Billionaire boss Roman Abramovich will splash £28 million on a Victorian-style pool and sauna in his basement. The Chelsea owner has been granted planning permission for the extension at his £110million Kensington mansion.
Abramovich
appears to have rethought plans for his Grade II property and will
upgrade his current pool with a an underground relaxation spot.
It
is believed to be inspired by the Guastavino tile vaults at New York’s
City Hall subway station and the Hornsey Wood reservoir under Finsbury
Park.
According to the Evening Standard
, Abramovich had initially pulled out of the extension as he prepared
for a planning permission verdict on the same development last summer.
The £28million development was set to increase the size of the property from 16,000 sq ft to 20,000 sq ft.
The
proposal note left outside Abramovich's home reads that he would like
the construction of "additional subterranean accommodation".
He was granted the permission back in December.
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