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Seoul to build large marina in Jamsil

By Lee Jaeeun
The Korea Herald
2024.Augustus.23

W75b project, funded privately, aims to boost Seoul’s water leisure culture

A rendering image of the planned Jamsil Marina. (Seoul Metropolitan Government)

The largest marina in Seoul is planned to be constructed at Jamsil Hangang Park in Songpa-gu, in the southeastern portion of the capital. The new facility is to accommodate 220 vessels, including yachts, as part of the city’s initiative to expand water leisure amenities.

The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced Friday that it had signed an agreement with private company Hangang Marina to carry out the project. Construction is slated to begin early next year, with completion and opening targeted for 2026.

The project, at an estimated cost of 75 billion won ($62.5 million), will be fully financed through private investment, with no public funds involved. Once completed, ownership of the marina will transfer to the city of Seoul, while the developer will retain operating rights for up to 20 years at no cost, according to the city government.

The initiative is a key component of Seoul’s strategy to enhance water leisure culture and address the acute shortage of mooring spaces. As of January, there are 3,054 registered recreational watercraft in Seoul, yet mooring facilities are limited to just 285 spaces, meeting a mere 9.3 percent of the demand.

The shortage has often forced Seoul residents to rely on facilities in outlying areas such as Gimpo and Jebudo, both in Gyeonggi Province, according to the city. Recognizing the pressing need to expand local mooring options, the city aims to increase its capacity to accommodate up to 1,000 vessels in the long term, officials said.

On the Han River near Jamsil Sports Complex, Jamsil Marina will offer a dynamic space for local residents and tourists alike. The facility will include a clubhouse with management offices, cafes and restaurants, as well as a floating barrier to protect docked boats.

Seoul plans to utilize Jamsil Marina as a public space for cultural events and festivals, making it accessible to all. The centerpiece “Floating Park” is envisioned as a recreational zone offering relaxing views of the Han River and cultural performances, including busking.

Additionally, the marina will introduce “Hangang Stay” with unique floating hotel experiences aboard moored boats equipped with bedrooms and bathrooms, aspiring to become a new tourist attraction. Collaborative programs with professional groups will offer advanced water sports activities, while initiatives targeted at youth and marginalized communities will be implemented, according to Seoul city officials.

“Jamsil Marina will leverage the unique waterfront of the Han River to attract both domestic and international tourists and draw registered vessels moored in remote areas back to the heart of the city,” Joo Yong-tae, director of the Future Hangang Project Headquarters at the Seoul Metropolitan Government said. “Our continued efforts will focus on expanding leisure opportunities for all people.”

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the maldives is building a floating ‘island city’ in response to rising sea levels

WATERSTUDIO + DUTCH DOCKLANDS BUILD MALDIVES FLOATING CITY

Architecture firm Waterstudio has teamed up with Dutch Docklands to develop a floating city that responds efficiently to the threat of the rising seas in the Maldives. The project, which was created in collaboration with the local government, is located in a warm-water lagoon just minutes away from the Maldivian capital. This first-of-its-kind ‘island city’ consists of 5,000 floating units, including dwellings, restaurants, businesses, and schools, with canals running between them in a pattern similar to brain coral. Inhabitants are expected to begin moving into the complex in early 2024 while the entire city will be completed by 2027.

MODELED AFTER AN ACTUAL BRAIN CORAL

The Maldives Floating City serves as the beginning of a new era in which Maldivians return to the ocean through durable, environmentally friendly floating constructions. The newly unveiled project features a unique nature-inspired road and water canal system modeled after the efficient structure of actual brain coral. In this way, the complex projects and stimulates coral growth by creating blue ecosystems above and beneath the sea surface. Artificial coral banks will be linked to the city’s underbelly, encouraging natural coral growth. The lagoon’s submerged and protected coral reefs will act as a natural wave breaker, providing occupants with comfort and safety when combined with the interconnected grid of floating structures.

A SEA-LEVEL RISE-PROOF URBAN DEVELOPMENT

The architects at Waterstudio and the developers at Dutch Docklands envision the floating metropolis as a next-generation structure that balances sustainability and livability. The project is being created as a practical solution to the hard reality of sea-level rise, rather than just a future ideal. Its smart infrastructure and dynamic, adaptable configuration can respond to weather and climate change, as the city will rise with the tide.

The structure protects and enriches the pristine maritime ecosystem by employing innovative sustainable development technology and ecological best practices. The project seeks to deliver security and development space to the Maldives, as well as a mix of green technology, safety, commercial feasibility, and a healthy new lifestyle that will serve as the foundation for future floating cities. As a result, the Maldivians’ fate will be rewritten from climate exiles to climate innovators.

