Oct 17, 2010

World’s Largest and Most Expensive Family Home Completed

 "The “Greenest of All Buildings” was recently completed in Mumbai, India and we couldn’t be more appalled. 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.



What at first glimpse looks and sounds like a typical skyscraper is far from it – the Antilla is in fact a $1 billion family home  built for India’s richest man (and Forbes’ fourth richest man) Mukesh Ambani, his wife, and three children. Constructed within a country estimated to have one-third of the world’s poorest population, the Antilia truly exemplifies the disease of excessive consumption, extreme wastefulness, and unsustainable living that is permeating today’s society." 

Source: inhabitat

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1 comment:

Performance Consultants said...

Nice building... I am interested to find out what makes it green, I couldn't see a green roof or any other item that would qualify the building as a green construction.

Is there a solar system, a rainwater collection system? I can see that the building has a lot of windows so I see that it might be energy effecient but what else is there?

Why is the building so expensive?

Thanks

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