This giant floating steel-and-glass-vertical-doughnut hotel, claiming to offer a self-sustained environment, its lower half immersed in water and its upper half afloat, is nothing if not intriguing.
Designed to withstand floods caused by rising sea levels, The Ark Hotel has been envisioned as a safe, self-contained ‘biosphere’ – a haven in the case of disaster.
Sounds very inspired by the Noah’s Ark concept huh ?
With its design concept deeply entrenched in “green design”, the Ark Hotel attempts at being self-sustaining at as many levels as possible.
The building uses solar panels and a rainwater collection system to provide inhabitants with power and water, while the greenhouse-like environment created by lush vegetation helps with air quality and also provides food sources.
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