Dubai’s fascination with overblown architecture has moved below sea level thanks to the announcement of The Water Discus — billed as the world’s largest underwater hotel.
With an aesthetic not too many light years removed from the Starship Enterprise and an evacuation mechanism not dissimilar to that of a cafetiere plunger in reverse, the design by Polish firm Deep Ocean Technology reveals a hotel split into two parts — one permanently above the water and the other capable of submerging to a depth of 33 feet.
The submersible part of the hotel is intended to contain 21 hotel rooms as well as an underwater diving facility and a bar. Deep Ocean Technology are also keen to point out that from this location visitors will be able to observe the minutiae of the lives of their aquatic neighbours:
“Special lighting system of the area around the room and the miniature underwater vehicles which can be operated from inside will allow you to take a closer look at even the most microscopic underwater creatures using macro photography.”
Although, that said, they are less keen on fish and fellow guests being afforded the same prurient privileges:
“We also ensure that our guests can protect their privacy whenever necessary. All rooms are sound-proof and have curtains of different levels of transparency.”
President of BIG InvestConsult AG (a Swiss firm who have partnered with Deep Ocean Technology for the project) Bogdan Gutkowski previously informed World Architecture News that The Water Discus is also intended as an environmentally conscious research center as well as a tourism hub.
“We would like to create here in the UAE the International Environmental Program and Center of the Underwater World Protection — with Water Discus Hotel as a laboratory tool for ocean and sea environment protection and research.”
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