World’s Tallest Residential Skyscraper
Welcome to World One, the world’s tallest residential tower in the future. It is a 450 meters tall building that will be built on a 17-acre site in Mumbai, India, by Mumbai-based Lodha Developers, New York-based Pei Cobb Free & Partners and Leslie E Robertson Associates. The 117-story skyscraper will include two more towers, 300 exclusive flats, lavish villas and a few duplex suites as well.
The World One is also a sustainable building, featuring 100 percent water harvesting and recycling system, VRV air-conditioning system as well as the use of solar energy, which will cut the energy consumption by over 40 percent. According to Mumbai-based Lodha Developers, the tallest building will be completed by the year 2014, costing about $4.25 million.
June 22nd, 2010 at 3:14 am
So Mumbai is now competing with Dubai to see who can spend more on useless ornaments?
June 9th, 2011 at 4:30 am
117 storey cost only $4.25 million? WTF?