Building Design + Construction: Crystal Lagoons Technology Impacts Globally

8 March, 2024 / News

Crystal Lagoons continues to attract worldwide media attention, featuring in numerous articles highlighting the positive impact of its award-winning technology, which has transformed the lives of millions by allowing a piece of the ocean to be brought to any corner of the world.

Media outlets such as The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, The New York Times, Architectural Digest (AD), Bloomberg, BBC, CNN, FOX, TVE, RAI, National Geographic (NatGeo), and Popular Mechanics have emphasized the social and urban value of Crystal Lagoons’ amenity. This time, the prestigious Building Design + Construction published an article titled “Crystal Lagoons: A deep dive into real estate’s most extreme guest amenity” analyzing technology’s exponential and unprecedented growth. The magazine attributes this success to the unique experience a crystalline lagoonsoffers and the positive impact on projects and developers. This technology has increased property values and sales prices more than any other amenity.

Building Design + Construction highlights Crystal Lagoons’ meteoric success in the US market, which has become a commercial phenomenon. Its projects are consistently featured in various real estate rankings as best-selling, confirming that lagoons are a cross-cutting sales driver.

One of the most prominent examples is the iconic Evermore Orlando Resort, which opened in January 2024 near Disney World and Universal in the heart of Orlando. It is one of the most significant tourist developments in Florida, with an 8-acre crystalline lagoon and extensive beaches, as well as the first Conrad hotel in Orlando, a luxury brand of the Hilton chain. Other projects include the award-winning SoLéMia, in North Miami, awarded by the World Design Awards; Windsong Ranch in Texas; and Epperson Lagoon in Wesley Chapel, Florida.

The article also highlights the growing trend of incorporating artificial lagoons in tourist resorts, luxury hotels, and residential projects, where they have proven to be a resounding success. This attraction has positioned cystalline lagoons as the World’s Top Amenity, offering an entertaining beach life 365 days a year.

With its PAL™ projects, Crystal Lagoons enriches urban life with new urban entertainment destinations that are not just for the exclusive use of residents of communities with Crystal Lagoons amenities. These new venues, called Public Access Lagoons™ projects, are transforming the lives of millions of people by bringing a slice of the ocean to the middle of cities and making it accessible a few steps from their homes.

Building Design + Construction