It’s not entirely clear where the bar is, or the reception desk for that matter, but this incredible futuristic, UFO-style hotel certainly looks appealing.
A new set of renderings from London and Beijing-based architect Dr Margot Krasojevic reveal a property that would sit half-submerged in the sea, with bedrooms that offer underwater views.
Dr Krasojevic said that it is capable of ‘surfing’ on the waves, with turbines that harness their power to generate energy.
Called the Harmonic Turbine Tidal Hotel, it has a frame modelled on the hull of a boat so that it can withstand buffeting in choppy conditions.
The renderings show the giant structure sitting in the water with its fluid shape blending in with the scenery.
If built, it would be anchored to a patch of land to prevent it from floating away but it would still be able to move gently with the water.
In one image, there appears to be a run of pods hanging down for guests to sit in and soak up some sun or have a nap.
In another shot, a woman is seen sunbathing on one of the hotel’s outer decks.
Krasojevic designed the hotel with Yalong Bay – an area on the island of Hainan, China – in mind.
The hotel would feature 30 submerged en-suite spa bedrooms.
Krasojevic said: ‘The idea behind the hotel came from rock-pools and tidal power, to design a hotel which dips into the sea just enough to catch the tide whilst being able to sway in the current. The entire experience is that of a surfing, beach hotel with sections of the hotel submerged during high tide.
‘The hotel consists of two interlocking steel frame aluminum clad elements. Similar to the hull of a boat these elements are lightweight enough to gently sway with the tide but strong enough not to break.
‘Each bedroom has a privacy glass-clad panel which makes the guests feel as though they are in a partly submerged submarine, waves crash against the room windows with the tide whilst water turbine rock-pools define private guest pools.’
Krasojevic’s online portfolio contains a number of innovative concepts.
They include a ‘jetway hotel’ that can be wheeled up to the door of a private jet, allowing its passengers to sleep in comfort without leaving the tarmac.
Another radical idea is a vertical prison, located in the middle of the ocean, which is capable of producing its own electricity with a system that pumps water out of the sea to produce a waterfall that lands on turbines.
