Sea Tree by Waterstudio.NL

Article source: Waterstudio.NL

Urbanisation and climate change put a lot of pressure on available space for nature in city centres. New initiatives for adding extra park zones to a city are rare. Yet these kind of additional habitats for birds, bees, bats and other small animals could bring a lot of positive green effects to the environment of a city.

Sea Tree

• Architect: Waterstudio.NL
• Name of Project: Sea Tree

Waterstudio has designed a new concept for high density green spots in a city, the sea tree. This sea tree is a floating structure that hold in many layers green habitats for only animals. This structure is not accessible by man. The sea tree is built by offshore technology quite similar to the oil storage towers which can be found on open seas.  The idea is that large oil companies donate a sea tree to a city showing their concern for a better city environment by using their own intellectual property.  Space for this sea trees can be found on rivers, seas, lakes  and even harbours.

Sea Tree

The height and depth of this sea tree can be adjusted depending on the location. The sea tree moves  a bit along with the wind and is moored to the sea bed with a cable system. Under water the sea tree provides a habitat for small water creatures or even when the climate allows it for  artificial coral reefs. The beauty of the design is that it provides a solution and at the same time does not cost expensive space on land while the effect of the species living in the sea tree will effect a zone of several miles around the moored location. For as we know this floating tower will be the first floating object 100% built and designed for flora and fauna.

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