Maldives' floating city will soon unveil its first magnificent house

The archipelagic country of Maldives consists of 1,190 islands of which 80 percent are barely one meter above sea level. The country is at severe risk of being completely submerged under water at the end of this century — when sea levels are estimated to rise by a meter.

To evade this fate, the government of the Maldives has teamed up with architect Koen Olthuis, the founder of WaterStudio, a firm that specializes in building on water. The firm has designed over 300 floating structures around the world that are now functioning as homes, offices, schools, and even healthcare centers.

The units that will make up the city are being constructed at a local shipyard from where they will be towed into their planned position. Once there, each unit is connected to a large concrete hull, which is screwed to the seabed on telescopic steel hilts that help the structure float with the waves. All units will be arranged in hexagonal maze rows, giving the lagoon city a coral-like look.

The city is aimed to be self-sufficient with power generated largely onsite using solar panels, while the waste generated will be treated onsite and then repurposed as manure for plants. Instead of banking on conventional air conditioning, the city will pump deep seawater into the lagoon to cool the city. The construction of the floating city began this year with the first units to be unveiled later this month.

What will happen to their cost of living?

What could go wrong!

Looks nice in theory but wouldn't you be sunbathing amongst your own and everyone elses turds, urine and puke etc?

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