How would you get in and out of this sky-high London infinity pool?
- To gain access, swimmers will have to use a spiral staircase ‘based on the door of a submarine’ that rises from the pool’s floor
Infinity pools are a staple of beachside resorts and high-end hotels – but you probably haven’t seen one quite like this. Compass Pools is planning to build an infinity pool at the top of a 55-storey London skyscraper, providing 360-degree views of the skyline.
There is just one problem: people are confused about how you are supposed to enter and exit the pool.
“The first tube is to ‘cut a path’ through the water and create an airlock,” Kemsley said. “The second to deliver the staircase up to water level.” The company opted not to add stairs to the outside of the building or the pool because it would spoil the view.
Kemsley added that the staircase would be controlled by a programmable logic controller to ensure that all locks and valves operate at the correct time.
That didn’t stop onlookers from speculating how swimmers would get in and out of the pool.
Many people compared the pool’s design to a real-life experiment in the popular life-simulator video game The Sims gone awry.