rooftop of the mini-theatre will serve as a garden, and immediately above that, three more balconies with terrace gardens will be independent floors.
The 'health' floors
While the ninth floor will a 'refuge' floor -- meant to be used for rescue in emergencies -- two floors above that will be set aside for 'health.' One of these will have facilities for athletics and a swimming pool, while the other will have a health club complete with the latest gym equipment.
Family
The four floors at the top, that will provide a view of the Arabian Sea and a superb view of the city's skyline, will be for Mukesh, his wife Neeta, their three children and Mukesh's mother Kokilaben.
Air space floor
According to the plan, two floors above the family's residence will be set aside as maintenance areas, and on top of that will be an "air space floor," which will act as a control room for helicopters landing on the helipad above.
As of 2007, Ambani is the World's 14th richest individual. According to Forbes his net worth is estimated at 20.1 billion US dollars
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India’s richest man, Mukesh Ambani is building himself a 60-story tower in Mumbai which will be named Residence Antilla. The building will only have 27 floors due to the height of the ceilings. The home will house his wife, mother, three children and 600 live-in staff. The first six floors are garage space; a health club will be on the next two and then staff housing will take up much of the middle section. The upper floors, which will be occupied by Ambani and his family, will be topped with a helipad and swimming pools. The home is said to cost around $1 billion to create and construction is already under way. Ambani, who is said to be the second richest man in India, has a personal fortune of over $20 billion.
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What would you do if your net worth were $22 billion? If you were Indian businessman Mukesh Ambani, you might build yourself the world's most expensive home. As designed by Chicago architecture firm Perkins + Will, the in-progress glass-tower is estimated at $1 billion and is known to feature, at the least, a health club, multiple "safe" rooms, 3 helipads, 168 parking spaces and require 600 servants to maintain, and physically, the structure stands at 27 stories, or 570 feet tall.
According to the Mumbai Mirror, the tower will also contain:
Floor for car maintenance
Sources said the Ambanis would prefer to have all their cars serviced and maintained at an in-house service centre. This centre will be set up on the seventh floor.
Entertainment floor
The eighth floor will have an entertainment centre comprising a mini-theatre with a seating capacity of 50.
Balconies with gardens
The rooftop of the mini-theatre will serve as a garden, and immediately above that, three more balconies with terrace gardens will be independent floors.
The 'health' floors
While the ninth floor will a 'refuge' floor -- meant to be used for rescue in emergencies -- two floors above that will be set aside for 'health.' One of these will have facilities for athletics and a swimming pool, while the other will have a health club complete with the latest gym equipment.
Family
The four floors at the top, that will provide a view of the Arabian Sea and a superb view of the city's skyline, will be for Mukesh, his wife Neeta, their three children and Mukesh's mother Kokilaben.
Air space floor
According to the plan, two floors above the family's residence will be set aside as maintenance areas, and on top of that will be an "air space floor," which will act as a control room for helicopters landing on the helipad above.
As of 2007, Ambani is the World's 14th richest individual. According to Forbes his net worth is estimated at 20.1 billion US dollars
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India’s richest man, Mukesh Ambani is building himself a 60-story tower in Mumbai which will be named Residence Antilla. The building will only have 27 floors due to the height of the ceilings. The home will house his wife, mother, three children and 600 live-in staff. The first six floors are garage space; a health club will be on the next two and then staff housing will take up much of the middle section. The upper floors, which will be occupied by Ambani and his family, will be topped with a helipad and swimming pools. The home is said to cost around $1 billion to create and construction is already under way. Ambani, who is said to be the second richest man in India, has a personal fortune of over $20 billion.
http://globaldais.com/wp-images/Ambani-Residence.jpg