The Antilia is a more
than $1 billion family home in South Mumbai, built for India’s richest man (and
Forbes’ fourth richest man) Mukesh Ambani - the billionaire Chairman of Reliance
Industries, his wife, three children and his mother. Antilia is named after the
mythical island in the Atlantic, Antillia.
The Antilia house which
unveiled its first renderings just over two-years ago has become a frightening
reality, egregiously boasting 27 stories at 568 feet high, with a total area of
over 398,000 square feet of living space. There is around 600 full-time staff
to maintain the residence, which was reported in the Indian Media to be the
most expensive home in the world.
The Antilia building is
situated on a 4,532 square metres (48,780 sq ft) plot at Altamount Road, Cumballa
Hill, South Mumbai. The Antilia is the product of a partnership between
architecture firms Perkins+Will and Hirsch Bedner Associates. The building has
taken nearly three years to complete. Antilia's shape
is based on Vaastu and differs in that no two floors are alike in either
plans or materials used.
Atop six stories of
parking lots having the capacity of 160 vehicles, Antilia's living quarters
begin at a lobby with nine elevators, as well as several storage rooms and
lounges. The home
contains a health club with a gym and dance studio, a swimming pool, a ballroom,
guestrooms and a 50-seater cinema as well. Three helicopter pads have been
installed on the roof.
It has been described
as the "Taj Mahal of 21st century India".
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