Archinect - News 2024-05-18T14:07:28-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150002494/swimming-with-skyscrapers-watch-video-from-a-glass-bottomed-sky-pool Swimming with Skyscrapers: Watch video from a glass-bottomed sky pool Julia Ingalls 2017-04-11T13:29:00-04:00 >2017-04-11T13:45:40-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/kb/kbswftzr1h8apfuy.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>What's more relaxing than a glass-bottomed sky pool 42 stories above Houston? Well, pretty much every other thing in the known universe, which makes the existence of this Jackson + Ryan Architects-designed pool not only an eye-catching publicity stunt for the residential tower's developer, but a viral, stomach-clenching video that is now titilating news anchors over at <a href="http://www.cnn.com/videos/cnnmoney/2017/04/10/houston-rooftop-pool-city.hln" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">CNN</a>. Here's the video, in full, as posted on the developer's Facebook page:</p><p></p> https://archinect.com/news/article/149973016/developer-wants-to-revitalize-downtown-los-angeles-by-building-a-tower-with-plentiful-sky-pools Developer wants to revitalize downtown Los Angeles by building a tower with plentiful sky pools Amelia Taylor-Hochberg 2016-10-10T18:39:00-04:00 >2022-03-16T09:16:08-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/e7/e7958971a34a6af95a87294a41ef57e6?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>The developer said in an emailed statement that many, though not all, of the residences would have terraces and cantilevered swimming pools &ldquo;with glass bottoms and sides that can be viewed by all.&rdquo; [...] &ldquo;This will be a landmark building unlike anything else seen in California,&rdquo; said [developer Jeffrey] Fish [...] &ldquo;I am a big believer in downtown Los Angeles ... I believe that downtown is still in its juvenile phase and I am looking forward to being part of its long-term growth.&rdquo;</p></em><br /><br /><p>Known as Fifth and Hill, named for the intersection in downtown Los Angeles where it would be sited, the new development could take two possible forms: "a 55-story tower with 100 condos, 200 hotel rooms and 27,500 square feet of commercial space", or, "a 57-story tower with 142 condos and 25,000 square feet of commercial space." Both would have sky pools in many of the residential spaces.</p><p><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/uploads/8r/8rihknhknag9hc0h.jpg"></p><p>Fish estimates Fifth and Hill is still "a couple years out" from breaking ground, but has already attached engineering firm <a href="http://archinect.com/firms/cover/17094732/thornton-tomasetti" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Thornton Tomasetti</a> to the project.</p><p>Current temperature in Los Angeles: 79&deg;F. More swimming pools on Archinect:</p><ul><li><a title="London's oligarch-transformation continues with a &quot;sky pool&quot;" href="http://archinect.com/news/article/134740546/london-s-oligarch-transformation-continues-with-a-sky-pool" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">London's oligarch-transformation continues with a "sky pool"</a></li><li><a title="Every pool in Los Angeles, mapped" href="http://archinect.com/news/article/87936145/every-pool-in-los-angeles-mapped" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Every pool in Los Angeles, mapped</a></li><li><a title="The Hypnotic Architecture Of Empty Swimming Pools" href="http://archinect.com/news/article/79934718/the-hypnotic-architecture-of-empty-swimming-pools" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Hypnotic Architecture Of Empty Swimming Pools</a></li><li><a title="Ten Top Images on Archinect's NEW &quot;Pools &amp; Fountains&quot; Pinterest Board" href="http://archinect.com/news/article/149960684/ten-top-images-on-archinect-s-new-pools-fountains-pinterest-board" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ten Top Images on Archinect's NEW "Pools &amp; Fountains" Pinterest Board</a></li></ul>