Japanese construction firm says this 'OceanSpiral' is the underwater city of the future
The famously ambition Shimizu Corporationhas unveiled its template for a modern-day Atlantis, a self-sufficientcommunity that sits on or just under the surface of the sea.
The Ocean Spiral project envisages usinghuge spirals to connect each watertight residential sphere to the ocean floor,where it would create power in the form of methane-producing micro-organismfactories.
Other rare earth materials could also bemined from the seabed, and transportation to get down there would come in theform of spheres travelling along the length of the spiral.
People – as many as 5,000 – would live in asealed transparent ball at the top of the spiral. It would generally sit abovethe surface to take advantage of sunlight, but could be retracted under thewaves in the event of bad weather.
If you’re thinking it all sounds a bitfarfetched, Shimizuhas said the first city could be ready for residents by 2030. It would takejust five years to build and cost 3tn yen (￡16bn) – with later unitssignificantly less.
The famously ambition Shimizu Corporationhas unveiled its template for a modern-day Atlantis, a self-sufficientcommunity that sits on or just under the surface of the sea.
The Ocean Spiral project envisages usinghuge spirals to connect each watertight residential sphere to the ocean floor,where it would create power in the form of methane-producing micro-organismfactories.
Other rare earth materials could also bemined from the seabed, and transportation to get down there would come in theform of spheres travelling along the length of the spiral.
People – as many as 5,000 – would live in asealed transparent ball at the top of the spiral. It would generally sit abovethe surface to take advantage of sunlight, but could be retracted under thewaves in the event of bad weather.
If you’re thinking it all sounds a bitfarfetched, Shimizuhas said the first city could be ready for residents by 2030. It would takejust five years to build and cost 3tn yen (￡16bn) – with later unitssignificantly less.
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