To cope with the rising waters, many floating city projects are emerging from architectural firms as well as from design studios. Between UFOs and pyramids, here is what the habitat of the future could look like …
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Fruit of the imagination of the Lazzarini design studio, the concept offloating habitat can take unexpected forms, to say the least. If these futuristic projects are the most luxurious, and could find their place in theuniverse imagined by Daniel Pecqueur and Nicolas Malfin in Golden city (ed. Delcourt), they are no less interesting for their architecture.
A UFO as a home
Launched in 2016 in its first version, this floating house called UFO 1.2 (Unidentified Floating Object) takes up the concept of Flying saucer. With a diameter of 12.5 m, this house consists of two areas. At sea level, the dome of the saucer integrates the entrance, the living room and a kitchen area. The surface of the disc acts as a terrace. Planned by the design office, a vegetable garden. The submerged zone is neither more nor less than a parental suite … To operate, the UFO 1.2 embeds the batteries supplied by batteries in the thickness of the disc. solar panels as well as the water tanks. In order to be autonomous, drinking water comes from an on-board desalination system. Note that this small house for two people can move to the speed from 3.5 knots.
An update of the UFO
Not content with having finalized this project, the firm Lazzarini updated and revisited it to give birth to theUFO 2.0. This saucer with a diameter of 20 m and a total surface area of 314 m2 offers, according to Pierpaolo Lazzarini, endless possibilities of use. Floating clinic, hotel, gym … Still powered by solar panels, this UFO 2.0 version incorporates two 80 hp motors to move this saucer floating at a speed of about 8 knots.
Floating buildings inspired by Mayan temples
Even if it means imagining futuristic habitats, you might as well think big! The Lazzarini design firm does not take half measures with the Wayaland concept. Described as “ a new offshore living experience “, Wayaland wants to be a” autonomous community, built around people on water “. Inspired bymayan architecture and Japanese, the modules (villa, hotel, club, suite, etc.) that make up this city of the future are designed on the same basis.
A floating basement, accommodating the installations, storage spaces, batteries and water reserves, on which various modules are placed. In its most imposing version, this pyramidal building can accommodate ten floors for a height of 30 m from the waterline …
What you must remember
- The Wayaland project is the subject of a crowdfunding campaign. However, the latter is only accessible by Paypal …
- Autonomous and mobile, UFO habitats have a four-point anchoring system.
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