2011 will mark the last season of the famous and highly popular HBO series, Entourage.  With the shows impending final season on the way, the backdrop to its glitzy and glamorous Hollywood lifestyle (as seen in the last season of the show) was put on the market a few weeks ago.  Located in a secluded community in Encino, CA, the property was listed for $5,750,000, which is a small price to pay for those who will boast living in perhaps one of the most famous bachelor pads of all time.  The 9,000 square feet house features 7 modern bedrooms, 8 bathrooms, pool, library, media room, and three covered patios.

London’s already beautiful and iconic skyline has become even more distinctive due to the latest addition of the Strata SE1 high-rise, towering 485 feet above London’s Elephant & Castle area and said to be the tallest residential building in Central London.  Taller than the Big Ben and the London Eye (views of both are a high selling point for the building’s tenants), Strata SE1 is the brainchild of BFLS Architects and Brookfield Europe who realized the project that became the first building in the world to incorporate energy saving devices in the form of wind turbines, into its exterior facade.

Nicknamed the “Razor” in lieu of its close resemblance to the electric shaver, Strata SE1 features an edgy, modern design with an exuberant focus on sustainability.   The three massive wind turbines at the tower’s pinnacle are constructed to take advantage of 35mph winds and sequentially generate up to 8% of the required energy amount to operate the building.  Yet, the environmentally conscientious Strata SE1 goes to even further lengths of recycling by including whole house ventilation system with heat recovery, district heating system, low energy lighting, and almost entirely recyclable construction waste.

The Strata SE1 is a residential facility with choices of studios, one, two and three bedroom duplex
apartments furnished using modern furniture and neutral toned materials.   Strata SE1 was completed in May of 2010 and was 99% presold prior to completion date because it is not only a matter of luxury, but of privilege to be part of unprecedented innovation in green technology.

The recently completed home of Mukesh Ambani, India’s richest man and the 5th richest man in the world is estimated to have cost around $2 billion and took over 4 years to complete.   It is called Antilla which is also the name of a mythical island; and an island of sheer opulence it is.  Situated in downtown Mumbai, the Antilla skyscraper stretches over 27 floors, 550 feet and incorporates 400,000 square feet of living space with views of the Arabic Sea.   Antilla’s uniquely designed exterior façade and interior layout scheme is sourced in the ancient practices of Vaastu Shastra, a traditional Hindu methodology of architecture and interior design based on spatial and tangible-object sequence.

Ambani Antilla - Mukesh Ambani's Modern Home in Mumbai

The Ambani Antilla features a six story garage for 160 cars, 9 elevators, large ballroom with a ceiling that is almost entirely covered in crystal chandelier.  Throughout the 27 floors of the residence are a number of indoor/outdoor bars, solariums, various lounges, gym, dance and yoga studio, 4 story outdoor garden with manicured lawns, exotic flowers and trees, ice room to escape the Mumbai heat with man-made snow flurries, and service quarters for a staff of 600.  Also a part of the Antilla is a ginkgo leaf-shaped movie theater for 50 and wine cellar as well as 3 helicopter pads.