A floating city is being built in the Maldives. It comprises a web of residences, shops, and schools that will one day be home to 20,000 people.

By Cheryl Teh
Business Insider
2022.June.22

An aerial mockup of the Maldives Floating City — The Maldives Floating City is slated for completion in 2027, and is projected to house 20,000 people in 5,000 floating, modular units.

A Dutch architectural firm is on a mission to create a floating city located just 10 minutes away from Male.

The Maldives Floating City, designed by Dutch firm Waterstudio, is an expansive mass of modular floating platforms in the pattern of a brain coral.

Koen Olthuis, the founder of Waterstudio, the architectural firm behind the city, told Insider that the project is a collaboration between the Dutch Docklands, a local developer, and the local government in Male. One of its aims is to free up more room for housing on the mainland.

Olthuis told Insider that building the floating city would also offer a solution to the threat of rising sea levels for generations to come.

“It will be a walkable city with floating streets, utilizing boats for the transport of goods and people within the city, and to the capital city of Male,” Olthuis said.

He added that the cost of living in the city itself would be comparable to local land-based developments in the Maldives.

“In 2027, we should have 20,000 people living in 5,000 houses,” Olthius estimated.

A mock-up image of the Maldives Floating City — A virtual mock-up of the Maldives Floating City shows azure seas with boats used for transporting residents from module to module, and to the mainland.

According to CNN, the city will be opening up its first units for viewing this month, with prices starting at $150,000 for a studio apartment, and going up to $250,000 for a family home. The developers expect residents to begin moving into the island in early 2024, with the whole city due to be completed by 2027.

Per the developer’s press release, the city will comprise modular, hexagonal segments connected to an outer ring of barrier islands. The bottom portion of the city will be attached to stabilizers that buttress it against the waves while also keeping the buildings and structures safe against the current.

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LA PRIMA VERA CITTÀ GALLEGGIANTE AL MONDO È QUASI PRONTA (ALLE MALDIVE)

By Carla Amarillis
Elle Decor
2022.June.21

In costruzione a 10 minuti di barca da Malé, è stata progettata per ospitare chi dovrà lasciare le isole a causa dell’innalzamento del livello del mare

la città galleggiante alle maldive maldives floating city

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Circondata dalle acque cristalline delle Maldive, a soli 10 minuti di barca dalla capitale Male, è in costruzione una città galleggiante progettata per ospitare fino a 20 mila persone.

Il progetto – una joint venture tra lo sviluppatore immobiliare olandese Dutch Docklands e il governo delle Maldive, firmato dallo studio di architettura Waterstudio – è un tentativo di risolvere il problema dell’innalzamento del livello del mare, a cui le Maldive sono estremamente vulnerabili: l’arcipelago, composto da 1.190 isole che emergono per meno di un metro dal livello del mare, potrebbe essere completamente sommerso entro il 2100.

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Dal punto di vista urbanistico, Maldives Floating City ha una forma che ricorda quella del corallo cerebrale e si compone di 5.000 unità galleggianti che ospiteranno case, ristoranti, negozi e scuole, collegate attraverso un sistema di ponti, canali e banchine. Ciascun modulo abitativo viene costruite in un cantiere navale locale, quindi rimorchiato e trasportato nella città galleggiante. Una volta posizionato, viene fissato a un grande scafo subacqueo in cemento ancorato al fondale tramite palafitte telescopiche in acciaio che gli permettono di fluttuare assecondando il moto ondoso.

L’impatto ambientale di questa città galleggiante “è stato rigorosamente valutato da esperti locali di coralli e approvato dalle autorità governative prima dell’inizio della costruzione” ha spiegato alla CNN Koen Olthuis, fondatore di Waterstudio.

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Mesto prihodnosti že raste na morju #video

By I. H.
Siol.net
2022.June.20

Maldive sestavlja več kot tisoč otokov in država ima že leta velike težave z naraščajočo gladino morja, ki je že pogoltnilo marsikatero človeško naselje. Število klimatskih beguncev naj bi se povečalo za več kot pol milijona v naslednjih letih. Zato je bila maldivijska vlada prisiljena ukrepati in kot odgovor na spremembe v naravi se je rodila ideja o plavajočem mestu.

