Reflections of Zürich in Monochrome
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Gonna Toot this Twice. I just skimmed through it first and was stunned, then I sat down for over four hours watching it straight-through.
Wow. What a terrific project, terrific entirely unobtrusive camerawork and production.
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BIG and Samoo unveil design for "flood-proof" floating city Oceanix Busan
Architecture firms BIG and Samoo and tech company Oceanix have revealed their design for a first-of-its-kind climate-resilient floating city, destined for the seas off Busan in South Korea.
Oceanix Busan is being developed by UN-Habitat and the Busan Metropolitan City and designed by floating cities company Oceanix in collaboration with partners including BIG and Samoo.
UN-Habitat calls Oceanix Busan "the world's first prototype floating city" and aims for it to provide a model for coastal cities facing threats from flooding and rising sea levels due to climate change.
Oceanix Busan will be a first-of-its-kind floating development in South Korea
It says Oceanix Busan – which expands urban development into the ocean with habitation built on floating platforms – is sustainable, resilient and flood-proof.
The development is composed of a series of interconnected neighbourhoods: initially, it will comprise three platforms hosting 12,000 residents, but with the potential to expand to more than 20 platforms over time.
Oceanix, BIG and their partners designed it to be site-specific to Busan, emulating the characteristics of the city so that it blends in with the existing architecture and culture.
The development will be based around floating platforms with low-rise buildings
"In designing a solution for the most vulnerable coastal locations on the frontlines of climate change, Oceanix's new modular maritime neighbourhoods will be a prototype for sustainable communities informed by Busan's unique juxtaposition of old and new," said BIG founder and creative director Bjarke Ingels.
"Creating a connection between the city and the seaside, Oceanix Busan will expand this spirit onto the waterfront."
While each 30,000- to 40,000-square-metre neighbourhood will be mixed-use, it will also be designed to serve a specific purpose. There will be one for living, one for research and one lodging platform for visitors.
The development will try to emulate the melding of old and new that characterises Busan
The living platform will have diverse housing options, prioritising accessibility, and "intimate alleys" of local food vendors and stores.
The research platform will be a hub for maritime study, with new green economy jobs in areas such as a habitat regeneration centre, maker spaces and dorms.
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The tourism platform will feature eco-lodgings, organic dining and other amenities for visitors to the floating city.
Link-span bridges will connect the floating platforms, and the development will focus on wind-resistant low-rise buildings, terraces for indoor-outdoor living, and large gardens and greenhouses for growing food and creating temperature-controlled environments.
The residential neighbourhood will include intimate alleys for shopping and dining
The platforms will have outposts for recreation, art and performance, as well as some dedicated to resource production, with photovoltaic panels and greenhouses for growing food.
Oceanix Busan will be designed to generate 100 per cent of its required operational energy and have local systems for water treatment, recycling and urban agriculture.
The development will be located in Busan North Port and the first phase will cover 6.3 hectares. Construction will begin in 2023, reported The Independent.
Each neighbourhood will draw food from its own urban agriculture projects
UN-Habitat, the United Nations' agency for human settlements, estimates that 90 per cent of megacities worldwide are vulnerable to rising sea levels, which will exacerbate existing pressures on housing stock.
"We cannot solve today's problems with yesterday's tools," said UN-Habitat executive director Maimunah Mohd Sharif. "We need to innovate solutions to global challenges."
"But in this drive for innovation, let's be inclusive and equitable and ensure we leave no one and no place behind," she continued.
The floating city is flood-proof to protect citizens from rising sea levels
Oceanix Busan was unveiled at the Second UN Roundtable on Sustainable Floating Cities in New York City this week.
It is an evolution of the Oceanix City concept designed by BIG and unveiled at the inaugural roundtable event in April 2019.
Floating cities were also given a push in the most recent report from the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, which said cities were failing to prepare for climate change and proposed design solutions to protect citizens from extreme weather and rising seas.
Images courtesy of Oceanix and BIG-Bjarke Ingels Group.
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Olson Kundig creates floating Water Cabin in Seattle's Portage Bay
Knotty cedar and galvanised steel were used to form a two-storey, floating home by US firm Olson Kundig that draws upon cabin architecture.
