Conceptual floating hotel suite aims for energy autonomy
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Italian industrial designer Michele Puzzolante has come up with a conceptual floating luxury hotel suite he claims could be entirely self-powering thanks to the dye-sensitized solar cells which would be integrated into the vessel's walls
Puzzolante suggests his "Solar Floating Resort" could be navigated along exotic coast lines, while its six resident passengers observe marine wildlife thanks to its underwater "observation bulb"
Though no numbers are offered to support claims of the Solar Floating Resort's energy autonomy, Puzzolante's concept hinges on the dye-sensitized solar cells built into the building fabric
The SFR's would be comprised of two 15-mm (0.6-in) layers of fiberglass reinforced balsa wood with a 30-cm (11.8-in) vacuum between
Puzzolante claims the SFR's most distinctive feature is the observation bulb built into the hull, roomy enough for six armchairs and affording 360-degree views of ... well, whatever you've parked it over, I suppose
The SFR's would be comprised of two 15-mm (0.6-in) layers of fiberglass reinforced balsa wood with a 30-cm (11.8-in) vacuum between
Interestingly, Puzzolante proposes that solar cells should be built into both the inner and outer layers, so that both artificial light from the interior and sunlight could be harvested
The SFR's would be comprised of two 15-mm (0.6-in) layers of fiberglass reinforced balsa wood with a 30-cm (11.8-in) vacuum between
Puzzolante claims the SFR's most distinctive feature is the observation bulb built into the hull, roomy enough for six armchairs and affording 360-degree views of ... well, whatever you've parked it over, I suppose
The 110 sq m (1184 sq ft) interior would also include a kitchen, dining room, lounge area and bridge
The 110 sq m (1184 sq ft) interior would also include a kitchen, dining room, lounge area and bridge
The 110 sq m (1184 sq ft) interior would also include a kitchen, dining room, lounge area and bridge
The 20-m (66-ft) long SFR is designed to sleep six in its two double and two single bedrooms, all of which would have a private bathroom
The 110 sq m (1184 sq ft) interior would also include a kitchen, dining room, lounge area and bridge
The 110 sq m (1184 sq ft) interior would also include a kitchen, dining room, lounge area and bridge
The SFR's would be comprised of two 15-mm (0.6-in) layers of fiberglass reinforced balsa wood with a 30-cm (11.8-in) vacuum between
The SFR's would be comprised of two 15-mm (0.6-in) layers of fiberglass reinforced balsa wood with a 30-cm (11.8-in) vacuum between
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Italian industrial designer Michele Puzzolante has come up with a conceptual floating luxury hotel suite he claims could be entirely self-powering thanks to the dye-sensitized solar cells which would be integrated into the vessel's walls. Puzzolante suggests his "Solar Floating Resort" could be navigated along exotic coast lines, while its six resident passengers observe marine wildlife thanks to its underwater "observation bulb."
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