Onsen Plant – A Mix of Fun and Science
Personal Info
Name: Reuf Novalić
Nationality: Serbia
Institution / Company: State University of Novi Pazar
Instagram: @reuf.novalic
Name: Elfatos Hadžić
Nationality: Serbia
Institution / Company: State University of Novi Pazar
Instagram: @fatos_h28
Name: Džejlan Džudžević
Nationality: Serbia
Institution / Company: State University of Novi Pazar
Instagram: @_dzudzaa_
Name: Stefan Popović
Nationality: Serbia
Institution / Company: State University of Novi Pazar
Instagram: @_stefan_popovic_
-HONOURABLE MENTION of Post-Nuclear Power Plant Competition
Fukushima disaster had major impact on the agriculture and tourism of Okuma. Since both of those things are very important for the lives of its people, our goal was to adress those points and reuse the remaining parts of the buildings for the purpose of breathing a new life to the region.
After the disaster there has been a lot of scientific research on how the damaged land can be saved and used for growing crops. Since the question of food is very important for the future of humanity, we have decided that the two longer buildings should be used as a seedbank and an institute for scientists who specialize in agricultural research. Blob-like shapes of the institute / seedbank were inspired by the organic shapes of the plant world and the way they grow.
On top of the roof there are many things that attract more tourists (and money) to the region: from restaurants and shops to bathing facilities inspired by the traditional onsen. Seedbank‘s shapes are made of steel and glass thus maximizing energy absorbed from the sun. Excess energy produced there is used to heat water for onsens. Reactors are reused for hotel / residential units.
#Energy saving behaviours & Responsible Consumption #Visual Impacts of energy infrastructure #Tourism #Seedbank #Scientific Research