The Water Cabin is located in Seattle's Portage Bay, just south of the University of Washington. It serves as a full-time residence for a client who previously rented a floating house in the area and decided to build his own home there when a lot became available.
The Water Cabin floats on Seattle's Portage Bay
Designed by local firm Olson Kundig, the building is intended to offer "a cabin sensibility in an urban environment".
In particular, it draws upon design principal Jim Olson's personal cabin in rural Washington, which features rectilinear volumes, overhanging roofs and a subdued colour palette.
Its living space opens onto a terrace
The floating home is also designed to provide a strong connection to the bay, which is part of a canal connecting the Puget Sound to Lake Washington.
"Small in stature, the home creates a platform from which to enjoy and engage with the surrounding waterway," the team said.
The home has a horizontal stature
The building consists of two levels, with the upper one stepping back to create a "sense of refuge". The recess also allowed for a 100-square-foot (9.3-square-metre) terrace.
Flat, overhanging roofs shade patios and large stretches of glass. Visually speaking, the roofs contribute to the home's low, horizontal stature.
Olson Kundig added glass windows with sweeping views
"The horizontal lines of the building echo the flat plane of the lake in an effort to make it one with the site," said Olson.
Given the home's location, the team chose exterior materials that are low-maintenance and can hold up in a marine environment.
Warm wooden tones contrast with metal finishes in silver and black tones
The structural system is made of galvanized steel, and facades are clad in knotty western red cedar that was lightly stained.
"The siding's thin, vertical wood slats are arranged in an irregular articulated pattern, recalling the random composition of trees in a forest," the team said.
The floating home's cosy interior takes cues from forest cabins
Inside, the 1,580-square-foot (147-square-metre) home offers all the key living elements. "There are strict restrictions on the size and dimensions of floating homes," said Olson. "Our client wanted to make the best use of every inch."
The lower level encompasses an open space for lounging, dining, cooking and working. There also is a hidden Murphy bed for guests.
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A glazed corner and large, sliding doors enable the interior to flow onto a patio with ipe wood decking. A window-lined staircase – which serves as a light well – leads to the top floor, where the team placed a bedroom suite.
Like the lower level, floor-to-ceiling glass provides sweeping views of the watery terrain and diminishes the boundary between inside and out.
Floor-to-ceiling glass provides views of the watery terrain
Materials within the home include knotty cedar, oak and birch. Warm wooden tones are contrasted with metal finishes in silver and black tones.
Overall, the home is intended to feel cosy and intimately tied to its surroundings, similar to a cabin in the forest.
"This informal, low-contrast interior supports a sense of the home as an oasis, despite its location in a bustling community," the team said.
Flat, overhanging roofs shade patios and large stretches of glass
Other floating homes in Seattle's Portage Bay include a compact dwelling by Studio DIAA that features a dark exterior and a light-toned interior.
The photography is byAaron Leitz.
Project credits:
Architect: Olson Kundig
Project team: Jim Olson (design principal), Jason Roseler (project manager), Betty Huang, Christine Burkland, Eunice Kim and Hunter Van Bramer
General contractor: Dyna Contracting
Structural engineer: Voelker Engineering
Lighting design: Brian Hood
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Built environment must adapt to "widespread and severe" climate change fallout says IPCC report
Cities are failing to prepare for climate change and should focus on resilient design solutions such as building houses on stilts or creating floating neighbourhoods, according to the latest report from the United Nations' climate change panel.
Published this week, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report blamed cities for a "lack of climate sensitive planning" and proposed ways to redesign homes and urban areas to protect citizens from extreme weather and rising seas.
"Many cities and settlements have developed adaptation plans but few have been implemented so that urban adaptation gaps exist in all world regions," the report said.
"Exposure to climate-driven impacts… in combination with rapid urbanisation and lack of climate sensitive planning, is affecting marginalised urban populations and key infrastructure."
Above: floating buildings, like this home on Chichester Canal by Baca Architects, can help cities adapt to rising sea levels. Photo by Floating Homes. Top: Home's on stilts like Redshank artist's studio, could also help. Photo by Hélène Binet
The report found that record heatwaves, floods, droughts and storms have already caused severe damage to the health of ecosystems and people across the world, as well as to buildings and crucial infrastructure.
