THARSIS
COMPUTATIONAL DESIGN | SPRING 2022
Instructor: Damjan Jovanovic | Partner: Hao Wang | Software: Unreal Engine, Blender, Rhino
This project focuses on the rising sea level problem caused by global warming. The convergence of warm currents has also caused coral reef bleaching, which is happening all over the world.
To prevent the coral bleaching phenomenon, a marine biological laboratory is designed to study the habitat of coral reefs and the potential of coral reefs to be used as building materials for future construction. Coral reefs can be a sustainable and environmentally friendly building material that can grow and be controlled by humans.
To prevent the coral bleaching phenomenon, a marine biological laboratory is designed to study the habitat of coral reefs and the potential of coral reefs being used as building materials for future construction. Coral reefs can be a sustainable and environmentally friendly building material that can grow and be controlled by humans.
According to scientific research, in the next 100 years, our site will probably be fully submerged by seawater. The surrounding frame on the site is used to grow coral reefs after the sea level has risen. As coral reef grows; it can form a new landscape. People and nature are reconnected while providing a new archetype for climate change.
Above the center of the building, a parliament that can accommodate the owner of the building is located. The surrounding cables and the cylinder directly below serve as the main structure to support this vast sphere, and in the middle is the central podium surrounding the auditorium. Just above the center of the parliament is a green ornament formed with coral reefs that can be used as building materials. The lab comes with an artificial ocean to simulate how coral reefs live in the ocean, which is the main space and located in the center of this building. The small labs, mechanical room and other equipment rooms surround the center to serve as supportive space.