Ta mesec bodo javnosti predstavili prve hiše v novem mestu na Maldivih, ki bo v celoti zgrajeno na morju, poroča CNN. Gre za prvi obsežni projekt lokalne vlade v boju z globalnim segrevanjem in naraščajočo gladino morja. Novo mesto, ki se bo nahajalo deset minut vožnje z ladjo od maldivijske prestolnice Male, bo do leta 2027 imelo več kot pet tisoč hiš in okoli 20 tisoč prebivalcev.

Novo mesto bo zgrajeno v laguni, ki je velika več kot 200 hektarjev. | Foto: waterstudio Novo mesto bo zgrajeno v laguni, ki je velika več kot 200 hektarjev. Foto: waterstudio

Plavajoče mesto

Država Maldivi, ki ima več kot tisoč otokov, ima že leta velike težave z naraščajočo gladino morja, ki je že pogoltnilo marsikatero človeško naselje. Število klimatskih beguncev naj bi se povečalo za več kot pol milijona v naslednjih letih. Zato je bila maldivijska vlada prisiljena ukrepati in kot odgovor na spremembe v naravi se je rodila ideja o plavajočem mestu. “Gre za novo upanje prebivalcev. Dokazali bomo, da lahko na vodni gladini postavimo varne domove po ugodni ceni,” je za CNN projekt komentiral glavni arhitekt mesta Koen Olthuis.

Novo mesto bo zgrajeno do leta 2027, zaenkrat ima le delovno ime "Maldives Floating City". | Foto: waterstudio Novo mesto bo zgrajeno do leta 2027, zaenkrat ima le delovno ime “Maldives Floating City”. Foto: waterstudio

Hiše in druge zgradbe, ki bodo tvorile novo mesto, zgradijo v za to prilagojeni ladjedelnici. Vse zgradbe potem z ladjami odvlečejo do mesta, kjer raste novo mesto, ter jih pritrdijo na dno morja s posebnimi teleskopskimi jeklenimi “hoduljami”. Te zgradbam omogočajo, da kljubujejo valovom in se le rahlo zibljejo z morjem. “Pri načrtovanju mesta smo upoštevali najstrožje standarde glede zaščite okolja. Eden izmed zelo pomembnih ciljev gradnje je vzpodbujanje rasti koral,” je poudaril Olthuis.

Mesto bo tudi samozadostno. Sonce bo zagotavljalo elektriko, vse odpadke bodo reciklirali in jih ponovno uporabili. Tako bodo vse kanalizacijske vode uporabili za gnojila za rastline. Namesto klimatskih naprav bodo iz globine morja črpali hladno vodo, ki bo ohlajevala celotno mesto.

Novo mesto bo imelo več kot pet tisoč hiš in okoli 20 tisoč prebivalcev | Foto: waterstudio Novo mesto bo imelo več kot pet tisoč hiš in okoli 20 tisoč prebivalcev Foto: waterstudio

Mesta na vodi rastejo po celem svetu

Samo v lanskem letu so poplave po celem svetu naredile za več kot 70 milijard evrov škode. Do leta 2030 bo zaradi poplav v nevarnosti za več kot 600 milijard evrov nepremičnin, ki se nahajajo v urbanih naseljiv. Zato ni čudno, da plavajoča mesta rastejo po celem svetu. V južnokorejskem Buzanu nameravajo zgraditi plavajoče mesto za deset tisoč ljudi, medtem ko v Estoniji načrtujejo kar plavajoče umetne otoke.

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Amerikaanse media lovend over ‘drijvende stad’ van Nederlandse makelij

By Pim Pauwels
Metro Nieuws
2022.June.20

Amerikaanse media, waaronder CNN, hebben lovende woorden over voor een drijvende stad met een Nederlands tintje bij de Malediven. De stad is groot genoeg om zo’n 20.000 mensen te huisvesten. CNN noemt de stad „een praktische oplossing voor de harde realiteit van de zeespiegelstijging”. Extra bijzonder is dat de stad door een Nederlandse projectontwikkelaar wordt gebouwd.

„Een stad rijst op uit de wateren van de Indische Oceaan”, begint CNN het louter positieve artikel. De stad heeft een patroon dat doet denken aan hersenen. 5.000 units moet in de stad komen, waaronder huizen, restaurants, winkels en scholen. De eerste bewoners kunnen er begin 2024 in en de hele stad is rond 2027 klaar.

Malediven liggen naar verwachting voor groot deel onder water in 2100

Het is niet verwonderlijk dat juist in de Malediven aan het project gewerkt wordt. De eilandengroep is een van ‘s werelds meest kwetsbare landen voor klimaatverandering. Ruim driekwart van het land ligt niet meer dan één meter boven de zeespiegel.