Although these hazards are especially compounded in cities due to their rapidly growing populations and the urban heat island effect, not enough is being done to prepare them for this new reality, the report found.
However, the UN's IPCC has also highlighted the built environment as a key area of opportunity in the fight against climate change if retrofitted, upgraded and redesigned to be greener, more equitable and renewably powered.
"Cities and settlements are crucial for delivering urgent climate action," the report reads. "The concentration and interconnection of people, infrastructure and assets within and across cities and into rural areas creates both risks and solutions at global scale."
Climate hazards will be "unavoidable"
Written by 270 researchers from 67 countries, the report marks the IPCC's most comprehensive look to date at the impacts of climate change and follows on from last year's report on its causes.
The latest report found that man-made global warming has created unexpectedly "widespread and severe" damages while displacing more than 13 million people across Asia and Africa in 2019 alone.
"One of the most striking conclusions in our report is that we're seeing adverse impacts that are much more widespread and much more negative than expected," Camille Parmesan, a researcher from the University of Texas who was involved in the report, told the New York Times.
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These climate hazards will be "unavoidable" and become increasingly frequent and intense as we approach 1.5 degrees of warming – the crucial threshold around which countries are trying to stabilise global warming in targeting net-zero emissions by 2050.
Currently, the world is on track to warm by two to three degrees this century compared to pre-industrial levels, by which point the report says some regions and small islands could become completely uninhabitable.
"Accelerated action is required to adapt to climate change, at the same time as making rapid, deep cuts in greenhouse gas emissions," the report concluded.
Nature-based solutions "under-recognised and under-invested"
In the built environment, this means not just eliminating operational and embodied carbon but also making buildings more resilient.
Viable solutions listed in the report include elevating houses on stilts and creating "amphibious architecture" that can float on the surface of rising floodwater.
As global temperatures rise and heatwaves are exacerbated, homes will also need to be built or retrofitted with passive cooling technologies such as wind towers, solar shading and white or green roofs to cool interiors without relying on emissions-intensive air conditioning.
On a city level, the report says there needs to be a greater focus on combining grey infrastructure projects with "nature-based solutions", which are currently "under-recognised and under-invested" despite being more affordable and flexible.
To become more flood resilient, for example, cities should invest in pervious pavements and underground tunnel systems to absorb stormwater, while also increasing the number of urban green spaces and regenerating mangroves and wetlands along coastlines so they can act as buffers against storm surges.
Green roofs, like on RDHA's Springdale Public Library, could help absorb floodwater. Photo is by Nic Lehoux
As sea levels continue to rise, the report says small island nations and low-lying coastal cities might find "the only feasible option" is to completely avoid building on high-risk shorelines or relocate their population inland.
"We are accelerating towards a near future we neither want nor can survive, with global cities on the frontline of cascading and compounding climate impacts, threatening the lives and livelihoods of many of the world's most marginalised and most vulnerable," commented Mark Watts, the executive director of international network C40 Cities.
"If global leaders sit on their hands and let our cities fail, we will all fail. There is no time to waste."
The report is one of three being released as part of the IPCC's first major assessment of climate change since 2014.
The third and final installment, which is set to be published this spring, will explore solutions for decarbonising the global economy and halting global warming.
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Commenter calls Adidas' floating tennis court a "ridiculous publicity stunt"
In this week's comments update, readers are baffled by Adidas and Parley for the Oceans' decision to float a recycled-plastic tennis court within the Great Barrier Reef and discussing other top stories.
Adidas and environmental organisation Parley for the Oceans have collaborated to create a floating tennis court in a bid to promote Adidas' latest range of apparel, which incorporates recycled plastic.
Launched to coincide with the Australian Open tennis tournament that is currently taking place in Melbourne, the colourful range of clothing is the latest collaboration between the brand and Parley for the Oceans.
"Ridiculous publicity stunt"
Readers aren't sold. "Ridiculous publicity stunt," said Apsco Radiales.
"This will help with the devastating lack of tennis balls in the ocean," joked Jam.
Goods agreed: "Nothing says environmental stewardship like installing a piece of floating plastic in an already fragile ecosystem."
