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Oceanic
City Conceptual models:
The
images included in this document were created using Google Sketch-up. These are
rough models using simple geometries and measurements rounded to the nearest
foot. No windows or doors or retaining walls and banisters are shown in the
models.
Figure
1 shows the initial colony, the center Hexagon with its 6 joining living
platforms, half surrounded by the initial mariculture platforms. The living
platforms have terraced buildings, each level of the building are represented
as 20’ high providing a living space below the green area and 1 to 3 feet of
soil for gardens and yards. Also allowing craw space between levels for
utilities and support structures.
Figure
1:
Full view of Oceanic City initial colony
In this
instance the lighter colored water of the mariculture platforms represents
solid bottom shallow pools.
We
placed a typical cruise ship in this model (bottom left foreground) to give a
feel of the size of the colony.
The
yellow brown areas are streets 40’ wide, the green areas are lawns and
gardens. Although the limitations of
the modeling program prevented filling out the vegetation most of the open
areas even on top of building structures will be planted. The planned location
of the colony at the Equator would mean that a plethora of plants could be
used.
Although
most of the green areas represent a soil depth of around 1 foot, in some areas
soil depths of around 36” will be included to provide areas to plant trees
which would grow to full adult height.
The
foreground platform represents docks and warehouses. Lower to the water line
(approximately 5 feet above water line) would result in ease for boat or ship
to shore transfers of material and people. The upper half of the platform is on
level with the rest of the platforms, proving storage on the lower deck and use
as a cargo/material distribution center.
The
particular model in view leaves the upper deck open, however it represents a
good deal of “free space” in order to built upon.
Although
a single crane is shown in this image, it is possible for two cranes to be
used. It is assumed that the lower deck will be temporary staging ground for
loading and unloading of freight and passengers. Due to the limitations of the
program no support structures are represented.
From
side to side, corner-to-corner the length of the community joined together is
4000’ feet. From the inner corners the length is 3500’ feet.
The
width, from the top to the bottom of this image, the greatest length is
3500’feet.
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Figure
2
Figure
2 is from another angle, making it easier to see the crane and the length of
the cruise ship. Note two windmills on the edge of the agricultural platforms.
Although wind generation is one form of energy, at other points around the Ag
Platforms will be condensation towers for the
________ energy and fresh water system.
The
design would allow for each corner to support a tower either for wind
generation or for condensation towers.
At
the center of each Ag Platform is a control station, with the use of suspended
tracks over the crops and the use of track based farming equipment a control
station will be needed.
Depending
on the demands of the platforms together, pipes from the deep sea could be
located in the center of the central platform, running beneath the platforms in
the water level deck to the condensation towers (not represented) then on to
the mariculture platforms to provide fresh cool sea water for species of marine
life that require colder water.
Although
we see streets ending at the edge of the platform into the sea, it is to be
assumed that temporary or permanent barriers will be installed. The limitations
of the modeling program called for simplicity in drawing all features.
The
ring of mariculture platforms not only provides farms for mariculture but also
would act as wave barriers or break waters.
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Figure
3 is a close up shot of living platforms. The platform with the windmill is an
Agricultural platform; the green areas represent different crops being raised
for that season. The long buildings around the platform are greenhouses and
utility buildings.
In
the foreground we get a clearer idea of the terraced construction that would be
used, providing yard space for units.
In the picture just below the Windmill the model was divided to show how
many house-sized units could be constructed on each level. The top floor
represents units that are 55’ deep and 33 feet wide.
The
reddish texture represents balconies. It is expected that not all residents
will want a yard, thus some areas are paved with a smaller balcony space
instead of a yard.
The
exaggerated height of each level represents the depth of each floor, along with
the depth of the soil filled structure. 20 feet was used in the initial
designs. Later models will use more realistic measurements, assuming living
space of 12’ from floor to ceiling and 1-3 feet of soil and roof support,
averaging between 15 and 16 feet in depth total.
Figure
4 is another close up shot from another angle. At the center of the community
there is a large garden/park area surrounded by terraced buildings with “yards”
stepping down to the street level. Again lines are drawn to represent where
units are located.
Figure
5 is a single level of a platform. The inner construction is composed of
triangular spaces. Note that in this image the dark green inner cells are
ballast tanks the outer cell is foam.
At the center the ballast tank cell is completely removed, providing
access directly through the level. The
level approximately 15’ deep.
The
fore ground shows cells without ballast tank and foam.
Figure
6 shows a complete unit without a waterline deck, the central shafts to the sea
are clearly visible.
The
following images demonstrate the potential layouts of communities of platforms.
Green
represents Ag Platforms, Yellow represents residential/living platforms. Red
signifies the center of a group of seven platforms making a neighborhood. The
water filled platforms represent enclosed mariculture platforms, while the
empty centered ones represent those platforms that will be enclosed with mesh
or nets at the bottom.
Figure
2.1 shows a typical layout, along the three long sides there are three docking
platforms, mariculture extends out around the corners.
Fig
2.1
Figure
2.2 Shows another layout will fewer mariculture platforms . In this case the
purple platform would be devoted to heavy industry, packaging and processing
and manufacture of community goods. The three middle side platforms half full
height and half waterline height represent docks.
Fig
2.2
Figure
2.3 represents a simple ring of 12 platforms with an open center. This may be
the ideal layout for the growing of new platforms where the ring would support
submerged metal rebar and mesh that has bio-rock being grown on them.
This
ring could also be used as long-term harborage of boats and ships. The ring
could be composed of either agricultural or living platforms, thus it was left
gray leaving it to the imagination of the viewer to decide the layout of the
community. If individual floating homes are used the inner open water could be
crisscrossed with floating piers and support structure to those homes.
Fig 2.3
Fig
2.4
Figure
2.4 demonstrates how several neighborhoods could be connected in a semi-organic
manner.
This
particular layout would be 10,000 feet at the maximum; with a width of 3000’ to
5280’ the three gray platforms represent docking/port platforms.
The
design of single platforms joined together allows for layouts that are only
limited by the imagination.
It
would be expected that a limit of size of a collection of platforms as a single
community would be governed by the impact of such platforms on the marine life.
Figure
2.5 shows a long collection of platforms that could be used as an airport.
12559 feet long and 2500 feet wide, providing a surface for landing fairly
large aircraft.
In
the case of the airport a greater lower deck if not two lower decks could be
used, providing more area for various uses from material storage to even
aircraft storage or industrial complexes.
Fig
2.5
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