29°45′46.4″N 95°21′48.4″W / 29.762889°N 95.363444°W / 29.762889; -95.363444 Sky 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 10 feet (3 m) past the building into the air; this portion is made of 8-inch (20 cm) thick plexiglas so swimmers can view the city below from 500 feet (150 m) 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]

References

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


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