Check out this New Futuristic Eco-Luxury Hotel Concept
Qatar is already a world leader in the field of high-tech architecture, including floating 5-star hotels.
In fact, the country is creating sixteen of them in time for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. But a new concept from Hayri Atak Architectural Design Studio (HAADS) is a world apart from the others.
Image: Hayri Atak
Currently called the Eco-Floating Hotel, the building is designed to sit just offshore in the Persian Gulf. It will take advantage of wind, solar and tidal for maximum sustainability benefits. Principal architect, Hayri Atak, has spent his career working with concepts like futurism and informatics in architecture, and his works incorporate themes such as parametric design, prototyping techniques and robotics, as well as the sustainability that is at the forefront of this hotel.
Turkish firm HAADS plans to build this—the first floating eco-hotel in the world—in the peninsula of Qatar, but suggests it could be moved almost anywhere because its floating nature makes it inherently mobile.
The 35,000-square-metre hotel, which looks something like a giant glass doughnut, is designed to rotate slowly in place, with one full rotation per day. It will offer 152 rooms with private balconies, indoor and outdoor swimming pools, a sauna, spa, and gym. The centre of the doughnut, with its curved inward roof, would act as the lobby while the exterior will feature living green walls and all the amenities you’d expect from a luxury beach resort: Swimming pools, tennis courts, waterside bars and a marina.
Image: Hayri Atak
Guests will be able to reach the hotel via a long pier, by helicopter or by boat—there is both a helipad and space for boats to dock.
The hotel will sit on a collection of floating platforms and the rotation will be controlled with a dynamic positioning system, like the ones large ships use. The movement of the hotel will convert the energy of the flowing water into more clean energy to continue to rotate—as well as power other parts of the hotel—in an environmentally friendly cycle.
Every care has been taken to meet their goal of “minimum energy loss and zero waste”. The hotel's power will also come from the solar panels that cover the surface of the hotel and the 55 vertical wind turbines around the edge that double as sun umbrellas for lounging guests.
Image: Hayri Atak
And to up the sustainability even further, the vortex shape of the roof is designed to collect rainwater for watering the living walls and there will be a system to turn food waste into fertiliser. An onsite wastewater treatment plant will minimise waste further.
Once guests have marvelled at the environmental features, they'll be able to turn their attention to other activities: Swimming in the infinity pool, partying at the beach club, drinking at the rooftop bar and even having a putt around a mini-golf course.
The firm has set an ambitious target completion date of 2025, but feasibility studies for this world-first project are ongoing.
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