the project suggests a non-static infrastructure built out of plastic refuse, moving cyclically through a dynamic and ever-changing pacific ocean. a cluster of vessels in international waters that work together in order to benefit not only humans but also other species that are important to this environment. the goal is to detoxify the ocean by reconfiguring plastic pollution while promoting knowledge of the oceans and teaching the public their duty to protect natural heritage. therefore, a major part of the proposal is being dedicated to research labs, and data collecting centers. the deep-sea, with the change of temperature, pressure, and salinity of the water it is known to be occupied by different living organisms, generating potential zones for investigation dedicated towards oceanic research and education.

underwater view

other parts of the program would be dedicated towards preserving endangered marine species and their ecosystems. a variety of known living organisms face extinction due to the simple inability to adapt to the new climatic conditions in their living environment, therefore their lives are highly endangered. environmental preservation centers would be independent and would focus on animals and vegetal species as the main priority while allowing a program mixture with research investigation. although we are encapsulating now to resolve the issues that humans have created, one day we will be decapsulating, then we can eliminate the barriers between all living species.

top aerial view

underwater section through the research center

longitudinal section through hybridization of 3 programs: education, research, and environmental preservation facilities

interior of environmental preservation facility

sketched section of underwater deep-sea environmental preservation

sketched plan of underwater deep-sea environmental preservation

concentration of plastic in atlantic ocean

concentration of plastic in pacific ocean

concentration of plastic in indian ocean

morphology studies blue foam models, that were inspired by mussels and oysters

unrolled world which depicts plastic patched in the ocean as new continents

vertical section through pacific ocean

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lucy zakharova + ted lu design ocean capsules to help restore the aquatic ecosystem - Designboom