摘要 |
Land next to the sea is generally built-up and development land there is often too expensive or unavailable. The application proposes to create development platforms at sea, an example of which is formed by bringing together six ships to form a hexagon structure, the prow 3 of one ship designed to be firmly fixed to the rear of the neighboring ship. One of the ships is provided with an opening 8 such that boats can enter a central harbor 6. Within the area enclosed by the hexagonal structure a number of inner platforms are also provided to form accessible deck space that acts as a Piazza. Each ship is composed of a hull 1 which provides the flotation and large rooms, and a superstructure 2 where apartments, hotels, ground floor shops and public spaces are planned. Since the life of conventional hulls is around 50 years, a system is provided by which the superstructures can be slid from an old or damaged hull to a new hull brought alongside.
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