Richest Man In India Builds $1 Billion House

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.

Watch a video of the tower's progress here:

Comments

[acudoc]

I am a free market capitalist. To see such a repugnant waste of capital is truly disheartening. I hope the poor of Mumbai manage to bring it crashing down.

[LeftLeanWing]

Who wants to live in a Transformer ?

[ktpinnacle]

He's entitled to his own style, and to use his money as he sees fit.

But the way he uses it is such a waste. Such a shame. A monument to himself instead of strengthening his countrymen. I guess the caste system is alive and well in India. And the poor are where they belong.

[01202009]

Gosh, does George Bush have one of these? This guy is an asshole and will probably jump from the top!

[kgrdem]

Mother Teresa would be sooooo proud.

[realitycheck7]

this story is about a year old

[GiggidyGeshmoygen]

This appears to be a case of massive overcompensation for what must be a very tiny penis.

At least Mr. Ambani had the good sense not to go with the original cylindrical design topped by a large dome.

[bluestatelib]

What a contemptible clown this guy is to build just a wasteful monstrosity in such an impoverished country.

[MrsBettyBowers]

He lives in a billion dollar home while much of India roams the streets for a piece of corrugated iron to sleep under.

It is times like this when I almost wonder why the Lord Jesus implicitly commanded that His flock be get-rich American-style capitalists!

But, as I gas up my tax-free Christian ministry-purchased Bentley, I remind myself that is not mine to question why my Invisible Friend in the sky blesses me with such riches while so many starve . . .

Glory!

[WIpatriot]

I perused their website to look at some of their projects, and they are nowhere near this "futuristic" project:

http://www.perkinswill.com/clients/clients.aspx?page=corpcom

[diamndpeace]

How could you sleep at night knowing you keep six hundred people maintaining your own home for you? Or knowing that people on the street below you are dying of hunger? What a fucking ego you must have to possess.

[IkeChicago]

Fine house and when he walks out into the street, beggers, beggers everwhere, what a selfish, greedy , bastard. Bill Gates didn't build a house close the this cost, then again Gates is a humanitarian.

[BobSF94117]

Hey, I used to live in a place where aircraft landed just a stone's throw away. I guess I had it made and didn't even know it!

[manndan]

Gad! It's hideous.

[johnnyjust]

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