Have you ever thought of lodging in a pyramid? I’m not trying to be morbid, rather I want to tell you about a new type of hotel, a floating island, soon to be ready on the Caribbean Sea, to be located south of Cancun, Mexico.
The Maya Hotel, in the shape of a floating pyramid is the brainchild of Oceanic-Creations. There hotel will probably end up being the model for houses of the future when most land will be covered with water.
Oceanic-Creations, a Swedish based company, have unveiled plans to build, floating commercial and residential buildings around the world with the help of a new composite material.
The material offers built-in insulation that makes the constructions suitable for all types of climate, from the freezing cold to extreme heat.
This remarkable material is reportedly up to six times lighter and 10 times stronger than steel (depending on the reinforcement material used). It is also claimed that it can cut maintenance costs by 30 to 40 percent.
Stefan Holmgren, head of international marketing for Oceanic Creations said:
This material will prove very cost-effective for places like Dubai and Abu Dhabi who work a lot with landscaping and usually use sand and mud to build. The good thing for us is that there are many cities that don’t have a real solution to what do with their water. We will give them those solutions.
More than $6.5 million has already been invested in the venture; the Maya Hotel is expected to cost $209 million to complete. The concept is truly beautiful where the past is intoned with a “contemporary” design
Source: Technovelgy