"Recycle plastic but litter the ocean with tennis balls," concluded Reefs.
Are commenters missing the point? Join the discussion ›
Manhattan Island extension could provide homes for 250,000 people
Commenter claims "there is no housing shortage for millionaires and billionaires"
Rutgers professor Jason Barr's proposal to add 1,760-acres of reclaimed land to the tip of Manhattan in a bid to create more housing and combat climate change has caused controversy amongst readers.
"It's a radical idea but I like it," said Steven H. "Flood protection and space for more housing is a win-win."
John Doe disagreed: "You're worried about rising sea levels and increased flooding but putting 250,000 homes on at sea level landfill is a good idea? This is peak stupid."
"There is no housing shortage for millionaires and billionaires," added Zea Newland. "We need more housing for lower-income folks who keep the city running, but given how this plan would produce prime waterfront real estate and given how big of an investment is needed to create the land in the first place, I don't see any potential for meaningful change in regards of housing."
Is extending Manhattan a good idea? Join the discussion ›
Chunky staircase features in Farleigh Road renovation by Paolo Cossu Architects
Reader calls extra-wide oak staircase "a ludicrous design"
Paolo Cossu Architects has sparked debate by adding an extra-wide oak staircase, which doubles as a piece of furniture, to a Victorian terrace in east London.
"No stair nosing, no handrail, and the riser to tread ratio looks dangerous, " said Walter Astor. "It's easy to make a stair look novel and interesting when you refuse to comply with safety requirements mandated by the local building regulations."
"It is in fact dangerous," replied Chris Hargreaves. "What a ludicrous design."
Sim disagreed: "Or an architect has thought cleverly, in full knowledge of the facts (along with their informed client) on how to satisfy building control. Perhaps, for instance, there is a balustrade detail that can be removed – at the client's choice – when desired."
What do you think of the Farleigh Road project? Join the discussion ›
Andrés Reisinger and Alba de la Fuente design modernist house in frosty metaverse landscape
Commenter says the metaverse is "a real estate frontier"
Readers are discussing a virtual residence by digital artist Andrés Reisinger and architect Alba de la Fuente. The two-storey house is designed as a hideaway in a snowy forest and was inspired by the clean geometry of Dieter Rams' industrial designs.
"This is not bad for a metaverse build," said Archibro, "which, by the way, is a new real estate frontier. Investors are already snapping up virtual properties."
Furious B disagreed: "Already sick of the metaverse. It's literally just Second Life 2.0., and projects like this carry no more merit or need for publication than any other theoretical project. I'd rather see student projects that push boundaries than a pretty standard modernist house in a field."
"Freed from the real-world constraints of gravity and capitalism, designers of the so-called 'metaverse' insist on conforming to the real-world constraints of gravity and capitalism by mindlessly reproducing modernist designs," concluded James G. "An ideology that arose over 100 years ago."
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Adidas and Parley for the Oceans launch floating tennis court in Great Barrier Reef
Sports goods company Adidas and environmental organisation Parley for the Oceans have collaborated to create a recycled-plastic tennis court that floats within Australia's Great Barrier Reef marine park.
Launched to coincide with the Australian Open tennis tournament that is currently taking place in Melbourne, the floating court was created to promote Adidas' latest range of apparel, which incorporates recycled plastic.
Adidas and Parley for the Oceans have created a floating tennis court
The colourful range of clothing is the latest collaboration between the brand and [Parley for the Oceans](https://www.parley.tv/#fortheoceans).
It was debuted on the floating tennis court, which was placed in the Great Barrier Reef – the world's largest coral reef system – to draw attention to the wider issue of plastic waste.
It is located in the Great Barrier Reef
"The new adidas tennis apparel collection, that will be worn by players during the Australian Open in Melbourne, has been inspired by the beauty of the Great Barrier Reef and consists of products from one of our sustainability innovators, Made with Parley Ocean Plastic," said an Adidas spokesperson.
"We have chosen to launch this collection in the heritage-protected Queensland marine park to raise awareness and positive discussion around how we can help end plastic waste and protect the Great Barrier Reef."
The court was created to draw attention to plastic pollution
Adidas worked with the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority to assemble the floating tennis court on one of the marine authority's barges.
