A Luxury Condo In India Will Have A Private Swimming Pool On Every Balcony

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A proposed luxury apartment building with swimming balconies in Mumbai, India. Each apartment would come with its own pool.

A Luxury Condo In India Will Have A Private Swimming Pool On Every Balcony

Courtesy of James Law CybertectureThe Bandra Ohm, a residential high-rise in Mumbai, is offering the latest extravagance in luxury condos: a private balcony

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[HermanTX]

I have seen a very similar concept that are already built in Singapore. The pool is along side the living area and looked out to the ocean.
One high rise also had an elevator for their vehicle to be parked right next to their unit. It made it very easy to unload the groceries!!!!
Where there is money you can have just about any luxury.

 

[Newdude]

Is that an earthquake/wind pendulum thingie in the middle ?

 

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[Rocket J Squirrel]

Doesn't seem likely that each pool could have its own pump & filter. I would speculate all those pools are one body (or maybe 2 bodies) of water. So the residents would be sharing water with everyone else's "private" pool. Maybe the giant silver egg is the filter for all the pools.

 

[Newdude]

So the residents would be sharing water with everyone else's "private" pool.

Wouldn't be so bad if they were doing the champaign tower thing and you were up high.

 

[an1vrsy]

I traveled to Bangalore not Mumbai, but what I experienced there was enough for me to understand that India is a whole different world. I will leave it at that. I do remember that the rupee to dollar conversion was ridiculous. For example, I took my driver, translator and myself to dinner. We all ate and were quite full. The bill came to about 204 rupees, my translator said to leave a 20 rupee tip. Total 224 rupees. They said, sorry. We ate so much and this meal cost so much. Sorry.

However, at that time, the conversion was 50 rupees per dollar. That meal was equivalent to about $4.50. They looked at me like I was rich. Now, this was in 2012.

 

[JamesW]

Based on the shape, I suspect they will meet a lot of "resistance".

 

[JamesW]

It's actually called the Bandra Ohm.

The ohm (symbol: Ω) is the unit of electrical resistance.

 

[ajw22]

I think that building will be a maintenance nightmare as it ages.

 

[JamesW]

I think that building will be a maintenance nightmare as it ages.

Architects almost never care about the maintenance or operation of the building.

 

[JamesW]

They are making the same design mistake as the Edsel.

Seems like someone would have pointed that out to the architects by now.

 

[JamesW]

Doesn't seem likely that each pool could have its own pump & filter.

It's really more of an oversized hot tub than a pool.

It can have a simple pump and filter like a hot tub.

Overall, it looks like a stupid design.

More than half of the available volume is lost due to the desire for style over substance.

 

[ajw22]

Architects almost never care about the maintenance or operation of the building.

Are those apartments condo or rental? Someone will end up paying the maintenance bill.

I might rent such an apartment, but not own one.

 

[Newdude]

More than half of the available volume is lost due to the desire for style over substance.

Yeah, I keep looking at the pointy end of the pool. It's entirely unusable and the circulation will be terrible.

 

[JamesW]

The square footage of the indoor living space is also about half of what it could be.

 

[Newdude]

The square footage of the indoor living space is also about half of what it could

5800 sq ft is a mighty big 'apartment'

I might rent such an apartment, but not own one.

They're $15m and I imagine the maintenance / HOA fees are spendy as well.

 

[JamesW]

This is not the first development that is planning to have a private swimming pool in every balcony. A 35 story building in Kuala Lumpur has a tagline that says: "94 Apartments, 95 Swimming Pools," according to the WSJ.

In the Bahamas, a 34 unit Honeycomb building will have a private pool in every apartment.

The hassles of adding private pools to buildings also significantly increases the price - the Honeycomb's condos that are 5,800 square feet and priced at $15 million.

 

[Newdude]

94 Apartments, 95 Swimming Pools,"

This one has one extra too. I can't come up with a reason for it if I had my own $15m private balcony pool.

 

[JamesW]

The article is 8 years old and, as far as I can tell, the building has not even been built.

To me it looks like more fantasy than reality.

Probably just the architect trying to get some free publicity.

In Mumbai, the Bandra Ohm building, designed by Hong Kong-based James Law Cybertecture will include about 100 units with crescent-shaped pools overlooking the ocean.

Bandra Ohm

Location: Mumbai, India

Design: James Law Cybertecture

Number of units: 100

Number of balcony pools: 100

Pool material: High-strength acrylic

www.jameslawcybertecture.com