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SeaScape floating villa concept would let you sleep with the fishes

SeaScape floating villa concept would let you sleep with the fishes
The SeaScape floating villa, by BMT Asia Pacific
The SeaScape floating villa, by BMT Asia Pacific
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The SeaScape floating villa, by BMT Asia Pacific
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The SeaScape floating villa, by BMT Asia Pacific
BMT Asia Pacific is currently seeking a commission to turn the SeaScape villa concept into reality
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BMT Asia Pacific is currently seeking a commission to turn the SeaScape villa concept into reality
Clearly, the big sell for SeaScape is its underwater bedroom
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Clearly, the big sell for SeaScape is its underwater bedroom
SeaScape is somewhat green too, albeit more due to the practicalities of living off-shore than strict environmental concerns
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SeaScape is somewhat green too, albeit more due to the practicalities of living off-shore than strict environmental concerns
SeaScape comprises a villa structure that sits upon a triangular pontoon and offers a floorspace of 700 sq ft (65 sq m) as standard
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SeaScape comprises a villa structure that sits upon a triangular pontoon and offers a floorspace of 700 sq ft (65 sq m) as standard
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BMT Asia Pacific, the firm behind the Project Utopia floating island, has developed a new concept for a luxury floating villa envisioned for calm waters near the coast. Boasting an underwater bedroom that would literally let you sleep with the fishes, SeaScape can also be expanded with attachable pontoons to increase available floorspace.

SeaScape currently exists only in renders, and BMT Asia Pacific hasn't revealed some of the finer points of the design (perhaps because they don't exist yet). That said, the concept high-end villa sits upon a triangular floating pontoon measuring 700 sq ft (65 sq m). This is expandable to 1,800 sq ft (167 sq m) using additional pontoon modules. It's not clear exactly how the homes attach to the extra pontoons, but the firm implies it would be a simple process.

The villas would be prefabricated and transportable within a standard shipping container when disassembled. Marine-grade aluminum and fiberglass are slated for use as building materials.

BMT Asia Pacific is currently seeking a commission to turn the SeaScape villa concept into reality
BMT Asia Pacific is currently seeking a commission to turn the SeaScape villa concept into reality

SeaScape is somewhat green too, albeit more due to the practicalities of living off-shore than strict environmental concerns. "All the systems on the SeaScape model those found on yachts, meaning there is the intention to have the units as self-sustained for water and power," a company rep told Gizmag.

"While we haven’t specifically focused on green features in the design a number of them are intrinsic to a waterside location – improved natural ventilation from sea breezes, temperature moderation through the hull from seawater. However developers/owners have the opportunity to install solar panels etc to supplement the small genset [diesel and electric generator] and as the roof area increases this may become a significant contribution to the total power load."

Clearly, SeaScape's standout feature is its underwater bedroom, and BMT Asia Pacific envisions an acrylic underwater cylinder located in the center of the home that drops into the ocean to offer a 360 degree underwater viewing experience.

The company told us that the Underwater Room in the Manta Resort would be merely an "upturned garden shed" in comparison. Bold words indeed, and it'll certainly be interesting to see if the end result lives up to the boast, should it actually ever be built. On that note, BMT Asia Pacific is currently seeking a commission to turn the SeaScape villa concept into reality.

Source: BMT Asia Pacific

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6 comments
6 comments
ChrisRolfe
awesome
Stephen N Russell
Features needed Mini sub dock deckside BBQ & bar undersea viewing nodes swimming pool? Sauna Outdoor showers. sunning deck
John Banister
I can imagine a fancy luxury cruise where a tug tows a train of these things up a peaceful river. What's more difficult to imagine is how they plan to keep it floating in inclement weather when a big green slopper pounds though one of those wide openings and fills that bed hole with sea water.
Tom Lee Mullins
I think that is really cool.
Matthew Jacobs
"Clearly, the big sell for SeaScape is its underwater bedroom" ------------------------------------------------------------------ Yes that is also where the biggest cost is. Make it solid and have a underwater camera linked to big 4 flatscreen TVs around the room. That's a cheaper alternative.
boomer
I wonder how many sharks would attempt to pass through the glass, and also keeping marine growth from attatching to the glass?