2009 design concept for National Library in Astana, Kazakhstan

World’s Most Expensive Home

India’s richest man, and Forbes’s fourth richest man, Mukesh Ambani, has built the world’s most expensive house in Mumbai. It is estimated to be worth $1 billion.

The lavish building– named Antilia, after the mythical island– has 27 stories, is 173 meters high and has 37,000 square meters of floor space — more than the Palace of Versailles. It contains a health club with a gym and dance studio, at least one swimming pool, a ballroom, guestrooms, a variety of lounges and a 50-seater cinema. There are three helicopter pads on the roof and a car park for 160 vehicles on the ground floors. It’s obviously quite a job keeping all this running smoothly, so the house, if you can call it that, also boasts a staff of 600. And all this for just Ambani, his wife and their three children to enjoy. 

diniscans:hereharehere:

The Skyline Residence by Belzberg Architects, LA. contemporist

I can now go through life un-satisfied. It really is a relief.

This house is breathtaking. The image above doesn’t even do it complete justice. Click contemporist for the full tour.

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tanya77:unicornology:missmodular:

“London architects dRMM have designed a house with mobile walls and roof that can be moved to cover and uncover parts of the dwelling” - dezeen.

rhodyram:

there is such mixed architecture here in Oslo, some of which is very cool.

rhodyram:

ok, I’ll stop with the whole daylight thing… but how crazy is it that it’s 10:15pm and I just took this photo? and that we’ll be going to dinner in a little bit.. only for the sun to rise again at 3:30am?!?

suitep:

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Great shot.

Nicely done. I’ve spent many a late drunken night at Coffee Shop, not late enough to see the sunrise, however.