Aangezien die zeespiegel naar verwachting de komende tientallen jaren stijgt, ligt bijna het hele land voor 2100 onder water. Daarom moest er volgens de regering een oplossing komen. Die oplossing zagen ze in een drijvende stad.

Dutch Docklands en Waterstudio, twee Nederlandse bedrijven, zijn verantwoordelijk voor de bouw. In een eigen fotoserie deelt architectenbureau Waterstudio hoe de hypermoderne stad eruit moet komen zien.

Een drijvende stad stijgt mee met zeespiegel

In plaats van te bouwen op land, bouwen de Nederlanders in samenwerking met de Malediven op zee. Want een stad die drijft, stijgt mee met de zee, zo is het idee. „Dit is nieuwe hoop voor de meer dan een half miljoen mensen van de Malediven”, zegt Koen Olthuis, oprichter van Waterstudio, het architectenbureau dat de stad heeft ontworpen, tegen CNN.

„Het bewijst dat er betaalbare woningen, grote gemeenschappen en normale steden aan het water zijn die ook veilig zijn. De mensen op de Malediven zullen van klimaatvluchtelingen naar klimaatvernieuwers gaan.”

Nederland een ‘centrale plaats voor verandering’, aldus CNN

CNN verwijst naar de geschiedenis die Nederland met het water heeft. Ons land is volgens het Amerikaanse medium „een centrale plaats voor verandering geworden, met drijvende parken, een drijvende melkveehouderij en een drijvend kantoorgebouw”, waarmee ze verwijzen naar projecten in Rotterdam.

Plannen voor een drijvende stad zijn overigens niet helemaal nieuw. Zo lanceerde Zuid-Korea ook al een plan om een stad op zee te maken. Die draagt de naam Oceanix City. Ook wijst CNN naar een reeks drijvende eilanden in de Oostzee, die weer door een Nederlands bedrijf wordt gemaakt. „Maar geen enkele kan op tegen de schaal en tijdschema van het plan op de Malediven.”

Pływające miasto na Malediwach nabiera realnych kształtów. Pierwsi mieszkańcy już w 2024

By Daniel Górecki
PodróŻe
2022.June.20

Malediwy to najniżej położony, przez co najbardziej zagrożony zalaniem na skutek stale podnoszącego się poziomu oceanów, teren na świecie – nic więc dziwnego, że lokalne władze robią wszystko, by stawić czoła rosnącemu zagrożeniu, a jednym z pomysłów są pływające wyspy.

O projekcie pływającego miasta o nazwie Maldives Floating City (MFC), realizowanym przez rząd Malediwów i Waterstudio, po raz pierwszy usłyszeliśmy już w ubiegłym roku, ale teraz staje się on rzeczywistością i zaczyna nabierać kształtów. Pierwsze jednostki mieszkalne zostaną ujawnione jeszcze w tym miesiącu, a mieszkańcy zaczną się do nich wprowadzać na początku 2024 roku – całe miasto ma zostać ukończone do 2027 roku.

Maldives Floating City, czyli pływające miasto na Malediwach

O czym konkretnie mówimy? O mieście położonym w okolicy Male, czyli stolicy Malediwów, składającym się z 5000 pływających jednostek, wśród których znajdują się domy, restauracje, sklepy, hotele czy szkoły, zdolnym do pomieszczenia 20 tys. osób. Jak podkreślają od początku pomysłodawcy, nie chodzi tu o żaden eksperyment czy futurystyczną wizję, ale realne i praktyczne rozwiązanie coraz poważniejszego problemu.

Warto tu podkreślić, że aż 80% obszaru Malediwów znajduje się na wysokości nie większej niż metr nad poziomem morza, a prognozy wskazują, że przed końcem wieku o mniej więcej tyle podniesie się poziom oceanów, co oznacza całkowite pochłonięcie przez wodę większości tego terenu.

Pływające miasta pozwalają zaś mieszkańcom archipelagu, których jest obecnie ponad pół miliona, z nadzieją patrzeć w przyszłość – rząd i biuro odpowiedzialne za projekt chcą za ich sprawą udowodnić z kolei, że to opcja zrównoważona, praktyczna, niedroga i bezpieczna, po którą w przyszłości najpewniej sięgać będą również inne kraje zagrożone przez rosnący poziom wód.

