Sky Pool<\/strong>, a glass bottomed swimming pool was unveiled last week shall be\u00a0built as part of the Embassy Gardens<\/strong>,\u00a0a major new housing development in the Nine Elms district in south London.<\/p>\n

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As the name suggests, the suspended swimming pool will\u00a0bridge two apartment buildings making it possible to swim between the two structures.<\/p>\n

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Commissioned by developed\u00a0Ballymore<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0and designed by\u00a0HAL Architects<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0in collaboration with\u00a0Arup Associates<\/a>, <\/strong>the pool will be 115 feet off the ground, 90 feet long,\u00a019 feet wide, and nearly 10 feet deep. It will also have an entirely transparent glass shell that is 8 inches thick.<\/p>\n

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The schemes lower levels shall be occupied\u00a0by lots of greenery designed by leading environmental design studio\u00a0Camlins<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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The\u00a02,000-unit complex will include a business area, a gym and a rooftop bar with interiors designed by\u00a0Luis Bustamante<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Providing views of the embassy from the pool, this “structure free” pool is predicted to be\u00a0London\u2019s most distinctive building improvements. The building process will start\u00a0on site in the summer of 2015 with the first completions due in 2017.<\/p>\n

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Images courtesy of HAL Architects \/ Ballymore<\/p>\n

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