Sky Pool, Houston Explained

29.7629°N -95.3634°WSky Pool is a swimming pool in Houston, Texas, United States. Constructed on top of the Market Square Tower apartment complex,[1] it is billed as the "tallest" pool in Texas.[2] The pool extends out 10feet past the building into the air; this portion is made of 8inches thick plexiglas so swimmers can view the city below from 500feet above the ground.[3] [4] It is supported by two concrete cantilevers, one on each side.[3] The tower and pool, finished in November 2016, were designed by Jackson and Ryan Architects.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: A glass-bottomed sky pool just opened in Houston — and it's both terrifying and amazing . Sarah Schmalbruch . April 10, 2017 . Business Insider.
  2. News: Watch: 'Sky Pool' hangs 500 feet above ground atop Houston tower . Ben Hooper . April 10, 2017 . United Press International.
  3. Web site: This Glass Bottomed Sky Pool is Suspended 500 Feet from the Ground . April 11, 2017 . ArchDaily.
  4. Bruner . Raisa . April 11, 2017 . The Internet Appropriately Freaked Out Over This Trippy Sky Pool Hanging Off a Building . Time.
  5. News: Glass-bottomed Sky Pool suspends swimmers 500 feet above Houston. Dezeen. Dan. Howarth. April 14, 2017. July 15, 2017.

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