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Citadel - World’s First Floating Apartment Complex in Holland

Started by jayanthi mandhalapu, Aug 05, 2009, 09:56 PM

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jayanthi mandhalapu

Protecting the houses from floods is a major problem in Holland, as a major part of the country is below sea level. Now, architects have found a way to fix the problem by building the Citadel - the world's first floating apartment complex.

Seasickness will not be present as the complex will be float on a massive concrete foundation designed to remain perfectly stable as the water rises and falls.

Designed by Koen Olthius of Waterstudio in the Netherlands, the Citadel will have 60 luxury apartments, a parking garage, a floating roadway, and boat docks. Each apartment will naturally have waterfront views via a garden terrace, and greenhouses will be interspersed throughout.

But the coolest feature of the Citadel is its cooling system - submerged pipes will pump water throughout the structure to cool it, reducing its energy use by 25% compared to a conventional building.
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dhoni

this is really advanced in architecture
this floating apartment built in holland in sea level dont disturb this technology with this country have below sea level this will help them