#acasa project

[bluecheatah2]

Contextual Statement

ACASA is only a study of water homes that already exists, but its authenticity will be further developed in semester 2 after the team has a better grip and understanding of water homes.

Land scarcity is a problem the future human civilization will face.

Due to:

Exponential population growth

Biofuel production to aid fossil fuel shortage

Soil depletion

Rising consumption

Rising sea levels

Etc

Alternative Possibilities (from living on land)

Vertical buildings

With the invention of the elevator, it granted humans access to living above the ground. But the problem still persists, living vertically still needs land for it to be built from ground up.

A few other concepts could be:

Living on another planet Like Mars or even the moon. Humans could also start living up on space on space ships in the future. But flying out of Earth is way too expensive. We should look for alternatives that is easier in terms of accessibility.

Floating Air ships This will again be too expensive unless someone starts defying gravity anytime soon... hhaha!

Underground living This could be too inflexible when it comes to change though. But could work around that problem.

Living in desserts Insuffiecient water supply there though.

Living on the water Earth’s surface is 70% water. We believe that building on water is the next logical step to the human colonization advancement.

Positives of building on water:

Dynamic and flexible to change- structures are easily movable

Resilient to climate change floods and hurricanes- more safe as it moves with and not against nature

Easily relocated

Easily expand cities that already exist on land- expand urban fabric

Easily make a floating, dynamic infrastructures more adaptive to change-flexible urban components

Building on water adapts and adjusts easier to change as it is dynamic compared to buildings on land.

Could be more sustainable

‘Scar-less development’ easily packed away urban components without leaving traces

ACASA

ACASA is a project of aquatic homes that offers a resilient and sustainable modern lifestyle for the future generation.

Studies on existing water homes:

http://www.bbc.com/news/business-30412913 http://www.inspirationgreen.com/floating-homes.html Netherlands https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IqmmuIbchvU  TEDX https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0deiRRqWLgU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFcxaymOpes http://time.com/2924637/7-floating-homes-that-will-make-you-want-to-live-on-water/

@hteuta

[bluecheatah2]

Reflective Statement

ACASA Project

It was a good journey this semester working on the ACASA project with a partner, @hteuta. The design process of ACASA was fun and my partner and I are very pleased with our final output… even though at the same time we both think that we could still improve its functionality and aesthetics by another mile or so if we had more time (as would anyone I’m sure). Theory wise, I have learnt quite a bit about floating buildings and its relevance to the human kind. Studying about floating homes boosted my interest about the future alternative possibilities for human colonization and its development. Continuing from this pilot study, I plan to develop ACASA’s authenticity on the second semester of BCT2016.

[bluecheatah2]

I mucked around with a few fonts and the shape of the triangle with the words ‘clean-cut, elegant, sharp, professional, modern, housings’ in mind to come up with the final logo design for ACASA. I was careful not to spend too much time on this logo.

@hteuta

[bluecheatah2]

Plans for ACASA

@hteuta

[bluecheatah2]

So while drawing some more, I came up with a design I kind of like. I’m going to develop this further with Teuta.

@hteuta