Journal 5: Oceanix City/ Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG)

 

Oceanix is a utopian city designed by BIG and presented last year at the United Nations High-Level Roundtable on Sustainable Floating Cities, which was jointly organized by Oceanix and MIT, the Explorers Club and UN-Habitat.It proposes a solution to rising sea levels in which cities become floating platforms and are completely self-sufficient.

This is a utopian project that has not yet been launched and only has a plan, but if it is successfully completed, it will be a completely sustainable and self-sufficient green sea city, which in my opinion is likely to become a trend in the future.First, Oceanix City will only use renewable, clean energy from the sun, wind, waves and ocean currents.The building will be low-rise and taper off at the top to create shadows and provide as much space as possible for solar panels.

And it will use a zero-waste system. Freshwater autonomy will be achieved through rainwater collection and gray water recycling/reuse.The low edge of the platform provides residents with direct access to water. Beneath each island, there is an array of algae, oysters, mussels, scallops and clams to clean up the water and promote ecosystem regeneration.

Given the relatively small surface, people living in these communities will have to consume a plant-based diet. Crops will be placed in production Spaces sheltered in the center of each floating island.In other words, each city can be customized based on location, cultural considerations, and architectural preferences and styles.

To form a set of sustainable maritime cities with the internal circulation that does not occupy the land area and lacks self-sufficiency. Perhaps this will be a new model of urban sustainability in the future.