Wracając do samego Maldives Floating City (MFC), autorzy pomysłu chcą przyciągnąć mieszkańców kolorowymi budynkami mieszkalnymi z przestronnymi tarasami i niepowtarzalnym widokiem morza, oferując przy okazji konkurencyjne ceny – dla porównania można dodać, że we wspomnianym Male trudno o podobne warunki, bo 200 tys. osób jest tu dosłownie upchniętych na obszarze wielkości 8 km2. Mieszkańcy będą mogli się poruszać między jednostkami za pomocą łodzi, a w ramach jednostek pieszo, rowerami, hulajnogami czy pojazdami typu buggy.

Miasto powstaje w lokalnej stoczni, a następnie kolejne jednostki są dostarczane na miejsce i przymocowywane za pomocą stalowych teleskopowych pali do zamontowanej na dnie betonowej konstrukcji. Takie rozwiązanie pozwala na ruch całości i dryfowanie razem z falami, które nie powinny jednak stanowić większego problemu, bo otaczające miasto rafy koralowe tworzą naturalną barierę.

Jednocześnie miasto nie stanowi dla nich zagrożenia (a także dla całego okolicznego środowiska), co zostało dokładnie sprawdzone przez specjalistów, a co więcej podwodna część jednostek zostanie pokryta specjalną pianką, wspomagającą naturalny rozwój koralowców.

Co ciekawe, pod koniec kwietnia dowiedzieliśmy się, że ONZ pomoże w realizacji podobnego projektu w Korei Południowej, a mianowicie Oceanix. Ma ono powstać w mieście Pusan, którego port znajduje się w pierwszej dziesiątce największych portów świata i pomieścić docelowo nawet 100 tys. mieszkańców.

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Bison Maldives signs contract with Dutch Docklands Maldives

By Theodore Koumelis
Travel daily News
2022.Feb.15

MALE – Bison Maldives signed a contract with Dutch Docklands Maldives for the construction of the first homes in Maldives Floating City — a new, floating development of 5,000 homes being constructed in a lagoon five minutes speedboat ride from Male’.

The first houses will enable people to visit the site and get a real world look and feel for the new housing development.

Maldives Floating City uses the latest technology from the Netherlands, where engineers have already completed floating housing projects. The 5,000 housing units will be tethered to the lagoon floor, and linked together to create a safe and comfortable environment.

The first houses will be ready after Ramadan, and tours for members of the public will commence shortly afterwards. The houses are being constructed locally, to specifications designed by engineers from the Netherlands.

Bison Maldives is a major resort construction company based in Maldives. With over two decades’ experience in the construction business, Bison Maldives has built luxury resorts such as Cocoon Maldives , You & Me by Cocoon and properties for Atmosphere group as well. Abdul Majeed, Founder and Managing Director of Bison said: “Bison Maldives is delighted to be part of this ground-breaking housing project and we look forward to delivering the first houses on time.” Commenting on the contract signing, Maldives Floating City director Ibrahim Riyaz said: “We are excited to start the physical construction of Maldives Floating City, after months of painstaking legal and technical work to prepare for this world class and affordable housing development. I look forward to taking members of the public to the first houses, so they can see the project for themselves. In such an innovative development, seeing is believing.”

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Bison Maldives signs contract to build first homes in Floating City

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2022.Feb.12

Bison Maldives has signed a contract with Dutch Docklands Maldives to build the first homes in Maldives Floating City.

Maldives Floating City is a new floating development of 5,000 homes. Being built in a lagoon a five-minute speedboat ride away from Male’ City, designed by Waterstudio.

Bison Maldives signed the contract for the construction of the first homes under the project on Wednesday, February 9.

Bison Maldives said the first homes will be ready after Ramadan, and tours for members of the general public will commence shortly afterwards. Offering a real world look and feel for the new housing development.

The company said the homes were being built locally, to specifications designed by Dutch engineers.

Maldives Floating City uses the latest technology the Netherlands, where engineers have already completed floating housing projects.

An illustration of Maldives Floating City.

Bison Maldives said the 5,000 homes will be tethered to the lagoon floor. And linked together to create a safe and comfortable environment.

Founder and Managing Director of Bison Maldives, Abdul Majeed said the company was delighted to be part of the ground-breaking housing project.

“Bison Maldives is delighted to be part of this ground-breaking housing project and we look forward to delivering the first homes on time,” he said.

Meanwhile, Maldives Floating City’s Director Ibrahim Riyaz said they looked forward to taking members of the public to see the first homes.

“We are excited to start the physical construction of Maldives Floating City. After months of painstaking legal and technical work to prepare for this world class and affordable housing development. I look forward to taking members of the public to the first houses, so they can see the project for themselves. In such an innovative development, seeing is believing,” he said.

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