Sunday, April 29, 2007

S-P-L-A-S-H-!-! An urban water condo idea

HereÂ's a thread I thought I got going, but must have screwed up on. (Hope it doesnÂ't reappear)

It there is one concept that is growing greatly in the US (and globally) today, itÂ's water parks.....the more elaborate, the the most activites, the better.

And within this growth field, there has been even more growth in in-door water parks.

Resort areas thrieve on the concept: with fun in the summer sunshine outdoors, but even the more lucrative thought of year round water parks that makes water activities a pleasure even in the frozen north in January.

The concept, first as free standing water parks and now all the resort owned facilities is not going to stop its development. So where to next?

HOW ABOUT URBAN WATER PARKS, ATTACHED TO HIGH END CONDOMINIUM PROJECTS...CITY OR SUBURBAN?

This may sound a bit over-the-top, but bear with me:

how about a concept of a large base structure with an adult-oriented water park (glass enclosed, sunshine streaming in,72 degrees all year,) Around that base are 5, 6, 7, or 8 high rise, high end condo buildings. These structures could go up in the city (not downtown, but on land close by that may have not yet been gentrified and could accomodate such a massive structure.

The water park could include beach like setting, palms and other tropical growth, perhaps a bar on an inland in the middle of a Â"lakeÂ"...small boats carry you to it, lazy river, waterfalls, water slides in the most gorgeous tropical setting immaginable.

No small building pool when you come home...instead a year round resort, but one oriented to adults, not kids.

Over the top, but so much of the construction in places like Vegas, Orlando, etc. is just that. How about ocean liners with condominiums and every service a city can offer...they exist already. The bar keeps being raised. And what can be done with indoor space today is astonishing....look at hotels like the Opryland in Nashville that has, among other such things, recreated a small version of New Orleans, complete with river and boat, indoors under a dome.

Is this just wishful thinking or do you think a smart developer could make a penny or two over such a concept?>

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