A housewarming is being planned for Murkesh Ambani as he gets ready to relocate to the world’s most costly residence. the 398,000 square foot edifice has been christened “Antilla” by its egotistical owner. The concrete, glass and steel tower looms above the slums of Mumbai 567 feet high. The Ambani house is being derided for states as a green building and as a symbol of the growing divide between a minority of haves and the majority of have-nots in India.
Going within the Ambani house
Forbes lists Ambani as number four as he is the richest person in India. The most costly residential property in the world is Antilla. More than seven years were required to build it. Inhabitant claims that Ambani has a wife, mother and three children all living in the residence with 600 staff with an “excessive consumption, extreme wastefulness, and not sustainable living.” Inside the Antilla there is a health club that has a swimming pool, a ballroom, guestrooms, some lounges, a 50-seat film theater, a dance studio and a gym. Three helicopter pads fit on the roof. A number of of the ground floors are consumed by a 160-car parking garage. It’s as tall as a 60-story building. You will find really only 27 stories though, which means the ceilings are higher than they need to be on all levels.
Buildings might not be stable
Ambani’s attempts at lasting architecture consisted of using Indian businesses, contractors, craftsmen and materials firms, according to a Forbes Antilla profile. You will find hanging gardens on the exterior of the wall which are called “living walls.” The home is also “green” in that it has trees growing on the inside. The Antilla is located in Mumbai which is a city with a 13 million population. Sarah Rich at Inhabitant explains the Antilla is in no way a green building. It is not considered sustainable. This is as the future will be compromised by this move. Greenery isn’t what sustainability is about, according to Rich. It’s more about humanity. Living walls do not translate to environmental integrity.
Ambani’s Antilla has an issue
Ambani will throw a housewarming party on Oct. 28. Based on the Australian Post, guests could be proceeding to Ambani’s Antilla from all over the world. They have to pass via Mumbai slums to get there though. It seems maharajas from before Ambani showed more restraint. Ambani must not have any. Antilla is a glaring reminder that India’s economic renaissance is heaping riches on a small number of filthy rich “Bollygarchs,” while 800 million Indians live on about $1.60 a day.
Info from
Inhabitant
inhabitat.com/2007/10/25/sites-residence-antilia-green-tower-in-mumbai/
Forbes
forbes.com/2008/04/30/home-india-billion-forbeslife-cx_mw_0430realestate.html
The Australian
theaustralian.com.au/news/world/bollygarch-mukesh-ambanis-18bn-mumbai-pad-with-slum-views/story-e6frg6so-1225939338119
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