Land on Water: Floating houses made from recycled plastic
Hello Dear Readers. I found something interesting today and thought I’d do another post before the Christmas weekend. Really very interesting or say yourself?
Land on Water is a floating architectural concept built on recycled plastic modules being developed by the Danish business MAST in response to rising sea levels caused by climate change.
NASA reports that global sea levels have risen 20 centimeters since 1880 and are projected to increase another 30 to 122 centimeters by 2100. As a result of these considerations, MAST has designed a system that they think will be an improvement over existing ones.
The business stated that the existing alternatives, which include concrete foundations filled with Styrofoam and plastic pontoons, are rigid, difficult to move, and extremely unsustainable.
The MAST idea is based on a whole new system consisting of straightforward modules that are flat-packed and constructed of recycled and strengthened plastic. These may be moved across the world with relative ease and installed in an almost infinite variety of configurations, such as in houses, fitness centers, swimming pools, public parks, and so on.
The concept for Earth on Water comes from gabion building, an old method that involves filling mesh cages with debris to provide very sturdy, inexpensive bases.
“While steel and concrete foundations are commonly coated with poisonous antifouling paints, Land on Water offers a suitable habitat for fish and crustaceans as well as an anchoring for mollusks and algae,” the studio adds. “
There is no need to worry about harmful antifouling paints with Land on Water.”
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In this particular instance, the principle is flipped around. The weight of any building that is erected on top of modular cages that have been filled with recycled plastic purchased locally will be supported by the plastic. In addition to that, the buoyancy may be altered whenever it is needed.
At the moment, the idea is seeking for partners and investors, but it is possible that techniques such as these could become required or important in the future to prevent sea level rise and floods. FRAGILE, a design firm, and Hubert Rhomberg, CEO of Rhomberg Holding GmbH, a business that specializes in sustainable building, transportation, and resource efficiency, are working together with MAST to create the idea.
