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Heath 01-27-2013 05:38 PM

Plans afoot for Dubai's first underwater hotel
 
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/wo...l-8467823.html

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Dubai is no stranger to breaking records. First, they built the world's largest mall, then they built the world's tallest building... And now, if plans come to fruition, the emirate could become home to the world's largest underwater hotel.

The Water Discus hotel has been designed by Polish company Deep Ocean Technology (DOT) with the help of Swiss firm BIG InvestConsult AG. The hotel will comprise of two discs - one under the water, and one suspended above the water. The discs will be connected by five legs, and a vertical shaft in the centre housing stairs and a lift.

The underwater section will be up to 10 metres beneath the sea surface, and contain 21 double rooms adjacent to a dive centre and a bar. Each room has been designed to 'integrate with the underwater world as closely as possible'.

Due to the modular design of the hotel, the Water Discus can be transferred to a different place in case of environmental or economic concerns. The surface discs have been designed to be buoyant and detachable from the main structure, to act as lifeboats should any natural disaster strike.
http://www.independent.co.uk/incomin...r-discus-2.jpg

http://www.independent.co.uk/incomin...r-discus-1.jpg

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Webmaster Advertising 01-27-2013 05:40 PM

All seems very 'Dr No' it sucks that this type of advanced technology / design always happens outside the United States though...

scottybuzz 01-27-2013 05:42 PM

built by slave labour

Rochard 01-27-2013 06:10 PM

The fuckers in Dubai build the coolest stuff...

mineistaken 01-27-2013 08:58 PM

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Originally Posted by scottybuzz (Post 19447355)
built by slave labour

nope, by immigrants from other Asian countries.

Supz 01-27-2013 09:01 PM

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Originally Posted by mineistaken (Post 19447611)
nope, by immigrants from other Asian countries.

this is true. mad Philippinos there, and other asian people. Dubai has nice places. For the most part it is shit. very hot, very over rated. To far from the US for me to even care to go back to a place like that..

Chosen 01-27-2013 09:02 PM

Looks pretty cool :)

AllAboutCams 01-27-2013 09:12 PM

Great looking hotel same ill probably never afford to stay there

MovieMaster 01-27-2013 10:32 PM

what ya expect too much dam red tape here in the states.... environmental reports, save the guppy legislation, save the water lice, taxes, taxes and more taxes, impact fee's, more bribes, zoning, permits, more permits, union bullshit....

The Ghost 01-28-2013 02:49 AM

Bad ass.

JFK 01-28-2013 02:54 AM

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Originally Posted by MovieMaster (Post 19447732)
what ya expect too much dam red tape here in the states.... environmental reports, save the guppy legislation, save the water lice, taxes, taxes and more taxes, impact fee's, more bribes, zoning, permits, more permits, union bullshit....

Hit the mail on the head :thumbsup

crockett 01-28-2013 03:00 AM

I wonder how they keep the radicals at bay in Dubai. Seems out of all the places that would be easy for them to hit westerners in their own back yard, it would be there.

MrBottomTooth 01-28-2013 03:41 AM

Why dont they worry about making proper sewer infrastructure instead of all this fancy stuff? Isnt this the place that has a convoy of shit-filled trucks lining the highways at certain times because they have no way of dealing with it? Also seen some celebrity say she was almost arrested there for hugging a man in public that she was not married to. Such a backwards place.

scottybuzz 01-28-2013 03:43 AM

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Originally Posted by crockett (Post 19447975)
I wonder how they keep the radicals at bay in Dubai. Seems out of all the places that would be easy for them to hit westerners in their own back yard, it would be there.

security. they have the money for it.

to get to the main hotel there you have to pass through like 5 layers of security

just a punk 01-28-2013 03:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Rochard (Post 19447398)
The fuckers in Dubai build the coolest stuff...

Indeed :2 cents:

sojproductions 01-28-2013 04:09 AM

That looks pretty cool I have to say. very nemo!

John-ACWM 01-28-2013 12:38 PM

Awesome! I like their craziness.

