Mukesh Ambani And Nita Ambani’s Rs 15000 Crore Antilia is designed by…, not Gauri Khan, the name will surprise you

Mukesh Ambani and Nita Ambani’s Rs 15000 Crore Antilia: Antilia, the home of Mukesh Ambani and Nita Ambani, has been in the news recently for various reasons, including the Waqf property dispute. Known for being one of the most expensive house or residence in India, Antilia, the Ambani house, is one of the most popular homes across India famous for its luxury. Built between the year 2006 and 2010 at a cost of nearly US$2 billion, Antilia is designed to withstand a magnitude 8 earthquake.

Talking about the structure, the building has 27 stories, with a height of 173 metres (568 ft) tall, covering over 37,000 square metres. The Antilia has a 168-car garage, a ballroom, 9 high speed elevators, a 50-seat theatre, spa, health centre, a temple, terrace gardens and a swimming pool. However, often-overlooked aspect is who built and designed the majestic building owned by Mukesh Ambani and Nita Ambani. Here are all the details you need to know about Antilia and its builders.

Who constructed Mukesh Ambani’s Antilia?

Perkins & Will, a US-based architecture and design firm headquartered in Chicago is credited for designing Antilia. Perkins & Will is a distinguished interdisciplinary architecture and design firm known for its quality all across the globe. Most interestingly, the founders of the firm, Lawrence Perkins and Philip Will Jr., met at Cornell University during their academic years and later formed the company, which was purchased by Dar Al-Handasah in the year 1986.

Gauri Khan as interior designer at Antilia?

The CEO of Perkins & Will is Phil Harrison, a British businessman. Notably, the interiors of Antilia were designed by Hirsch Bedner Associates, with portions of the interior also styled by Gauri Khan, wife of actor Shah Rukh Khan.

Mukesh Ambani selected Leighton Asia to build his residence, Antilia. A prominent construction contractor in the Asia-Pacific region, Leighton Asia is a key subsidiary of the esteemed CIMIC Group. For those unfamiliar, CIMIC Group is a well-known Australian company specializing in project development and contracting.

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