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The ‘iceberg’ basement is the latest status symbol for the mega-wealthy, who need room for expensive cars, and even tennis courts. European Editor at Large When a $5m Georgian townhouse in ...
The owner of a listed £8.5million Mayfair townhouse dating back to the 18th Century has been ordered to destroy an illegal 'iceberg' basement. The extensive alterations house a gym, sauna and ...
Two-storey basement extensions are usually in breach of the strict new policy on basements introduced by Kensington & Chelsea Council to combat the spread of ‘iceberg’ developments in the borough.
However, iceberg homes don’t come without their own set of headaches and risk. Back in 2020, a $6 million London home completely collapsed during building work to extend the basement.
He wants to build an ‘iceberg’ basement four storeys deep beneath a 19th-century schoolhouse in Knightsbridge. His underground extension will house a pool, a ballroom, ...
Tycoon given go-ahead for iceberg basement with banqueting hall, salt grotto and pool. Star Wars bubble bath businessman's redevelopment of £15 million mansion includes 200ft-long basement the ...
An extraordinary five-storey iceberg basement at luxury Mayfair hotel Claridge's - to create a stunning new spa and pool area - is the only excavation of its kind ever to have happened in the UK ...
Residents in some of London’s wealthiest neighborhoods are installing swimming pools, golf simulators and cinema rooms in luxury basement extensions.
While DC is home to the most famous iceberg house of all—the White House—this 7,200-square-foot iceberg home in the heart of the city made jaws drop when it was built in 2020. It has two ...