Under-graduate dissertation aqua floating architectural terra
By: Dutta, Shaurya
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Publisher: Mumbai Indian Institute of Architects 2021Edition: Vol.86(4), April.Description: 24-28p.Subject(s): ARCHITECTURE GENERAL (AR-GEN)Online resources: Click here
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Journal of the Indian institute of architects :(JIIA)Summary: People have been living on water in many places around the world
for hundreds of years. However, the idea of building on water has been re-
introduced with a brand-new concept within the last twenty years, primarily
necessitated by the emerging threats of rising sea water levels and lack of
building space. The new ideas conceptualize a giant floating structure that is
almost like an integrated town rather than a mere collection of multiple free-
lance floating homes or pods forming a floating community or district. This
paper looks at the design of a floating city which is self-sustainable, generat-
ing its own energy, reducing, reusing and recycling waste without affecting
ocean biodiversity and ecosystem.
An attempt has been made to focus on including all the important
functions of a city, and connecting them in such a way so as to make it fully
functional. Adequate research has also been done on the structures such that
they remain stable and are able to withstand cyclones and tsunamis, through
mooring, platform connections and breakwaters. The design is such that more
units can be added; hence proliferation of the city is easily possible without
disrupting the already existing functions. The plan has also considered the
Urban and Regional Development Plans Formulation and Implementation
(URDPFI) guidelines of India, to the extent possible.
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People have been living on water in many places around the world
for hundreds of years. However, the idea of building on water has been re-
introduced with a brand-new concept within the last twenty years, primarily
necessitated by the emerging threats of rising sea water levels and lack of
building space. The new ideas conceptualize a giant floating structure that is
almost like an integrated town rather than a mere collection of multiple free-
lance floating homes or pods forming a floating community or district. This
paper looks at the design of a floating city which is self-sustainable, generat-
ing its own energy, reducing, reusing and recycling waste without affecting
ocean biodiversity and ecosystem.
An attempt has been made to focus on including all the important
functions of a city, and connecting them in such a way so as to make it fully
functional. Adequate research has also been done on the structures such that
they remain stable and are able to withstand cyclones and tsunamis, through
mooring, platform connections and breakwaters. The design is such that more
units can be added; hence proliferation of the city is easily possible without
disrupting the already existing functions. The plan has also considered the
Urban and Regional Development Plans Formulation and Implementation
(URDPFI) guidelines of India, to the extent possible.
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