(Picture:
Snohetta) Fancy dining under the sea?
Previously our dreams of eating underwater had to remain, well,
dreams. Or we could eat a snack in the bath, but it’s not quite the same. Soon there’ll be
another option: an underwater restaurant where you can enjoy dinner surrounded by fish.
Now, this isn’t the first underwater restaurant in the world – but it will be the first one in
Europe. Called Under (great name), the restaurant is planned to be on the southernmost
point of Norway’s coastline, and has been designed by Norwegian architectural firm
Snøhetta.
The concept designs look pretty snazzy.
(Picture: Snohetta) Under will stand on the sea bed
five metres below the surface of the water, with thick walls designed to stand up to any
storms
or waves (so don’t worry, there won’t be any leaks).
To make sure it doesn’t feel like you’re
trapped in a box underwater, the restaurant’s being designed to feel incredibly open, with
three levels, large windows, and plenty of space for the 100 guests to move around. Guests
will walk in through a shoreline entrance to find a cloakroom. They’ll walk down a bit, where
they’ll find a champagne room, then there’ll be a dining room with a massive 13 foot tall
window (that’s three feet thick) so you can peer out at the depths of the sea.
(Picture:
Snohetta) From the outside, it looks like a building that’s casually half sunk into the sea.
The
designs have considered the environmental impact of sticking a restaurant into the sea,
using a coarse concrete outer shell that mussels can easily grip on to.
(Picture: Snohetta)
When the restaurant’s not open for meals, the building will work as a marine biology
research
centre.
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