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From: Jim Fiegenschue <thot1!jim@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
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I don't know how many of Bucky's ideas were directly used in the construction,
but if you are interested in studying and solving some of the practical
problems of floating habitations (such as anchoring, survival of storms, etc.)
you might contact Sten Sjostrand, the architect who designed The Saigon
Floating Hotel. The first and to my knowledge still the only floating resort
hotel in the world, it was built in Singapore for about $22 million in 1987-8
US dollars. Another $5.5 million of furniture and accessories were added,
plus a $2.5 million special anchor system, so this is a serious professional
project. The 7-story hotel has 200 guest rooms, a lavish lobby, a swimming
pool(!), a tennis court, a night club, a sauna, a gymnasium, small shops,
several restaurants, two cocktail bars, a library, fully equipped conference
rooms, post office, sewage treatment plants, facilities for mooring sail boats
and yachts, an underwater observatory, and a marine laboratory. Originally
opened for business as the Four Seasons Barrier Reef Resort in 1988 over the
Australian Great Barrier Reef, it was a big draw for scuba divers. All waste-
disposal machinery is sealed off completely to protect the environment. It
is currently owned by the Japanese company EIE, who operate it offshore
Saigon.
You can possibly reach Sten Sjostrand through the Atlantis Project, which is
currently raising funds to build a floating city/nation to be called Oceania.
Their newsletter, called Chain Breaker, is located at 4132 S. Rainbow Blvd,
Suite 387; Las Vegas, Nevada 89103. Phone: 702 897-8418.
Jim Fiegenschue
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I don't know how many of Bucky's ideas were directly used in the construction,
but if you are interested in studying and solving some of the practical
problems of floating habitations (such as anchoring, survival of storms, etc.)
you might contact Sten Sjostrand, the architect who designed The Saigon
Floating Hotel. The first and to my knowledge still the only floating resort
hotel in the world, it was built in Singapore for about $22 million in 1987-8
US dollars. Another $5.5 million of furniture and accessories were added,
plus a $2.5 million special anchor system, so this is a serious professional
project. The 7-story hotel has 200 guest rooms, a lavish lobby, a swimming
pool(!), a tennis court, a night club, a sauna, a gymnasium, small shops,
several restaurants, two cocktail bars, a library, fully equipped conference
rooms, post office, sewage treatment plants, facilities for mooring sail boats
and yachts, an underwater observatory, and a marine laboratory. Originally
opened for business as the Four Seasons Barrier Reef Resort in 1988 over the
Australian Great Barrier Reef, it was a big draw for scuba divers. All waste-
disposal machinery is sealed off completely to protect the environment. It
is currently owned by the Japanese company EIE, who operate it offshore
Saigon.
You can possibly reach Sten Sjostrand through the Atlantis Project, which is
currently raising funds to build a floating city/nation to be called Oceania.
Their newsletter, called Chain Breaker, is located at 4132 S. Rainbow Blvd,
Suite 387; Las Vegas, Nevada 89103. Phone: 702 897-8418.
Jim Fiegenschue
thot1!jim