Turkish Architects Design Floating, Spinning Hotel

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Exercise 1

Vocabulary

float

Verb

floʊt

to be, or cause to be, on or near the surface of a liquid without sinking; to be suspended in a liquid or gas

The boat floated gently down the river in the afternoon heat.

Don't let go of your balloon or it will float away!

spin

Verb

spɪn

to go around or cause to go around quickly in a circle

She shapes the pot as it spins on the wheel.

The car's tires are spinning in the mud.

purify

Verb

ˈpjʊrɪfaɪ

to clean something by removing anything dirty or harmful from it

We have a filter that purifies our drinking water.

pier

Noun

piːr

a long, raised structure that goes from the land into the sea

Tickets are sold on the boat or at the pier.

Most of the pier was washed away in the storm.

balcony

Noun

ˈbælkəniː

a platform on the outside of an upper floor of a building

We enjoyed a nice view from the hotel balcony.

My wife bought some plants for our balcony.

Exercise 2

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Turkish Architects Design Floating, Spinning Hotel

A hotel has been designed that will float in the ocean, spin and make its own electricity.

The Eco-Floating Hotel was designed by Turkish company Hayri Atak Architectural Design Studio (HAADS). The company shared its design for the hotel on Instagram, saying that it is planned for Qatar, but would be able to travel to other places too.

The hotel will have 152 rooms, with each room having a balcony. HAADS says the hotel will also have swimming pools, a gym, a spa, and spaces for mini golf and other activities.

It will take the hotel 24 hours to spin all the way around. While it spins, the hotel's roof will also make electricity from the wind and sun.

The roof will also collect rainwater for its garden spaces. The hotel will purify seawater for other uses, and clean its own wastewater so it does not damage the environment.

Guests will be able to get to the Eco-Floating Hotel by traveling up a floating pier from the land, or by boat. Guests could also arrive by helicopter, landing on the pier.

Work to design the Eco-Floating Hotel started in March 2020, and HAADS says it would like it to be finished in 2025. However, it's not yet clear if the hotel will actually be built.

This isn't the only plan for a floating hotel in Qatar. Finnish companies Admares and Sigge Architects are building 16 floating hotels with 101 rooms each. The country is building thousands of new hotel rooms to prepare for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.