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'Sky' Pool Anyone???

KingstonsMom — Tue, 01 Jun 2021 18:34:29 GMT

Oh nooooo, not me!

Twitter users have branded a luxury swimming pool 115ft above the ground a 'nightmare' and described how dizzying aerial photos of it has made them feel sick.

The 25m transparent pool sits on the 10th floor between two blocks of flats in Nine Elms, Vauxhall in south-west London, just down the road from the US Embassy.

Boasting astonishing views of the London Eye and the Houses of Parliament, the pool above the Embassy Gardens flats has been hailed as the most exclusive venue to take a dip in Britain.

Twitter users tell how the world's first see through sky pool has left them feeling SICK | Daily Mail Online

Re: 'Sky' Pool Anyone???

VaBelle35 — Tue, 01 Jun 2021 18:38:31 GMT

I lived in a 15 story apt building in MD and the pool was on the roof.

What am I missing? That you can see out the sides when you are under water?

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Foxxee — Tue, 01 Jun 2021 18:44:56 GMT

No way would I trust a pool between two buildings with no support under it.

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KingstonsMom — Tue, 01 Jun 2021 18:45:07 GMT

@VaBelle35

It's suspended 115 ft. above ground, only held by being attached to 2 adjacent buildings.

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KingstonsMom — Tue, 01 Jun 2021 18:49:07 GMT

@VaBelle35 wrote:
I lived in a 15 story apt building in MD and the pool was on the roof.

What am I missing? That you can see out the sides when you are under water?

@VaBelle35

Exactly, your roof top pool had a roof and a building supporting it, this doesn't.

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shoptilyadropagain — Tue, 01 Jun 2021 18:49:21 GMT

I think it's absolutely beautiful and a cool concept but I don't think I'd find myself swimming in it.

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Mz iMac — Tue, 01 Jun 2021 18:49:56 GMT

@VaBelle35 wrote:
I lived in a 15 story apt building in MD and the pool was on the roof.

What am I missing? That you can see out the sides when you are under water?

@VaBelle35 I currently live in a highrise w/a pool on the roof.

What am I missing too? Maybe roof pools are rare in the UK? Very common in the tri-states.

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KingstonsMom — Tue, 01 Jun 2021 18:57:08 GMT

@Mz iMac

As I mentioned above, a roof top pool is supported by the building and it's roof, this is not.

The Sky pool has NO support underneath the pool, it's only secured to the 2 adjacent buildings.

It's also completely clear on all sides, offering great views of the city according to their hype.

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eadu4 — Tue, 01 Jun 2021 19:30:19 GMT

Being uncomfortable with heights I doubt I'd swim in it, but looking at the aerial picture it's engineered so the weight is distributed on each side by portions of it actually "on" the roofs of the two buildings. So it's not just "suspended" between two buildings, the middle portion weight is balanced by the two sides that are on the roofs.

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shoesnbags — Tue, 01 Jun 2021 19:38:14 GMT

@Mz iMac wrote:
@VaBelle35 wrote:
I lived in a 15 story apt building in MD and the pool was on the roof.

What am I missing? That you can see out the sides when you are under water?
@VaBelle35 I currently live in a highrise w/a pool on the roof.
What am I missing too? Maybe roof pools are rare in the UK? Very common in the tri-states.

@Mz iMac

This pool is not ON the roof, it's between two buildings.

@VaBelle35 you can see out of the sides & bottom.

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shoesnbags — Tue, 01 Jun 2021 19:39:43 GMT

Whew, this is definitely not for me! Just thinking about it makes me uneasy.

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Mz iMac — Tue, 01 Jun 2021 19:43:05 GMT

@shoesnbags wrote:
@Mz iMac
This pool is not ON the roof, it's between two buildings.

@shoesnbags Are we looking at the same pic? Looks on the roof to me. The pool stairs & the shallow parts are NOT between 2 buildings.

People lounging "on the roof" next to the pool.

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shoesnbags — Tue, 01 Jun 2021 19:48:07 GMT

@Mz iMac wrote:
@shoesnbags wrote:
@Mz iMac
This pool is not ON the roof, it's between two buildings.

@shoesnbags Are we looking at the same pic? Looks on the roof to me. The pool stairs & the shallow parts are NOT between 2 buildings.
People lounging "on the roof" next to the pool.

@Mz iMac

Yes, the ends with the stairs are definitely attached to the buildings. But most of the pool is in mid air between the buildings. I have no problem whatsoever swimming in a rooftop pool, but I could never be comfortable in this one.

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mspatmac — Tue, 01 Jun 2021 21:12:33 GMT

It's a people tank instead of a fish tank! There are many suspended pools across the world. Google and be amazed.

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Still Raining — Tue, 01 Jun 2021 21:20:22 GMT

Could never do it. Not even the little walkway. Nope, not going to happen.

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cactusgal — Tue, 01 Jun 2021 21:46:25 GMT

No thanks, just as bad as the Grand Canyon Skywalk

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CrazyKittyLvr2 — Tue, 01 Jun 2021 21:51:59 GMT

That would be a big NO.

Anyone see The Mechanic 2 movie with Jason Statham. Bad guy was in a pool like that, didn't end well for him.

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NickNack — Tue, 01 Jun 2021 21:55:26 GMT

@Mz iMac wrote:
@shoesnbags wrote:
@Mz iMac
This pool is not ON the roof, it's between two buildings.

@shoesnbags Are we looking at the same pic? Looks on the roof to me. The pool stairs & the shallow parts are NOT between 2 buildings.
People lounging "on the roof" next to the pool.

@Mz iMac Look at the picture in post #3. It clearly shows it in the picture.

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beach-mom — Tue, 01 Jun 2021 22:05:31 GMT

NO, NO, NO! I will take any chance to get in a pool, but I'm afraid of heights. I had trouble diving off the high dive when I was a teenager! Also, in a pool like this you would be on full display. I don't even like traditional rooftop pools.

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suzyQ3 — Tue, 01 Jun 2021 22:19:32 GMT

@beach-mom wrote:
NO, NO, NO! I will take any chance to get in a pool, but I'm afraid of heights. I had trouble diving off the high dive when I was a teenager! Also, in a pool like this you would be on full display. I don't even like traditional rooftop pools.

So did I, @beach-mom. I just couldn't do it. I don't like giving up control! I also don't like to stand close to edges that are above ground level.