Sky Pool, Houston

Sky Pool is a swimming pool in Houston, Texas, United States. Constructed on top of the Market Square Tower apartment complex,[1] it is billed as the "tallest" pool in Texas.[2] The pool extends out 10 feet (3.0 m) past the building into the air; this portion is made of 8-inch (20 cm) thick plexiglas so swimmers can view the city below from 500 feet (150 m) above the ground.[3][4] It is supported by two concrete cantilevers, one on each side.[3] The tower and pool, finished in November 2016, were designed by Jackson and Ryan Architects.[5]

References
  1. Sarah Schmalbruch (April 10, 2017). "A glass-bottomed sky pool just opened in Houston — and it's both terrifying and amazing". Business Insider.
  2. Ben Hooper (April 10, 2017). "Watch: 'Sky Pool' hangs 500 feet above ground atop Houston tower". United Press International.
  3. "This Glass Bottomed Sky Pool is Suspended 500 Feet from the Ground". ArchDaily. April 11, 2017.
  4. Bruner, Raisa (April 11, 2017). "The Internet Appropriately Freaked Out Over This Trippy Sky Pool Hanging Off a Building". Time.
  5. Howarth, Dan (April 14, 2017). "Glass-bottomed Sky Pool suspends swimmers 500 feet above Houston". Dezeen. Retrieved July 15, 2017.
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