To begin with, Suman’s residence spans four floors, beginning on the 19th of the building. Besides the obvious bedrooms, living spaces and baths, the penthouse also boasts of a royal study, office nooks, a home theatre and a private gym. Not just this, the real layout detail that will have your jaw on the floor is the number of balconies. Suman’s home stands wrapped around in a whooping ten balconies, which too, seamlessly reflect the ethos of excess. Each of them are brimming with blooming plants top to bottom and give way to an open roof top terrace with a stunning sea view and a big little mangrove to stare out into, in bliss. Now making a space this big feel as elaborate as it does requires a lot of warmth in the way it is put together. Besides Suman’s sense of hospitality, it’s the beige and ivory walls that serve as a neutral palette of sort for the crystal chandeliers – there’s too many to count – to bounce their warm, molten lighting off. The sense of aesthetic crowding the European and Victorian aesthetic offers takes care of the rest. Case in point are the global collectibles Suman has gathered from his trips abroad – an ornate chess table from New York and a purple-tinted San Diego vase that looks like it belongs in a museum make for some standout examples.