The court's surface was made from recycled plastic provided by Parley for the Oceans, which also provides the recycled plastic used in Adidas' latest tennis collection.
It was used to promote Adidas' latest collection of tennis apparel
To mark the launch, Australian sportstars simmer Ian Thorpe, canoeist Jess Fox and rugby league player Nathan Cleary, along with model Steph Claire Smith, played a game of mixed doubles on the court. Adidas stated that all balls were retrieved from the water.
Following the Australian Open, the surface of the tennis court will be recycled into a sports court that is set to be built at a school in the nearby city of Townsville.
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According to Adidas, its latest tennis collection forms part of its drive to remove plastics from its apparel.
"We're committed to help end plastic waste and, by 2024, we'll replace virgin polyester in our products with recycled polyester wherever possible," said Shannon Morgan, Pacific senior director of brand at Adidas.
"To achieve these goals, we foster open-source partnerships and put a high value on collaboration over competition to create sustainable solutions that go beyond our own business and influence."
The collection was made with recycled plastic from Parley for the Oceans
Adidas and Parley for the Oceans have previously collaborated to create running shoes and classic 1990s trainers from recycled plastic.
They have also combined to make recycled plastic football shirts for Real Madrid and Manchester United, as well as hiking boots.
The photography is courtesy of Adidas.
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Ten floating architecture projects that sit directly on water
Last week Dezeen featured Bruges Diptych, a floating events pavilion in Belgium that references 15th-century canal homes. Here, we have rounded up 10 other floating architecture projects spanning housing, farms and event spaces.
Portage Bay Float Home, US, by Studio DIAA
Located in Seattle on the northern end of Lake Union, this house by Studio DIAA looked to traditional floating homes of the area.
The home is square in plan and comprises a single level. It was built on top of a log-float foundation dating from the early 1900s and features a pitched roof and exterior walls clad in cedar and Richlite.
Find out more about Portage Bay Float Home ›
Photo is by Ruben Dario Kleimeer
Floating Farm, The Netherlands, by Beladon and Goldsmith
Envisioned and initiated by Peter and Minke van Wingerden of waterborne architecture company Beladon, and built by architecture studio Goldsmith, Floating Farm is a dairy farm in Rotterdam.
It was designed preemptively for a future where climate change and rising sea levels mean that farmland will become devastated by flooding. The structure generates its own electricity from floating solar panels and collects its own water from rainwater irrigation systems.
Find out more about Floating Farm ›
Photo courtesy of Floating Homes Ltd
Chichester, UK, by Baca Architects
London-based architecture practice Baca Architects designed a boxy wood-clad floating home on Chichester Canal in the south of England.
Developed as a prototype with British company Floating Homes, the structure references the design of typical canal boats, but with an increased scale to create a spacious and luxurious home on the water.
Find out more about Chichester ›
Watervilla Weesperzijde, The Netherlands, by +31 Architects
Partly underwater, this floating house by +31 Architects is located along Amsterdam's Amstel River.
The structure forms part of the growing number of Amsterdam's houseboats lining the banks of the city's canals and waterways. It consists of a lower level that is submerged in the river, while an upper storey is located level with the water's surface.
Find out more about Watervilla Weesperzijde ›
Veetee, Estonia, by b210 and Estonian Academy of Arts students
Veetee is a timber shelter floating on metal barrels designed to provide a haven for visitors to the Soomma National Park forest during annual flooding in the springtime.
It was created by interior architecture students at the Estonian Academy of Arts in collaboration with Tallinn-based architecture firm b210 during a 10-day workshop.
Floating House, Canada, by MOS Architects
Steel pontoons provide this wooden cabin with buoyancy so that it can float its two storeys on the surface of Lake Huron in Canada.
Designed by New York studio MOS Architects, Floating House's pontoon base allows it to adapt to the lake's changing water levels.
Find out more about Floating House ›
Schoonschip Amsterdam, The Netherlands, by i29
Forming part of a floating village, Schoonschip Amsterdam is a floating home that was designed by Dutch architecture practice i29.
The village has been in development since 2010 and intends to be a model for sustainable planning. The two-storey home features angled openings and cutaway corners to provide views across the watery neighbourhood.
