Hello World! Welcome Friends! Years ago, a penthouse simply meant the apartment on the topmost floor of a residence or hotel. However, thanks to the ever-changing landscape of architecture and design, penthouses are now a show of affluence. The best penthouses in the world today are sky-high units featuring unforgettable designs, and scenic panoramic views.
In this article, we take a look at the three best penthouses in the world with the most impressive penthouse designs worldwide.
1. Battersea Prospect Place
The Battersea Power Station is an internationally recognized icon that renowned architect Frank Gehry challenged himself to build a neighborhood around. The result was two iconic buildings that have their own artistic identities but still connect to the history and culture of London. This harmonious blend of architectural brilliance encompasses 308 homes of varying sizes and no identical design. The only similarities across the homes are the spacious living areas, open-plan layout, and access to either a terrace or winter garden.
The rippled sculptural white facades of the buildings’ exterior featuring large windows stand in great contrast to the industrial look of the Battersea Power Station creating a link between the old and the new. From the one-bed flats to four-bedroom townhouses, to the studios and some of the best penthouses in the world at the Battersea Prospect Place, stunning views of the River Thames are delivered.
2. The Towers of the Waldorf Astoria
The Waldorf Astoria is a pair of 625-foot-tall landmark buildings with a rich history in midtown New York between Park Avenue and Lexington Avenue.
The original Waldorf Hotel owned by William Waldorf Astor began operations in 1893 with 450 guest rooms for guests and 15 common spaces, standing at 225 feet tall with 13 stories. In 1897, Caroline Astor, William Waldorf’s aunt, put up the Astoria Hotel next door after a family feud. The hotel’s design paid homage to German and Italian Renaissance styles, featured 550 guest rooms and 25 common rooms, and stood 270 feet tall with 16 stories.
Eventually, when the peace was restored between the two families, a 300-meter bridge was built to link the two buildings together becoming what we know today as the Waldorf-Astoria Towers. Today, they are home to the Grand Waldorf Hotel, which offers 375 suites and the Waldorf apartments above the hotel.
The apartment residence has exquisite units ranging from large studios to palatial four-bedroom homes and splendid penthouses. Each unit features uniquely designed art deco-inspired living quarters and lush private outdoor spaces. The Waldorf Hotel has the largest and most elegant ballroom in New York which plays host to the city’s most distinguished benefits and political dinners.
3. Atlantis the Royal Residences
In recent years, Dubai has been acclaimed as an ideal second home for sophisticated world citizens. After all, 431 Dubai properties were bought for over $10 million in 2023 by non-residents. Furthermore, in 2022, the Dubai property market experienced its highest-valued property sale of the year with the purchase of the largest penthouse at Atlantis the Royal Residences for $44.4 million.
The penthouse deserves a place on the list of the best penthouses in the world as it is massive in size, spanning over 25,000 sq ft and three floors high. The penthouse has five bedrooms, two private pools, a sky garden, and floor-to-ceiling windows that deliver 360-degree views of the Arabian Gulf and Dubai City. The rest of the penthouses at Atlantis the Royal are also a testament to the extravagance in the resort, featuring glass-sided pools, grandeur marble bathrooms with tubs overlooking the Arabian Gulf, and spacious rooms designed with a minimalist approach and neutral colors.
Atlantis the Royal brands itself as “the most ultra-luxury experiential resort in the world” and it does not fail to fulfill this mandate. The hotel provides 795 luxurious rooms and suites that grant you access to the multiple swimming pools, 40 eateries and restaurants, 17 high-end boutiques as well as numerous wellness spaces in the resort.
Beyond the world-class amenities and services, Atlantis the Royal is also an architectural sight. The resort exists as two remarkably designed towers connected by a glass bottom sky bridge that allows you to see the ground below.
The resort residences and amenities are also built and designed to create a curved façade and porous hollows to allow guests to enjoy both waterfront views of the Arabian Gulf and the sheltered lagoon of Palm Island from the same location. This innovative and unique architectural design of Atlantis the Royal Twin Tower structure is credited to the renowned Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates.
In Summary
The architectural landscape has changed over the years and these three above-discussed penthouses are a beautiful representation of the growth in innovative architecture and design.
We hope this exploration of the epitome of luxury of prestigious penthouses worldwide inspires your appreciation of property in its designs.
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