Floating City

Floating City is a concept for sustainable, innovative urbanization in a densely occupied delta area. It is a climate robust solution for urban development. In contrast to conventional urbanization, the Floating City can cope with water level fluctuations. Thus, it is a city without flood risk. In this project special attention was paid to themes of sustainability and mobility.

The Floating City can be self-sufficient in terms of water and energy supply. Water can either be collected through rain water harvesting or be drawn from the large reserve it is sitting on. Positioning the city on a large body of water also provides opportunities for implementing Thermal Energy Storage (TES) systems. The layer of water will act as insulation for the storage facility. These systems can easily be combined with solar energy collectors.

A city needs tranportation facilities; the Floating City is combined with the construction of a floating highway and floating roads. Part of the building, which is located beneath the water surface, may serve as parking space. But the water offers more potentials on mobility to investigate. Additional transport facilities can be used with the gain of a better environment. For example, electrical watertaxis which are quiet and do not emit CO2.

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