Taking luxury to new depths: The glass-walled Dubai villas submerged in the ocean complete with a 'coral reef garden' on sale for £2.5million

  • Dubai developers unveil new 4,000 sq ft underwater villas to be anchored in man-made archipelago
  • Floating Seahorse Signature Edition villas boast four bedrooms and a 600 sq ft 'coral reef garden'
  • They are part of the ambitious 'Heart of Europe' luxury resort built on the fake islands in  Dubai, UAE

For those who deem the impressive Dubai skyline or fake palm-shaped islands not quite exotic enough, there is a new Emirati holiday home experience in town.

A veritable village of 4,000 sq ft underwater villas is set to lay anchor in the man-made World Islands, promising panoramic views of the Persian Gulf under the sea.

The first Floating Seahorse villas were unveiled last year, but these new £2.5m Signature Edition water mansions are an upgrade for those who wish to bring the whole family. 

Floating paradise: Anyone with a spare few million can now invest in a floating villa set to anchor off the coast of Dubai

Floating paradise: Anyone with a spare few million can now invest in a floating villa set to anchor off the coast of Dubai

Underwater views: The Floating Seahorse Signature Edition villas have three levels - one submerged in water

Underwater views: The Floating Seahorse Signature Edition villas have three levels - one submerged in water

Upgrade: The first Floating Seahorse villas were unveiled last year, but the Signature Editions are more extravagant

Upgrade: The first Floating Seahorse villas were unveiled last year, but the Signature Editions are more extravagant

Big bucks: A brand new (yet to be built) four bedroom Floating Seahorse Signature Edition will cost an estimated £2.53m

Big bucks: A brand new (yet to be built) four bedroom Floating Seahorse Signature Edition will cost an estimated £2.53m

Larger than its predecessors, The Signature Edition of The Floating Seahorse has three levels and four sleeping areas which can be altered to the wishes and whims of prospective owners.

One level is completely submerged under water, and features the master bedroom and entertainment room with a view of a 'coral reef garden'. 

The living areas in the underwater level alone will span 861 sq ft and the coral garden will exceed 600 sq ft in size. 

The Floating Seahorse villas will cost between £2.15m and £2.5m and are anchored at the heart-shaped St Petersburg island. By the time of completion, estimated to 2018, there will be more than 125 floating villas.

For the family: Each one of the villas, to be moored in the World Islands archipelago can sleep eight children and eight adults

For the family: Each one of the villas, to be moored in the World Islands archipelago can sleep eight children and eight adults

Watching the wrong thing: Promotion images show potential ways the different rooms can be utilized

Watching the wrong thing: Promotion images show potential ways the different rooms can be utilized

Party time: The World archipelago is located 2.5miles off the Dubai coast, so owners will have stunning views of the bay

Party time: The World archipelago is located 2.5miles off the Dubai coast, so owners will have stunning views of the bay

The Floating Seahorse villas will cost between £2.15m and £2.5m and are anchored at the heart-shaped St Petersburg island

The Floating Seahorse villas will cost between £2.15m and £2.5m and are anchored at the heart-shaped St Petersburg island

The Floating Seahorse villas are a part of a grand project which has been 15 years in the making. Construction of The World, an artificial archipelago in the shape of a world map some 2.5miles off the coast, began in 2003.

The 300 'fake' islands range from 150,000 to 450,000 sq ft, and were intended to boost Dubai's property market with wealthy foreign investors.

However, following the global financial crisis in 2008, the project stalled and all but a handful of the islands remain undeveloped.

Big project: The villas will be part of a luxury holiday resort development called The Heart of Europe

Big project: The villas will be part of a luxury holiday resort development called The Heart of Europe

Dream home: The underwater level features the master bedroom and entertainment room with a view of a 'coral reef garden'

Dream home: The underwater level features the master bedroom and entertainment room with a view of a 'coral reef garden'

Pretend party: Developers have imagined a number of scenarios that could entice potential buyers of the villas

Pretend party: Developers have imagined a number of scenarios that could entice potential buyers of the villas

Nearly there: The Floating Seahorse project is estimated to be completed in 2018, with more than 125 floating villas

Nearly there: The Floating Seahorse project is estimated to be completed in 2018, with more than 125 floating villas

In 2009, the Heart of Europe project was announced, an ambitious development to turn six of the islands into a luxury tourist resort inspired by European countries, including Sweden, Germany and Italy.

The Heart of Europe will be home to the world’s first climate-controlled streets, with technology that will drop artificial rain or snow on streets and plazas.

Connected by bridges, the car-free islands will be able to accommodate as many as 16,000 people at once. 

For those who have it all: An computer generated snap imagines a group of women in the underwater 'entertainment room'

For those who have it all: An computer generated snap imagines a group of women in the underwater 'entertainment room'

The best life: The coral garden, created outside the panorama windows of the underwater floor will exceed 600 sq ft in size

Putrting the kids to bed: The living areas in the underwater level alone will span 861 sq ft

Putrting the kids to bed: The living areas in the underwater level alone will span 861 sq ft

A view of the Heart of Europe project, as imagined upon completion, with the St Petersburg island and floating villas top left

A view of the Heart of Europe project, as imagined upon completion, with the St Petersburg island and floating villas top left

 

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