Apa yang disebut 'rumah' ini bukanlah rumah pada umumnya. Ini adalah bangunan 27 lantai yang menjulang di langit kota Mumbai. Laksana hotel berbintang lima, di dalamnya dilengkapi fasilitas kesehatan, gimnastik, studio tari, ballroom, sejumlah lounge, bioskop dengan 50 tempat duduk, dan setidaknya ada satu kolam renang.
Bangunan setinggi 173 meter ini juga memiliki tiga helipad di atap. Sementara di bagian bawah, tersedia area parkir yang mampu memuat 160 mobil sekaligus. Tamu juga tak perlu ngos-ngosan mendaki tangga, sebab sembilan lift siap sedia naik turun setiap saat.
'Antilia' dibangun dari kaca, baja, dan ubin. Juga, dilengkapi dengan taman gantung empat lantai yang dirancang untuk menjaga ruangan tetap dingin di musim panas dan hangat di musim dingin. Dari lantai-lantai atasnya, penghuni bisa menikmati pemandangan spektakuler Mumbai dan Laut Arab.
Jika luas seluruh lantai digabungkan, luas rumah ini mencapai 37 ribu meter persegi--lebih luas dari Istana Versailles di Prancis. Untuk merawatnya supaya tetap rapi dan kinclong, dibutuhkan 600 staf rumah tangga.
Tak perlu heran bagaimana Ambani mampu membangun rumah semegah ini. Pria berusia 53 tahun ini bukan hanya orang paling kaya di India, tapi juga berada di urutan keempat manusia paling makmur sejagat. Saat ini, kekayaan Ambani mencapai sekitar US$29 miliar alias sekitar Rp261 triliun! Namun, empat tahun lagi, kekayaannya diperkirakan membengkak menjadi US$62 miliar. Majalah Forbes memprediksi ia akan berada di tahta orang terkaya sedunia pada tahun 2014.
Ambani adalah pemilik Reliance Industries, konglomerasi bisnis India yang bergerak di bidang petrokimia, pertambangan, pembangkit, serta minyak dan gas. Kini, kerajaan bisnisnya terus merangsek ke berbagai bidang. (Daily Mail | kd)
Via: VIVAnews.com
COVER STORY
Construction of Mukesh Ambani’s new house at Altamount Road, where real estate prices are now in the region of Rs 75,000 per sq ft, began in late 2006, and the first six floors are already in place now. The building is expected to be complete in September 2008.
27 FLOORS
According to the plan, the house will rise to a height of 173.12 meters, equivalent to that of a regular 60-storeyed residential building. However, Antilia will have only 27 storeys in all, which means each floor will have a ceiling considerably higher than the current average of nearly three meters.
SIX FLOORS FOR PARKING
The first six floors — which have come up — will be reserved for parking alone, and that too for cars belonging only to Mukesh's family. Space for a total of 168 'imported' cars has been earmarked here.
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.
FOR GUESTS
There will be a two-storeyed glass-fronted apartment for the Ambani family's guests above the health floors. One more refuge floor and one floor for mechanical works will be built on top of these apartments.
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.
HELIPAD
The plan states that three helipads are to be built on the terrace.
However, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation officials told this paper that permission for the helipads has not been granted yet. "The residential plans were approved threefour years ago. Two levels of basement have also been shown in the proposed project," Sudhir Shinde, deputy engineer at the BMC's building proposals department said.
STAFF
Nearly 600 staffers are expected to work fulltime in the building, sources said.
Via: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=474035
