Dubai and its new ambitious project

It seems that Dubai took a construction boom. The city has become home to a number of grand-scale buildings: the tallest building (unfortunately, not very long), the biggest mall and largest man-made island. Now plans for the construction of the largest scuba facility in the world. Several years ago the news reported about a similar project - Hydropolis (Hydropolis), which, unfortunately, was never built. If a Polish company "Deepwater Technology» (DOT) will result in the execution of their plans, the capital of the guests will be able to spend one night under the waters of the Persian Gulf.

This project will be used Swiss firm BIG InvestConsult AG, which will deal with construction of the hotel in the form of discs. The underwater portion of about 11,000 square feet (1,000 square meters. Meters) of living space will include 21 double rooms and stay at 33 feet (10 meters) below the level of the bay. The company plans to open a scuba diving center with a decompression chamber, spa, huge gardens, outdoor terraces in the surface part, and even a helipad for those guests who wish to arrive by air.

To allow for unforeseen events that often occur at sea, in the structure of the hotel have been made some changes. For added security, external drives are made buoyant and separated from the main part. In the event of a disaster they will perform the role of life-saving.
Wheels joins the huge transparent shaft, equipped with stairs and lift. Additional support surface part is provided by three adjustable columns.

President of BIG, Bogdan Gutkovskaya (Bogdan Gutkowski), suggests that this project will affect tourism in addition to many other industries. "Hotel Water wheels (Water Discus) opens up many new directions for development of hotel and tourism sector, housing and urban sector in the coastal offshore zones, such as new possibilities of care for the environment by creating a new undersea ecosystems, and actions to protect the rest of the world" - he says news agency World Architecture. "Additionally, we plan to create here in the UAE, and the center of an international program for environmental protection to the hotel as a laboratory for the study of ocean and deep sea."
Sure, it's grandiose plans.

While the idea is far from its implementation. Although the technologies have changed a lot and can now engage in underwater construction, which suggests that this and similar projects are not so far from reality, as it seems.
The famous oceanographer Jacques-Yves Cousteau has represented projects controlled underwater colonies, which will allow fans of underwater life to do his favorite thing. Draft Water Discus can actually be one of them.