03 LIGHT IN THE FUTURE The exploration of the relationship between man and nature

Project Type: Individual Academic Work

Work Time: 04.2022-06.2022

Instructor: Hu Yun

Site: Shenzhen, China

Although our current era is one of highly sophisticated technology and civilization, hydrocarbon reserves are running out. According to research conducted by the University of Exeter, light pollution has increased by as much as 270 per cent globally in recent years. In addition, the red tide disaster is growing worldwide. In the future, around 12,000 offshore oil rigs will be abandoned globally in the near future as the red tide calamity worsens globally.

According to the international dark-sky association, light pollution has a direct impact on energy waste and carbon emissions; red tide has become a typical ecological disaster that threatens human food security and damages marine ecosystems; and 'Rigs-to-Reefs' from abandoned oil rigs still have the potential to further damage the ecosystem.

This project proposes a strategy to replace polluting artificial light with bioluminescence from algae as a solution to red tide and urban light pollution. Algae can sequester carbon and generate bioenergy, thus providing sustainable energy for buildings, reducing their carbon emissions and allowing them to adapt to new environments and situations. The 'ecological treatment' of abandoned offshore oil rigs can also remedy the shortcomings of the 'Rigs-to-Reefs ' strategy.

The whole design is a bold exploration of a future model of harmony between humans and nature. The future building will be transformed from a passive shell into an adaptive, breathing living facility.

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