The shape of a 'Salmon Eye' inspired its design.
The structure uses stainless steel walls shaped like scales to imitate the appearance and color of fish eyes. The structure weighs 1,256 tonnes, has a diameter of 25 meters, and boasts four floors, one of which is underwater. Its entire interior is 650 sqm.
The idea for the Salmon Eye project first came about in 2019, but its design and construction was not undertaken till July 2021. The building was completed in August 2022 and had its official launch on September 8, 2022.The idea of a floating building is not entirely new.
Meanwhile, in June of 2022, the Maldives Floating City, an ambitious but need-of-the-hour project to build a floating city to counter rising sea levels,The project saw the cooperation of the government of the Maldives with architect Koen Olthuis, the founder of WaterStudio, a firm that specializes in building on water. The firm has designed over 300 floating structures around the world that are now functioning as homes, offices, schools, and even healthcare centers.
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