ANTILA - MOST EXPENSIVE HOME

Antilla, the home of Mumbai-based petrochemicals giant Reliance Industries head Mukesh Ambani, stand 27 stories high.

 Lobby
Nine elevators dot the lobby floor: Two are designated for parking areas, three for guest quarters, two for the Ambani family residences and two for service. The lobby opens to numerous lounges, reception areas and powder rooms. Dual stairways lead from the lobby floor down to the ballroom, which is designed in an open layout with a two-story roof.


Ballroom
The most striking features of the Antilla ballroom are the crystal chandeliers that will take up approximately 80% of the ceiling. The silver stairways lead to a central landing, behind which two retractable doors can open to display works of art. There is also a stage for entertainment or speeches, with a projection screen behind it. A kitchen, about the same size as the ballroom itself, can service hundreds of guests.


Bathroom
One of Antilla's key design themes is the mix of lavish features seen in worldwide homes and elements that are distinctly Indian. The Gingko-leaf sink designs are a good example. Native to India, the leaves in the sinks are shaped in such a way that their stems guide water into the bowl created by the basket of the leaf.

Traditional Lounge
Ambani's home features countless lounges, offering Reliance Industries guests a quiet escape. Chandeliers and mirrors are a common feature of these rooms, as are finely woven Indian area rugs.

Modern Lounge
Each space and floor uses materials not seen anywhere else. The idea is that spaces will blend into one another, giving the impression of consistency and flow, while at the same time displaying different influences and traditions. This furniture, floors, lines and dark woods of this lounge have a more minimalistic approach than the home's other lounges.


Entertainment Level
It's very common in large homes to have a theater or screening room, but usually they're just large projection screens with a few nice seats. The Ambani's theater is --a full-fledged theater, indistinguishable from a cinema. A wine room, snack bar and entertaining space, including couches and tables, fill out the room.


Health Level
The indoor/outdoor health level features a lap pool and Jacuzzi that take in views of the city skyline, as well as lounge chairs shaded by trees. Yoga and dance studios, changing rooms for men and women, gyms and a solarium with a juice bar fill out the interior space. There are plans to include an ice room in the center space, where the Ambanis could sit on a hot Mumbai day to cool off in a man-made snow flurry.


Garage
The first six floors of the residence will be dedicated to parking for the Ambani family, guests and employees. Hanging vertical gardens dot the exterior. While they make for good decoration, their key function has to do with energy efficiency: The hydroponic plants, grown in liquid nutrient solutions instead of soil, lower the energy footprint of the home by absorbing heat and sunlight and providing shade that helps keep it cool.


Roof
The top floor features a covered, outdoor entertaining space with panoramic views of the Mumbai skyline as well as the Arabian Sea. On those days when it's too hot, or cold, an interior space with floor-to-ceiling windows provides the same luxury.

CHANGING TRENDS IN ARCHITECTURE

ORNAMENTATION IN ARCHITECTURE

Architecture has transformed from a complex creative process of integrating diverse functions, structural systems, myriad services and utilities, inter-related spaces and exterior-interior visual connections into a game of appliqué where one cuts and pastes decorations and ornament onto four sides of dull boxes.

The building in the picture above has a facade that is completely covered with sheets of perforated metal and acryllic translucent sheets. Diffused lighting techniques have been used to illuminate the facade of the building.


All of us agree that when we evaluate a building for its overall appeal, the exterior facade takes the first place. The exterior aesthetics has gained more importance than the interior functionality. The building has to be made look good.

DISTINGUISH DESIGNER !!

The relationship between human being and the building being established, what develops and grows around becomes a measure for man and his society.

Architects Profile :

• Full  Name :  Uttam Chand  jain
• Born :  1934
• Business Name  :  Uttam C. Jain Architects & Planners
• Services   :  Architecture, Urban Planning
• Design Team :  15 members , mumbai
• website :  http://www.ucjain.com/

Qualification :

• Advanced study scholarship from the National University of Tucuman, Argentina, 1959
• First Class Honours degree in Architecture – Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, 1958

Key projects

• Capitol Complex, Naya Raipur, India, 2006-Ongoing, Institutional
• Shri Tirupati Balaji General Hospital, Panthawada, India, 2004-2007, Hospital
• Aga Khan School, Mundra, India, 2002-2006, Institutional
• Umaid Heritage, Jodhpur, India, 2003-2005, Master Plan
• Prerna Sthala, Yavatmal, India, 2002-2003, Memorial
• Landmark, Bombay, India, 1993-2002, Workspace
• University of Jodhpur, Jodhpur, India, 1969-1999, Institutional
• Universal Harmony Hall, Mount Abu, India, 1993-1995, Convention Centre
• Habibganj Railway Station, Bhopal, India, 1989-1995, Transport
• Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, Bombay, India, 1985-1987, Institutional

Key awards:

• 2007, A+D & Spectrum Foundation Architecture Awards 2006, New Delhi, India
• 2005, Golden Architect Award 2004, A+D & Spectrum Paints Ltd., New Delhi, India
• 2002, Chairman’s Award – Architect of the Year 2001, J.K. Cement Ltd., India
• 1992, President’s Award – Baburao Mhatre Gold Medal, Indian Institute of Architects, India
• 1991, JIIA Awards, Indian Institute of Architects, Bombay, India
• 1969, Commonwealth Institute of Architects, London, UK

