Here is some eye candy that is swimming pool related. A first I was stoked seeing a project that takes an environmental stain on the landscape and then turns it something beautiful and usable. However, I then asked myself, how will they circulate the water in that giant lake at the bottom so as to prevent algae plumes? In fact how will they filtrate it as well? But even more important, as one person who commented on the project, how will they get the air to circulate efficiently 100 meters below the surface?From Freshome.com: "... If you are looking for really something different, this might be it. Atkins has won an international competition to design a five-star resort hotel set within a beautiful 100 meter deep quarry in the Songjiang district close to Shanghai in China. I know that from these pictures the hotel looks almost unreal, but this project is expected to be completed by May, 2009. Its stunning concept designs inspired by the natural water and landscape features of the quarry captured the imagination of judges to quash competition from two other international firms. ..." [Link]
Found originally at Notcot.org
1 comment:
Cooool! Not that I'm a civil or HVAC engineer but I immediately answered "water fountain" for the filtration and algae question. Then I noticed they've provided a waterfall to do the job in a more spectacular fashion. And how will they get the air to circulate efficiently 100 meters below the surface? You might as well ask how all those poor Manhattanites manage to breathe with all those tall buildings around them.
Post a Comment