Find out more about Schoonschip Amsterdam ›
Dutch architecture studio Waterstudio.NL designed a solar-powered electric yacht-cum-villa with extendable stilts that can raise the structure out of the water to become an off-grid home.
"The design was inspired by the way flamingos stand in the water," Waterstudio.NL founder Koen Olthuis told Dezeen. "Only a leg in the water and the body untouchable above the surface."
Find out more about Arkup 75 ›
Photo is by Gilbert McCarragher
Initially moored near Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, Genesis is a floating chapel designed by Denizen Works that functions as a church and community hub.
It was developed by Denizen Works with Turks Shipyard and naval architect Tony Tucker and is characterised by an expandable roof that took design cues from the bellows of a church organ and Volkswagen camper vans.
Floating pavilion, Brazil, by Bruno Rossi
Designed by Brazilian studio Bruno Rossi, this 80-square-metre pavilion was built on a deck that extends across a dam in Brazil's Santo Antonio de Posse.
It was constructed to provide shade and add additional space to the existing jetty, which is used for leisure and nautical activities.
Find out more about the floating pavilion ›
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PARA Project designs surreal pavilion floating on a Belgian canal
American studio PARA Project has designed a wooden pavilion on a canal in Bruges, Belgium, to be an uncanny "doppelgänger" of an adjacent 15th-century canal house.
The pavilion, called Bruges Diptych, was designed as an events space for the 2021 Bruges Triennial, which for its third edition invited responses to the curatorial theme of "TraumA".
Top image: the pavilion floats on the canal. Above: it was designed for the Bruges Triennial. Photo is by Iwan Baan
According to its curators, this was an exploration of the "hidden spaces" that reveal the reality of life behind the outward image of the city's famous medieval centre, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
"What is going on behind those stately facades?" asked the Biennial's curatorial statement. "How is the 'medieval city' actually being experienced and lived in?"
The pavilion is split into two intersecting forms. Photo is by Jasper van het Groenewoud
PARA responded by designing a pavilion with a form that, from a distance, appears to mimic the form and scale of the neighbouring medieval canal houses.
On closer inspection, the pavilion is split into two intersecting forms that give the illusion of being pulled apart, a conceptual response to the idea of "revealing" what lies behind the city's facades.
It serves as an interactive events space
"The Diptych serves as an event space for the Triennale's programming, addressing issues in urban trauma, and was one of several international commissions open within the city through late fall [2021]," said the practice.
"Its brief proximity with the canal house is a study in formal estrangements," it continued. "Still, through orientation, material, scale, posture, the pavilion recognised something of itself in its new neighbour."
PARA built the pavilion from a timber frame structure
Due to the site's heritage status, the pavilion floats atop 15 connected pontoons in the canal to avoid any impact on the existing buildings, with just a slim gap between it and the adjacent canal house.
It was built from a timber frame structure, which has been left exposed internally to reveal where the roof beams of the pavilion's two gabled forms intersect.
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Large openings at one end of this timber structure frame the facade of the historic canal building, and small projecting areas on either side create spaces for looking out over the canal.
Externally, the timber frame is partially clad with plywood panels, and features on the neighbouring canal house such as the gabled dormer windows and other openings have been left as geometric outlines.
The pavilion floats on pontoons. Photo is by Iwan Baan
This creates the illusion that the Bruges Diptych is a doppelgänger, a double, of the existing buildings.
Thin mirrors installed on the interior columns add to the surreal feel of the pavilion, reflecting fragments of the historic surroundings through the space.
Bruges Diptych has been left exposed internally. Photo is by Iwan Baan
PARA Project was founded by Jon Lott in 2007 and has offices in New York and Cambridge, Massachusetts. Lott is also a cofounding member of Collective-LOK, with which his previous projects include a flexible home for the Val Alen Institute in New York.
_The photography is byStijn Bollaert unless otherwise stated. _
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Mando Xie proposes green floating cities to enable "human civilization to continue" on the ocean
Mando Xie imagines humanity moving into ship-like floating cities covered with trees to escape rising sea levels in this proposal, which is a finalist in Dezeen's Redesign the World competition powered by Twinmotion.