Philosophy

• In the operational realities, if an attempt is made to highlight the ideological postures leading to the directions of value as accepted in all design-decisions resulting into tangible architectural ambient, the efforts are also directed towards creating a preference in the public mind for consumption of good design in their day to day living.
• The immediate surroundings is  source of construction materials; snow, stone, straw, reed, wood or mud is the indigenous materials for constructing an enclosure.
• The relationship between human being and the building being established, what develops and grows around becomes a measure for man and his society.
• There is a place for everything and everything has its place.
• Spatial configuration in his design is an attempt to invoke a spirit that will establish a symbiotic bond between the present and the past.
• FORM : Realization of shelter form and its content are in response to a given place, climate, and time.
• AESTHETICS: It is the aesthetics of openness contrasted with enclosures that highlights the different features from the rest of the façade.

Conclusion :

Uttam C. Jain is one of the great contemporary architect of India . After studying his projects we understand his philosophy that “ The relationship between human being and the building being established, what develops and grows around becomes a measure for man and his society” . His project shows lots of good architectural solutions and their implications in Indian climate and behaviors. The use of arches , vaults , domes , squinched , pillars , cutouts in facades , courtyards , pergolas etc are the major elements of his design. His designs are mere a excellent response the site and surroundings. The Jodhpur university is one of his great works indeed . He has come up with a excellent solutions of the climate and space behavior. The stepped roofs , the sitting patterns , the use of stones , the use of cutouts for ventilation are his major features in it . Use of local materials with a good mixtures of modern technology make his building a completely excellent response . In the operational realities, if an attempt is made to highlight the ideological postures leading to the directions of value as accepted in all design-decisions resulting into tangible architectural ambient, the efforts are also directed towards creating a preference in the public mind for consumption of good design in their day to day living. A doctor buries his mistake and an architect builds his mistake. There are individuals who fail to understand what good architecture is all about. But U.C.Jain feels that, architecture begins after you put up four walls and a roof and that is what he call the non-manifest part. Architecture is like music. You can feel it but not see it. You have to comprehend and appreciate architecture. Architecture provides us with our basic biological needs but actually its realms go much further than that. His sense of creativity stems from what he add from his mind. There are the 3 ‘P’s of architecture, namely, the personality of the architect, the product and the place. These have to be in synergy.

''HOME SWEET HOME''

BEST DESIGN FOR THE MONTH

''HOME SWEET HOME''

This home  is the highlighted story for the month because of it extraordinary wood decor!! A elegant entry and waiting area, sophisticated seating area, delightful dining space, kosher kitchen, soothing study room, bare bath area, ongoing outdoors and heart soothing terrace luxury.. Just a perfect dream home !!!

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 the legendary elegance and breathtaking beauty set against the backdrop of an intriguing fusion of colonial Portugal and modern India 

BULGARI Milan

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Black marble from Zimbabwe, stone from Vicenza and Afyon, teak and oak: these and other precious materials combine to create unique textural juxtapositions and chromatic harmonies in a subtle balance of spatial rigor and atmospheric suggestion, accentuated by detailing and furnishings designed by the architectural studio of Citterio & Partners. The façade in white marmorino stucco, facing a lovely stretch of buildings in the style of the 1930s, is characterized by a quest for a weightless elegance, perfectly integrated into the original 18th-century façade.

The 58 rooms of the Bulgari Hotel Milan, which include 11 suites, are all extraordinarily luminous, thanks to ample windows looking out onto the beautiful garden or an exclusive Milanese courtyard, thus offering guests an unexpected sense of tranquility in the center of Milan. The furnishings and décor create a refined yet welcoming atmosphere, an expression of the constant attention to detail for which Bulgari is famous. Precious materials like teak and oak give each room and suite a feeling of warmth and intimacy.

The 2010 Watermark Awards...Check them out at http://www.builderonline.com/design/watermark/

A “less is more” philosophy prevails in these recessionary times, and nowhere is this shift more evident than in kitchens and baths. Contemporary spaces continue to gain ground, even in homes that are traditional on the outside, but there’s a difference between streamlined and sterile. The projects that received highest marks from the jurors this year illustrate a deft understanding of that distinction.
Clean, bright white—be it in the form of painted cabinets, marble countertops, or lacquered storage units—seems once again to be the designers’ look of choice. But this time around, it’s more likely to be paired with something warm, such as natural wood, a veiny stone, or oil-rubbed bronze, than with cold stainless steel or chrome. In fact, what made many winners stand out was their artful interplay of warm and cool, light and dark, texture and flat plane.
Another trend worth noting (and this is a biggie) is a clear movement away from the upper cabinets that have conventionally dominated kitchens. Many designers have found clever ways to redistribute storage space and eliminate those bulky masses in order to bring in more light, preserve views, and create a feeling of openness.
And yet, for the second year in a row, the project that received highest honors from the judges was not a kitchen, but a bath—and a traditional one at that. Take one look at this beguiling space, and you’ll see that it’s not so much the style that matters as the execution of it. It’s clean, original, contextual, and balanced.