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Could we all soon be sleeping with the fishes? Designer creates incredible futuristic city where people live beneath the waves
London-based Phil Pauley designed the Sub-Biosphere 2, which could become home for up to 100 people People living in the structure would not have to rely on the outside world for air, food and other essentials Designer hopes to see the futuristic home built in his lifetime, and has written a book about an underwater world
By Hayley O'keeffe PUBLISHED: 09:17 GMT, 26 October 2013 | UPDATED: 13:34 GMT, 26 October 2013

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Fancy living in a city under the sea? A designer who is passionate about the concept of living underwater has created his own dream community, and hopes that his big idea will one day become a reality. Phil Pauley says that he has dreamed about building an underwater city for the past 20 years, and has now released images of what the futuristic development might look like. Sub-Biosphere 2 comes compete with eight 'bio-dome' structures, and is 1,105ft wide.

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The Sub-Biosphere 2 would not look out of place in a science fiction film. But designer Phil Pauley hopes that it will one day become a reality

Conceptual designer Mr Pauley, who describes himself as a futurist, says the structure will consist of a central support biosphere, an observation pod, and dwelling pods which will house up to 100 people. Each of the dwelling pods will house individual eco systems, and there will be no need to rely on air and food from the outside world. Mr Pauley, who is the founder of a London-based visual communications consultancy, said: 'Building an underwater city is all I have thought about for the last 20 years.

Mr Pauley says the structure would be a self sustainable underwater habitat

Under the sea: Sub-Biosphere 2 is designed for aquanauts, tourism and oceanographic life sciences and long term human, plant and animal habitation

The Sub-Biosphere 2 would allow up to 100 people to live underwater, with no need for the outside world

'I don't want to come across as fanatical, so I am waiting for the right time, when people come around to the idea for themselves. 'When that happens I will be hear with my design.' Mr Pauley's design was inspired by plans by the University of Arizona for a a research facility of the same name - but so far developments on the project appear to have stalled. As well as designing his dream city, Mr Pauley is also looking for a publisher for a science fiction trilogy of books for young adults, The Moral Order. The books feature an underwater world similar to the futuristic design that Mr Pauley hopes to see built in his lifetime.

Mr Pauley hopes that the Sub-Biosphere 2 will become a reality - once more people realise its potential benefits

Is this amazing underwater habitat our future home?

Video: philpauley.com

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Share what you think Newest Oldest Best rated Worst rated View all Report comment Spantrekker, Mazarron Spain, Spain, 31 minutes ago Learning to live with the constant fear of drowning and without the pleasure of feeling the sun on your face. If you weren't neurotic before a short stay here would fix that!!

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Report comment theresaidit, yorkshire, United Kingdom, 2 hours ago Depends what you mean by soon????

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Report comment Bryant Hedog, The Kennels, United Kingdom, 2 hours ago "Ah, welcome Mr. Bond..."

0 0 Click to rate Report comment missdrcooke, Burlington, United States, 8 hours ago At least I wouldn't have to cut the grass....

1 6 Click to rate Report comment suzette, sapulpa, United States, 10 hours ago Please, let our 550 rotten "leaders" in the USA go in first. Then lock them in, forever.

1 6 Click to rate Report comment Student, Leeds, United Kingdom, 12 hours ago The really big developments are deep underground and are city sized military base complexes between 1-4km underground and form a global network of interconnected bases linked by high speed shuttle trains. The entrances to these bases are under all major population centres and many remote areas. See online: 'alien digest vhst transit'.

3 2 Click to rate Report comment jeff1981, germantown, 12 hours ago City governments can't even maintain the streets properly. You gonna count on them to maintain a water-tight bubble?

2 16 Report comment suzette, sapulpa, United States, 10 hours ago Who cares? If the elite are there, we can hope they won't be maintained very long. 1 2

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Click to rate Report comment jeff1981, germantown, 12 hours ago City governments can't even maintain the streets properly. You gonna count on them to maintain a water-tight bubble?

2 4 Click to rate Report comment Uncle B, Toronto Ontario, 14 hours ago Leaks and three 'dissapeaered' corium obviate this?

4 1 Click to rate Report comment peacesnail, abilene, United States, 14 hours ago Terrific. Move all liberals there.

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