Xie imagines converting aircraft carriers to create the floating cities in his proposal, which is called Titan Art 2100.
Almost half of the surface of each city would be covered with trees to provide food and a pleasant, shaded park-like environment for citizens. A freshwater lake at the centre of the park would supply people with clean water.
A fleet of fishing vessels would accompany the Titan Ark to provide a protein-rich source of food, with LED lights along the hull designed to attract more plentiful fish.
Read more about the proposal below.
Titan Ark 2100
Mando Xie, Changsha, China
Finalist
"For the Redesign the World competition, I propose a future marine life for humanity.
"According to research, rising sea levels may lead to the displacement of up to 4.2 million Americans in the next 100 years. A floating city could help people to continue to live safely at sea.
"The name of my proposal is Titan Ark. The idea for the design comes from large oil drilling platforms. I envision a moving platform that can sail to continue human civilization.
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"The design is composed of two abandoned aircraft carriers. All infrastructure and homes are composed of light, prefabricated structures, with separate living areas and leisure areas. I think this is the best solution to deal with future disasters.
"Each Titan Ark is accompanied by more than ten fishing boats, which provide a source of staple food. The hull is equipped with LED lights, which can simulate moonlight at night to gather fish close by.
"Forty-five per cent of the deck area is dedicated to greenery. In the future, there will be good soilless cultivation methods. Trees will be able to grow larger, with thicker leaves, and can produce fruits in different seasons. Titan Ark is also equipped with small farms for agriculture.
"A large lake in the park can be used as a freshwater reservoir to meet people's needs for clean water."
Redesign the World
Redesign the World is the ultimate design competition, which called for new ideas to rethink planet Earth to ensure that it remains habitable long into the future.
Launched in partnership with Epic Games, the contest asked entrants to visualise their concepts using architectural visualisation software Twinmotion.
The contest received over 100 entries from more than 30 different countries around the world.
These were assessed by a judging panel comprising White Arkitekter CEO Alexandra Hagen, structural engineer Hanif Kara, speculative architect Liam Young, Twinmotion product marketing manager Belinda Ercan and Dezeen founder and editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs, which selected 15 proposals as finalists to be published on Dezeen.
We are unveiling one finalist a day throughout our Dezeen 15 festival, culminating in the winner being announced on 19 November.
The winner will receive the top prize of £5,000. There are also prizes of £2,500 for second place, £1,000 for third place and £500 each for the remaining finalists.
Find out more about Redesign the World ›
See all the finalists revealed so far ›
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Justinian Khoo envisions networks of floating cities "to provide freedom for nature on land"
The second finalist in Dezeen's Redesign the World competition powered by Twinmotion is Justinian Khoo, who has proposed moving humanity into sustainable floating cities so that nature can reclaim the land.
Called The Whales, the clusters of cities, which Khoo designed to resemble pods of the large marine mammals, would be powered entirely by renewable energy harnessed from the sea, sun and wind.
Fish farming would provide protein-rich food for the inhabitants of the cities, with the waste used to fertilise crops on floating farms.
Vegetation would also be used as a natural filtration system for waste water, while food waste would be composted to minimise landfill.
By moving humanity into the floating cities, Khoo imagines being able to allow nature to rewild the planet's landmasses in order to restore natural ecosystems and reverse climate change.
Read more about the proposal below.
The Whales
Justinian Khoo, Melbourne, Australia
Finalist
"My proposal is to build a floating city that resembles a whale family, inspired by the ocean's largest gentle giant that travels together as groups.
"An environmentally sustainable floating city where beauty, sustainability and quality work together, saving our planet from climate change and freeing up space on land.
"The floating city is designed for human survival and will provide care for the ocean. At the same time, it provides freedom for nature on the land to restore the environment with animals and insects roaming freely and living their life with important roles in the ecosystem.
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"The floating city runs on marine energy, where energy can be harnessed from the oceans, together with generating power from the sun with a photovoltaic system and wind turbines in the ocean to store power in the utility-scale energy storage for each floating building.
"The floating city has a sustainable floating farming system for farming fruit trees and vegetables, as well as a system for farming fish that requires no additional feeding as they tend to draw their nutrients directly from the ocean currents.
