Category: Novel Floating Ideas
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If your city is sinking, why not make it float?
As sea-level rise and land subsidence increasingly threaten coastal megacities, floating cities are emerging as a bold and sustainable adaptation strategy. 🔹 This insightful article by Assoc. Prof. Katherine Dafforn (Macquarie University), published by 360info, explores how floating urban infrastructure can serve as an alternative to hard engineering or retreat—if…
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UN-Habitat and partners unveil OCEANIX Busan, the world’s first prototype floating city
UN-Habitat and partners unveil OCEANIX Busan, the world’s first prototype floating city New York, 26 April 2022 – UN-Habitat, the Busan Metropolitan City of the Republic of Korea, and OCEANIX today unveiled at the UN Headquarters the design of the world’s first prototype sustainable floating city. OCEANIX Busan aims to…
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Floating theater Lyon on French television
Floating theater Lyon on French television A floating theater dedicated to young audiences will emerge on the banks of the Rhône in Lyon.The construction of this new unusual cultural place is due to start in mid-March. The, L’île Ô, that’s its name, will take place on the quays of the…
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Singapore explores tapping nuclear energy by 2050
Singapore explores tapping nuclear energy by 2050 SINGAPORE – Nuclear energy, once deemed unsuitable for Singapore, has been identified as a potential power source for the country by 2050 in a new report published on Tuesday (March 22). The report, commissioned by the Energy Market Authority (EMA), concluded that nuclear…
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LA MAISON THEATRE | Boran sur Oise, Paris | 2014 | Torrisi & Procopio Architetti
LA MAISON THEATRE | Boran sur Oise, Paris | 2014 Previous Next Project: Torrisi & Procopio Architetti Client: Private/H2orizon Project for the construction of a 150 sq.m floating house with stage for performances on the Oise river near Chantilly (Paris). The project is part of the redevelopment of the famous…
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C3 HOUSEBOAT | Marine parks, lakes, lagoons | 2008 | Torrisi & Procopio Architetti
C3 HOUSEBOAT | Marine parks, lakes, lagoons | 2008 Previous Next Project: Torrisi & Procopio Architetti Client: AquaDomi/H2orizon The C3 SERIES prototype is a houseboat with high standards of comfort. As far as the architecture and living standards are concerned, it has surpassed the traditional houseboat being conceived on the…
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FERRY TERMINAL | Lac du Nord, Tunis | 2012 | Torrisi & Procopio Architetti
The project of the new Ferry Terminal is part of the redevelopment of the Tunis Lac Nord area. Commissioned by the Espace Nautique Services (ENS) Tunisian company, the proposal for the terminal consists of a multifunctional floating building on two levels with ticket office, facilities, café restaurant with terrace and…
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IRIDE 01 FLOATING SUITE | Marine parks, lakes, lagoons | 2012 | Torrisi & Procopio Architetti
The IRIDE 01 Floating Suite was designed to accommodate a comfortable en suite bedroom in 25 square metres. It is suitable for sheltered bays, tourist ports, marine parks, and lakes and it was designed as an annex for lakeside or riverside hotels to offer their guests a unique experience, as…
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SUITE NOVOTEL | Paris | 2013 | Torrisi & Procopio Architetti
Together with the French company H2orizon and the Accor Group hotel chain (Novotel), Torrisi & Procopio Architetti has proposed the Port de Paris the construction of a floating hotel of 75 suites near the Austerlitz station. The hotel, 95 meters long and 17 wide, consists of modular elements assembled together…
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MARINA DISTRICT | Houston | 2018 | Torrisi & Procopio Architetti
The new Marina District is situated on the San Jacinto River and it is of central importance in the Kingwood Marina development (The Herons Kingwood Marina). It includes two basins – Marina East and Marina West – with a total capacity of more than 700 berths, for boats up to…