London’s Sky Pool, located in Embassy Gardens, is a mixed-use residential/commercial development. The pool, which measures 25 m (82 ft) in length, is 35 m (115 ft high) between two apartment buildings.
The cuboid transparent pool’s structure is made of load-bearing acrylic. It was made in Colorado and shipped to Texas before being shipped across the Atlantic Ocean for England.
The developers initially were worried about the pool’s length and decided to place it between two apartment buildings. This was because the roof could not support such a large swimming pool among other attractions like a skydeck and shrubbery. The steps and filtration systems are located on the ground side of the pool.
Eckersley O’Callaghan, structural engineer, and HAL architects were involved in the development. They performed numerous analyses to ensure that the pool could withstand the forces of gravity. The acrylic frame measures 203mm (8 inches) in height. The acrylic frame is 203 mm (8 in.) thick and the base is 304 mm (12 in.). The structure is almost 3.1m thick and has a depth of 10 ft. It weighs 45.4 tons (50 tons).
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