"The nitrates and nitrites from the fish manure get broken down by bacteria to make the food for the plants. The plants in return, use their roots to filter out all solid waste from the fish waste to generate clean water.
"Vermicomposting can be used for processing waste food from the city, feeding it into a wormery to produce fertilizer for growing crops continuously, to prevent food from going into the landfill and converting it into something useful instead.
"The flourishing of ecosystems requires us to work together with nature, animals and insects, environmentalists, designers and scientists, just like the whales that protect each other and nurture their young together."
Redesign the World
Redesign the World is the ultimate design competition, which called for new ideas to rethink planet Earth to ensure that it remains habitable long into the future.
Launched in partnership with Epic Games, the contest asked entrants to visualise their concepts using architectural visualisation software Twinmotion.
The contest received over 100 entries from more than 30 different countries around the world.
These were assessed by a judging panel comprising White Arkitekter CEO Alexandra Hagen, structural engineer Hanif Kara, speculative architect Liam Young, Twinmotion product marketing manager Belinda Ercan and Dezeen founder and editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs, which selected 15 proposals as finalists to be published on Dezeen.
We are unveiling one finalist a day throughout our Dezeen 15 festival, culminating in the winner being announced on 19 November.
The winner will receive the top prize of £5,000. There are also prizes of £2,500 for second place, £1,000 for third place and £500 each for the remaining finalists.
Find out more about Redesign the World ›
See all the finalists revealed so far ›
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Trolle Rudebeck Haar floats prefabricated sauna on Lake Geneva
Lausanne University of Art and Design graduate Trolle Rudebeck Haar has built a pre-fabricated floating sauna, which offers views over the Alps, using local wood.
Löyly is a 2.2-square-metre floating wooden sauna and was Haar's graduate Diploma Project at Lausanne University of Art and Design (ÉCAL) in Switzerland.
The sauna was constructed using Douglas fir
"After living in Finland for a while and experiencing the sauna culture there, I wanted to build my own sauna and explore the topic of micro-architecture," Haar told Dezeen.
The sauna was built to host up to three people and features a sloped roof, a wooden stove, a bench, translucent glass windows and an exterior deck.
The sloped, shed-like roof of the sauna was constructed using corrugated polycarbonate
It was constructed using Swiss Douglas fir, which Haar treated with teak oil in order to create a neutral and almost untreated and unstained look.
"The sauna is constructed by Swiss Douglas fir and finished with teak oil," the designer said. "I chose Douglas fir because of its durability for outdoor use and lightweight. It's sourced from a nearby sawmill business."
People can swim to the sauna to use it
The sauna was built on top of a floating pontoon deck that was fitted with hollow barrels to give the structure buoyancy.
This buoyancy allows it to be placed on lakes, ponds, ports and lagoons with low wave motion, or, like in these images, Lake Geneva.
Light wood was used across the exterior of the sauna
Harr aimed to "make everything stable with the perfect amount of weight, not too light or too heavy for the barrels," he said.
"Its movability also determined the design with the prefabricated elements, and everything can be taken apart and assembled."
Löyly can be reached by swimming to the floating structure and accessed through a glass sliding door, for which Haar took inspiration from traditional Japanese sliding doors called shōji.
"I was excited about learning and creating a shōji, Japanese sliding door. The lightweight door can easily slide aside and block wind and steam to go out from the sauna," said Haar.
The sauna contains a bench, a log burner and views out to the alps
Ribbed translucent glass was placed within the tallest walls of the structure to allow light to flood into the space while also providing privacy to the interior.
Haar explained that in the future the project could be altered to become a scalable structure.
Translucent glass lends privacy but also allows views out to the exterior
"The project has the potential to be scalable, and I imagine it can be used for pop-up events, festivals, and urban planning," said Haar.
"I wish the scale stays small, so the sauna session is still a cosy and intimate experience."
Haar incorporated a Japanese-style sliding door
Other saunas include a floating charred-timber sauna built by Small Architecture Workshop.
Australian art and architecture collective Studio Rain built and installed a prefabricated, off-grid, temporary sauna next to Melbourne's Yarra River.
Photography is by Noé Cotter.
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