Posted on 08/21/2015 6:06:33 AM PDT by BenLurkin
Developers in London are building what they claim is the world's first "sky pool" — a 25-meter-long swimming pool suspended 10 stories in the air between two blocks of luxury flats. The transparent pool at Embassy Gardens will be three meters deep with a water depth of 1.2 meters, and will be constructed with the help of aquarium designers using 20-cm-thick glass. The pool will allow residents to swim between the development's roof-top bar, spa, and orangery (a walkway will be available as well), with prices for apartments and penthouses in the complex starting at £602,000 ($942,572).
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"It will feel like floating through the air in central London."
"My vision for the sky pool stemmed from a desire to push the boundaries in the capability of construction and engineering. I wanted to do something that had never been done before," said Sean Mulryan
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Thanks.
No! Never! Gives me the willies just thinking about it! Of course, since I’m anything but rich, I’ve no opportunity.
Makes me crap my trunks just thinking about it. Thanks BenLurkin.
Party pool.
Just wait until 100 people are in there jumping up and down in time to the music.
Yeah, and the Daily Mail will be there to take the pics. LOL
Seriously though, a 4 ft pool is just a waste of space. OTOH, the guy got his name in the tabloids, so there’s that.
Why are brits so hooked on oranges? Seems like a status marker.
Was in UK and they had orange coke.
I’d guess for the same reason that they seem to prefer bright, almost gaudy paint colors on cars, the gray weather.
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