It is called the Eighth Continent and is a design acclaimed with the 2020 Grand Prix for Maritime Architecture and Innovation by the Jacques Rougerie Foundation.
Lenka Petráková, a designer at Zaha Hadid Architects in London, started her project while defending her master's thesis at the University of Applied Arts at the Hani Rashid Studio, part of the Vienna Institute of Architecture. For a long time, she studied ocean pollution.
"I understand how devastated the oceans are and how many species are extinct, how much pollution there is and how parts where there may never have been a human being feel the effects of our activities," she told Euronews.
Its project is a floating station that serves as a "living and fully self-sustaining organism."
"I was looking for marine species, animals and plants. "I was studying how they really interact with water environments, how they can reap energy, and how they interact with food, for example."
The eighth continent not only cleanses the ocean, but also restores its health. The station removes plastic from the sea and accommodates people who go to the object of research and study. There is also a plastic recycling center in the ocean. It produces its own energy and is equipped with greenhouses and salting centers.
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