A 360-degree infinity pool sitting atop a 55-story skyscraper in London is in the works.
The rooftop pool will hold 600,000 litres of water, say designers Compass Pools. The structure will be "the only building in the world to incorporate a 360-degree infinity pool."
'Infinity London' has been the name given to the building set.
The pool will be made from cast acrylic and features transparent sides and floors. Thus visitors below will be able to see swimmers splashing around above them.
To keep views pristine, there are no stairs on the outside of the pool or the building. Instead, a spiral staircase that rotates and rises through the water provides access for swimmers. Which is a bit mad, to be honest.
The overall tone on Twitter in response to the story was one of, well, cynicism.
We don't want an infinity pool, we want affordable housing
Sincerely,
Londoners https://t.co/7YDBfRP0Vq— Ken Cheng *TOUR TICKETS ON SALE* (@kenchengcomedy) June 6, 2019
"World's first", like designers were trying for years and they could only manage 359 degrees until these people figured it out. https://t.co/2RQB1PSYKt
— Karl Sharro (@KarlreMarks) June 6, 2019
oh and to top it all off, people INSIDE the building have to LOOK UP at my undercarriage while i'm silently boiling to death in this inescapable hellpot??? my waxer is NOT that good folks, i'll PASS
— Megan MacKay (@mmmegan) June 7, 2019
I cannot stand looking at it, but I keep looking at it. It makes me feel like my knees have disconnected.
— Eliza Skinner (@elizaskinner) June 7, 2019
We're loving the gaming comparisons anyway.
honestly the staircase is gonna get stuck and we're gonna have literally a sims situation on our hands
— Megan MacKay (@mmmegan) June 7, 2019
Life imitates Sims
— Electronic Arts (@EA) June 7, 2019
We know how this goes pic.twitter.com/rcXRATSZmH
— Madeline May (@Madeline_May22) June 6, 2019
the enterance that dark square in the middle and you have to swim up the waterfall like how you do in Minecraft
— ⊖ (@kvmil) June 7, 2019
The general consensus? This is a terrible, terrible idea.
i don't know why this enrages me but it does. how do you get in? how do you get out? if the water level gets too high does it just roll down the building like a giant goddamn ice cream cone? there's no shade and no slide. this is flexing for the sake of flexing. worst pool ever https://t.co/gW47pRWVVS
— Megan MacKay (@mmmegan) June 7, 2019
I would watch that film. All we need now is a storm approaching with high winds.
— Akiva Weinberger (@akivaw) June 6, 2019
Now we just need for the building to also be on fire and for Dwayne Johnson to be in the movie. Or did they make that one already..
