Ocean Plastic
Design and architectural responses to ocean plastic pollution and sustainable marine environments.
Pacific: A Modular Underwater Colony That Grows One Hexagonal Cell at a Time
A shortlisted proposal for a self-sufficient settlement on the Pacific Continental Shelf, scaling from six residents to over six hundred.
BIOREEF: A Vertical Marine Station That Turns Ocean Plastic Into Coral Reefs
A speculative research and housing station positioned within Pacific currents to collect debris, recycle waste, and restore reef ecosystems.
Wireless CoralPods: Modular Underwater Habitats That Grow Like Coral Colonies
A winning underwater architecture proposal imagines detachable, self-sustaining pods that coexist with marine ecosystems rather than displacing them.
The Sub-MarinaTube: A Plastic-Recycling City Beneath the Pacific Garbage Patch
Vertical towers and horizontal tubes organize an underwater settlement that combines habitation, marine research, and ocean waste recovery.
Floating Architecture and Offshore Adaptive Design: Proximity Island – Frame
A floating architecture experiment that responds to sea-level rise, framing the ocean horizon while redefining offshore adaptive design.
Proximity Island: A Vision of Sustainable Floating Architecture
Sustainable floating architecture reimagines oil rigs as cultural ecosystems, merging sea, society, and adaptive reuse into a living ocean city.
Heart of the Ocean: A Radical Vision for Sustainable Ocean Architecture
A visionary sustainable ocean architecture project transforming an oil rig into a kinetic museum powered by tides, water, and human experience.
i Ocean Museum by B+P Architects: Adaptive Reuse and Sustainable Marine Architecture in Taiwan
Adaptive reuse transforms a former marine research center into a sustainable ocean museum connecting architecture, landscape, aquariums, mountains, and sea.
Amidst the Tempest: Re-purposing Defunct Offshore Rigs through Adaptive Reuse Architecture
Transforming defunct offshore oil rigs into regenerative marine architecture that heals oceans, supports life, and redefines adaptive reuse at sea.
Osaka Expo 2025 Umi-Kuru Retail Facility
The Osaka Expo 2025 Umi-Kuru Retail Facility is a sustainable modular building made from upcycled marine plastics, promoting circular economy.
A Journey Beneath the Surface: An Oceanarium Complex, Sonadia Island
Location: Sonadia Island, Moheshkhali, Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh
Exploring the DEEP: An Oceanarium Complex
The Oceanarium Complex at Sonadia Island, Cox’s Bazar, represents a pioneering approach to sustainable tourism in Bangladesh. Designed as part of a 980-acre eco-tourism vision, the 720-acre oceanarium
