Would You Get Seasick on the Floating City?
By Penny on Jun 04, 2014
Leading the way in futuristic architectural planning, AT Design Office has developed an innovative solution to climate change and environmental degradation on Earth’s countryside. This visionary ocean metropolis is a floating community that links to the outside world through complex internal and external traffic systems.
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According to the company’s press release, “Our existing landmass on earth has been built up so extensively that the remaining free land is under extreme pressure and needs to be preserved as much as possible. New settlements should be planned in such a manner that important social and environmental conditions are improved and can provide for better 21st century living.”
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Spanning across four square miles, the city is embellished with vertical gardens that are connected with a public greenery system above and below water for residents to enjoy. Featuring state-of-the-art facilities and amenities, the Floating City is a completely self-sufficient community that meets all human needs for long-term habitation.
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AT Design used the same technology as Chinese firm, CCCC, who built a 31-mile bridge between the cities of Hong Kong, Macau and Zhuhai, which included an underwater 150-metre long precast concrete section. Architect Slavomir Siska explained that in order to carry out the project, the team will need to employ similar assembly methods, “The mega box is cast on a nearby island and floated to site before being connected. We were appointed to work with the engineer to come up with a masterplan for a 10-square kilometre floating island that can be built with the same technology.” Much of the structures used to build the island would be prefabricated and floated out to the site in the same way CCCC built the bridge.
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The design incorporates prefabricated hexagonal and triangular modules for boats and yachts that serve as the main means of transportation throughout the city. The transportation network also features submarines that will help residents travel to and from their homes to hotels, recreational green spaces and entertainment complexes. The designs also include plans for farms, hatcheries and rubbish collection facilities that will strengthen the city’s sustainability and independence.
According to Siska, the proposal is under review by one of China’s largest property investors, China Transport Investment Co., and project testing is predicted to commence as soon as next year.
Would you want to live in the Floating City?
