Partially-Undersea Water Discus Hotel To Be Built In the Maldives

Zothecula writes "Polish architectural and deep-sea engineering company Deep Ocean Technology has inked a deal with Ridgewood Hotels and Suites Pvt. Ltd. to build its futuristic part-underwater Water Discus Hotel just off the shore of Kuredhivaru Island in the Maldives. 'The luminous hotel features two large disc-shaped lounges seven-meters above the water, housing a luxury restaurant and spa. The lounges are connected to a glass tunnel plunging 30-meters below the water, leading to 21 opulent bedrooms. Not only does the hotel look like a spaceship -- it actually moves like one, with the largest underwater saucer-shaped room able to slide to the surface in emergencies. 'If you need to replace a window for example, it's very difficult underwater,' explained Podwojewski. 'So we wanted to build a building that can surface any time for maintenance or safety.'"

and in tsunamis?

[Isara]

I wonder how the whole thing will be able to move if there's a tsunami? Obviously above-ground hotels don't fare too well there either, but I'm interested in the mechanics of a partially-submerged structure being able to handle that kind of hit. Still, sounds like a cool place to visit.

Re:and in tsunamis?

[Anonymous Coward]

According to some [tripadvisor.com] (especially one near the bottom), tsunamis are very rare, but there is no place on any of the Maldives high enough to get away from one. So I suppose this would be no more dangerous than any other hotel in the region.

Re:Jetsons!

[I'm New Around Here]

Spoken by someone who lives in a house that was already built, on land that had to be cleared, in a natural ecosystem that had to be destroyed, and protected by systems that kill nature's attempts to recolonize.

Your hurt shows through remarkably.