Scott McD 01-28-2013 03:41 PM

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Originally Posted by MrBottomTooth (Post 19448011)
Also seen some celebrity say she was almost arrested there for hugging a man in public that she was not married to. Such a backwards place.

And it's things like that that will make me never ever visit there, no matter what other cool shit they build.

Fuck them!

Brad Mitchell 01-28-2013 03:55 PM

This article.on the labor in Dubai is very interesting:

http://hir.harvard.edu/rethinking-fi...e-desert-oasis

Brad

Zeiss 01-28-2013 03:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Rochard (Post 19447398)
The fuckers in Dubai build the coolest stuff...

:thumbsup

johnnyloadproductions 01-28-2013 04:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Brad Mitchell (Post 19449099)
This article.on the labor in Dubai is very interesting:

http://hir.harvard.edu/rethinking-fi...e-desert-oasis

Brad

A famous starlet right now got $50k for hanging out with a dubian for a weekend.

EddyTheDog 01-28-2013 04:06 PM

As already said - Just a shame all the cool stuff is in Dubai. I don't fancy going there.

halfpint 01-28-2013 04:08 PM

yep some real cool stuff in Dubai for sure

sandman! 01-28-2013 04:30 PM

looks cool would love to visit it :)

SGS 01-28-2013 05:36 PM

The plans for that place have been on the go for many years. Dubai isn't even running at 50% occupancy at the moment so the last thing they need is more hotels.

SGS 01-28-2013 05:37 PM

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Originally Posted by crockett (Post 19447975)
I wonder how they keep the radicals at bay in Dubai. Seems out of all the places that would be easy for them to hit westerners in their own back yard, it would be there.

By paying them huge amounts of $$$$$$

mineistaken 01-28-2013 05:58 PM

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Originally Posted by SGS (Post 19449257)
By paying them huge amounts of $$$$$$

source..?

mineistaken 01-28-2013 06:02 PM

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Originally Posted by SGS (Post 19449254)
The plans for that place have been on the go for many years. Dubai isn't even running at 50% occupancy at the moment so the last thing they need is more hotels.

For hotel to be profitable often its enough to have 30%+ occupancy.

Plus even if the city gets only 50% occupancy it does not mean this particular developer could not get 80% or more.

They need to build fancy shit otherwise nobody would come their for vacations and they need tourist to replace oil when it ends.

MaDalton 01-28-2013 06:04 PM

i prefer more fun places

Rico_TZ 01-28-2013 09:48 PM

One more place for the traveling whores to visit.

Heath 01-29-2013 11:31 AM

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Originally Posted by MrBottomTooth (Post 19448011)
Why dont they worry about making proper sewer infrastructure instead of all this fancy stuff? Isnt this the place that has a convoy of shit-filled trucks lining the highways at certain times because they have no way of dealing with it? Also seen some celebrity say she was almost arrested there for hugging a man in public that she was not married to. Such a backwards place.

This is a really good point, there is supposedly places there that have absolutely no sewage drains or fresh water access.

They also admitted when they were building the one hotel that they should have probably built salt water conversion plants instead.

Black All Through 01-29-2013 11:48 AM

sweet stuff

Vendzilla 01-29-2013 12:26 PM

I've already lived underwater once, you can have it, scenery never changes

SGS 01-29-2013 01:10 PM

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Originally Posted by mineistaken (Post 19449305)
For hotel to be profitable often its enough to have 30%+ occupancy.

Plus even if the city gets only 50% occupancy it does not mean this particular developer could not get 80% or more.

They need to build fancy shit otherwise nobody would come their for vacations and they need tourist to replace oil when it ends.

You have obviously never been to Dubai...

Colmike9 01-29-2013 01:17 PM

People are abandoning their luxury cars because they can't pay the bill and going back to their original countries. Same thing will happen with the fancy buildings real soon..

mineistaken 01-29-2013 01:31 PM

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Originally Posted by SGS (Post 19450821)
You have obviously never been to Dubai...

What? Are you sure you quoted the right person? :2 cents:

seeandsee 01-29-2013 01:45 PM

i would like to see this made


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