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.
Video of construction: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xP-ASxlu1eE
Source of article: http://tinyurl.com/25a35z
Note: Maybe King Tony can hit him up for a $billion or two donation...
