Imagine a green rainforest in a desert. Sounds a little absurd right, but this is what designer Phil Pauley plans for the desert of Saudi Arabia. The Saudi Biome project amalgamates sustainable energy, cultural tourism and educational opportunities together. The designer views a huge domed city that houses a hotel, residential units and retail space with hundreds of different species of trees and plants creating a serene environment.
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This green oasis will also include beautiful water features, enticing aquarium, eating areas, a central viewing area and restaurant on the top. The project will also take up a range renewable energy technologies to illuminate the eco-friendly city with green light. The building is said to be about 3x larger than that of the Eden Project in Cornwall, which means if it does shape into reality, it would be the world’s largest biosphere.
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Via: Inhabitat
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