Swimming Pools Instead Of Balconies
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*Just don't add a diving board! *
*The incredible apartments that have swimming pools instead of balconies*
By *Jamie Mcginnes*
*PUBLISHED: 16:29 GMT, 3 April 2012 | UPDATED: 01:24 GMT, 4 April 2012*
Architects have made a splash with a bold design for new towers in Mumbai
featuring swimming pools enclosed in glass instead of balconies.
Known as Aquaria Grande, the 37-storey skyscrapers were the result of a
collaboration between Hong Kong-based architect James Law and Indian real
estate company Wadhwa Group.
The complex would have 200 apartments, three levels of car parking, a gym
and sauna.
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Dive in: The Indian skyscrapers would feature swimming pools instead of
balconies
But not everybody feels inspired by the ambitious vision, with technology
blog Gizmodo describing it as an 'architectural nightmare'.
Writer Jesus Diaz claims on the site that the design is a 'deadly accident
waiting to happen'.
He adds: 'No matter what you want to call this, I would call it
crazy.'**Another
blogger for the mymodernmet site, however, appeared to find the idea of
swimming pool balconies more appealing.
Contributor Pinar said design represented an 'unbelievable skyscraping
residential complex'.**She said the pools were among its 'most outstanding
and eye-popping features.'
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'Crazy': Technology blog Gizmodo said the pool plans were an 'architectural
nightmare'
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Futuristic: The building, intended for Mumbai, was designed by Hong
Kong-based architect James Law and Indian real estate company Wadhwa Group
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'Unbelievable': The complex would have 200 apartments, three levels of car
parking, a gym and sauna.
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