mukesh ambani house.. Last year, business magnate Mukesh Ambani finally moved into Antilia, the towering Mumbai palace that cost more than $1B to build, by most estimates, making it the most expensive private residence in the world. That figure becomes even more astounding when one considers what Ambani, the richest man in India, paid for the plot: a mere 215M rupees, or about $4M. He was publicly criticized for buying land at a fraction of its market value, and, of course, for building such an ostentatious tower in a city where so many live in extreme poverty. Not everyone saw it that way, though: The Ambanis, and their house, reflect the epic changes in the whole social order of India, with its complex strata, the daughter of a prominent Indian family told Vanity Fairs James Reginato last year. Antilia, perched on the most expensive street in Mumbai, protrudes from the citys skyline like a stack of toy blocks, each glassy cantilever serving as a visual division among the homes many functions: private, public, play, and, of course, maintenance and support. Here now, Antilias most impressive stats: 10. Antilia, home to Ambani, his wife, Nita, and their three children, is staffed by 600 people. 9. Since some of its 27 floors are double- or triple-height, the home has the feel of a 40-story tower, rising 570 feet tall. 8. The whole house is based on the lotus and sun, Nita tells Vanity Fair. Artisans were tasked with creating these shapes throughout the home from rare woods, marble, mother-of-pearl, and other luxurious materials. 7. Antilia has six full floors dedicated to parking; Ambani famously owns 168 cars, and theres capacity to store all of them here. 6. The home also has a private car-service center, which is located on the 7th floor. 5. A 50-person theater has a garden on the roof, one Antilias many terraced gardens. 4. There are nine high-speed elevators that access different floors. The guest floors have their own elevators, Ambanis family has their own, and so on. 3.Theres something called an ice room—where the family can experience artificial snow smack in the middle of Mumbai. 2. Topping off the structure is a private four-floor residence for Ambanis family. We made our home right at the top because we wanted the sunlight, Nita says of the quarters, which have views of the Arabian Sea. So its an elevated house on top of a garden. 1. In addition to the three helipads on the property, theres also an air space floor, which serves as a helicopter control center.
Posted on: Tue, 01 Apr 2014 12:56:03 +0000
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