The Lilypad is a project for the Climate Refugees and it’s a a prototype of auto-sufficient amphibious city. The climate is changing and not in the good way as the global warming will affect large areas on Earth. Lilypad is a visionary structure and it’s one of the major challenges of the 21st century.
The project, by Vincent Callebaut, is a concept for a completely self-sufficient floating city intended to provide provide housing for a large crowd of climate refugees therefore will be the solution in case of worldwide ecological crisis. The intent of the concept itself is laudable, but it is Callebaut’s phenomenal design that has captured our imagination. Each of these floating cities are designed to hold approximately around 50,000 people. A mixed terrain man-made landscape, provided by an artificial lagoon and three ridges, create a diverse environment for the inhabitants.
Lilypad travels on the water line of the oceans, from the equator to the poles following the marine streams warm ascending of the Gulf Stream or cold descending of the Labrador. It also feature with green technologies (solar, wind, tidal, biomass). Power for the central accommodation hub is provided through a series of renewable energy sources including solar panels on the mountain sides, wind turbines and a power station to harness the energy of the waves.
Mr Callebaut said: “The design of the city is inspired by the shape of the great Amazonia Victoria Regia lilypad. Some countries spend billions of pounds working on making their beaches and dams bigger and stronger“.
