Sustainability binds to circularity
Oceanix Busan is designed so that nothing is wasted. The project will use closed circuit systems that (re) collect, filter and reuse water. Other waste will be used to use as an agricultural raw material and ecological energy forms. Solar and wind energy In situ also will allow self -sufficiency in electricityalthough the platforms are connected to the local electricity network as support.
New city, new mobility
Although the mainland connection allows access to a land metro station, Residents will not move through the platforms by car or train. In addition to moving on foot or by bicycle, Oceanix promises a «shared and multimodal mobility», which could include something similar to aquatic buses, if the Renders of the site web The project serves as indication.
A town is needed to float a city
Although Oceanix takes applause in this Busan project, It is a collaboration effort. In addition to working with the city of Busan, there was the help of the United Nations program for human settlements (also known as UN-Habitat, which has been studying floating cities since 2019), the Bjarke Ingels group, the Samsung Samo Samoo Architects and Engineers and Arup. Not to mention the contributions of the aquatic experts of the Maritime and Ocean University of Korea, the Oceanic Engineering Center of the MIT and the Global Coral Reef alliance.
It is not the only floating project in progress
Although Oceanix Busan is striking and innovative, it is nothing more than a facet of a global effort to prepare cities and countries for the future As the sea level increases. In Rotterdam, the Netherlands, the Powerhouse company has recently built a floating office. In the Maldives, where the increase in sea level is a true threat to the island nation, the construction of A floating city project will begin this year.
At the moment, Oceanix Busan is in the phase of obtaining permits. Once it has been processed, the construction of this project of 627 million dollars will begin in 2023, with the aim of ending before the end of 2025.
Article originally published in Ad us.