Balcony Pools Hanging in the Air - Neatorama

There's demand for more luxury housing in Mumbai, India, and the architecture firm of James Law is pitching its design for a huge residential complex. Among its features are small pools off the balconies that seem to hang in mid-air.

Link | Architect's Website

A first use for transparent aluminum.

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And the balconies to the right, just out of frame, are where they park their flying cars.

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@LisaL: word.

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I've seen how they construct buildings in India. This is not going to go well.

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I don't think this architect realizes just how heavy water is and how strong those balconies would have to be to hold that much.

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I totally agree with Chuck - - one flaw in that glass, or maybe an earthquake that cracks it (or, in my neighborhood, a stray bullet) and you would be part of a temporary 100 foot waterfall with a tragic ending at the bottom. I would NEVER get into one of those....

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Don't these fools realize that pools of fresh, clear water attract Indian Monkey-Men?

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I have one of these...

...in Minecraft!

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Architects are great at making digital mock-ups of designs that never see the light of day.

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When that "unbreakable" glass shatters, the heavy flow of water will certainly help the initial clean-up of the internal organs that splash across the pavement below.

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Maybe they should see if they can crack that whole slum problem first.

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