Post by emonseo29 on Mar 10, 2024 4:41:21 GMT
Residents of Embassy Gardens in London, United Kingdom, can now swim in an -foot ( m) long floating pool between two high-rise buildings, feet ( m) in the air, while looking directly toward the ground through its -inch ( cm) thick clear acrylic floor.
floating pool
It surely makes for an exciting experience. In fact, it is a unique experience, as it is the world's first high-rise transparent floating pool that connects two buildings in the air.
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The Sky Pool was designed by HAL Architects, including engineering firms Arup and Eckersley O'Callaghan, and American acrylic manufacturer Reynolds Polymer Technologies.
Aside from being a sight for sore eyes, the engineering and design behind this project is very admirable.
Since the project wanted to build a transparent bottom for the pool, your mind might jump right to the glass. However, the team used acrylic instead of glass for this project, as "it's much lighter, its clarity is much better, the ability to create it in one uniform piece is much better, and you end up with a beautiful structure that you wouldn't make." . “We had it in glass,” explained Paul Gardner, vice president of engineering, quality and safety at Reynolds Palmer.
floating pool
Gardner also mentioned that this type of project had never been done before.
The reason it has not been an easy task to create is because of the complex engineering behind connecting two -story high-rise buildings with a swimming pool. The floating pool must support the weight of the water, as well as the amount of pressure created on both sides of it, now to mention the wind factor must be taken into account.
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On top of that, high-rise buildings generally move a little due to wind loading and foundation settlement, and they do so separately from each other. Therefore, creating a link between two buildings that move independently of each other was another important factor to consider. The team managed to overcome this challenge by not rigidly connecting the pool at both ends, so it can slide and maintain weightlessness, Eckersley O'Callaghan said.
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floating pool
And as Gardner said, transporting such a large structure weighing approximately , pounds (, kg) from Grand Junction in Colorado to central London on the other side of the world was a challenge.
The Sky Pool took a trip that saw roads closed, traffic lights and crossing signs removed, and police taken to Texas before embarking on a three-week journey over water to the Netherlands. From there it crossed to the port of Tilbury in London and was transported along the River Thames, finally reaching its final destination thanks to the use of an -tonne mobile crane.
floating pool
It surely makes for an exciting experience. In fact, it is a unique experience, as it is the world's first high-rise transparent floating pool that connects two buildings in the air.
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The Sky Pool was designed by HAL Architects, including engineering firms Arup and Eckersley O'Callaghan, and American acrylic manufacturer Reynolds Polymer Technologies.
Aside from being a sight for sore eyes, the engineering and design behind this project is very admirable.
Since the project wanted to build a transparent bottom for the pool, your mind might jump right to the glass. However, the team used acrylic instead of glass for this project, as "it's much lighter, its clarity is much better, the ability to create it in one uniform piece is much better, and you end up with a beautiful structure that you wouldn't make." . “We had it in glass,” explained Paul Gardner, vice president of engineering, quality and safety at Reynolds Palmer.
floating pool
Gardner also mentioned that this type of project had never been done before.
The reason it has not been an easy task to create is because of the complex engineering behind connecting two -story high-rise buildings with a swimming pool. The floating pool must support the weight of the water, as well as the amount of pressure created on both sides of it, now to mention the wind factor must be taken into account.
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On top of that, high-rise buildings generally move a little due to wind loading and foundation settlement, and they do so separately from each other. Therefore, creating a link between two buildings that move independently of each other was another important factor to consider. The team managed to overcome this challenge by not rigidly connecting the pool at both ends, so it can slide and maintain weightlessness, Eckersley O'Callaghan said.
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floating pool
And as Gardner said, transporting such a large structure weighing approximately , pounds (, kg) from Grand Junction in Colorado to central London on the other side of the world was a challenge.
The Sky Pool took a trip that saw roads closed, traffic lights and crossing signs removed, and police taken to Texas before embarking on a three-week journey over water to the Netherlands. From there it crossed to the port of Tilbury in London and was transported along the River Thames, finally reaching its final destination thanks to the use of an -tonne mobile crane.
