AÑO
2021
CATEGORÍA
Comunidad
OBJETIVOS
Vida submarina
PAL. CLAVE
Plastic pollution , ocean cleaner, waste management
PAÍS
Czech Republic
CRÉDITOS
Lenka Petràkovà
LINK
https://www.springwise.com/sustainability-innovation/architecture-design/lenka-petrakova-ocean-station-plastic-waste
The 8th Continent
A floating station removing plastic from the sea
Slovak designer Lenka Petràkovà has designed a prototype ocean cleaning facility, which earned her the winning prize in an architectural competition for projects posing creative solutions to environmental challenges. The ocean station is conceptualised to be self-sufficient and also adapt and benefit from the ocean’s environment.
Made up of interconnected petal-shaped buildings that stand on tentacle-like platforms, these components of the 8th Continent all work together to collect plastic debris from the water surface and transform it into recyclable material. Petràkovà’s prototype also features a research and education centre that studies and showcases marine environments, a greenhouse where plants are grown through hydroponic cultivation, and living facilities for the station’s researchers.