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DISSERTATION

TOPIC:
Underwater Architecture
ABSTRACT:
The vision of living in water has recently become a professional focus among architects
and urban planners. Climatic change, the rise of the sea level, and the constantly
increasing global population are issues that render treating water surfaces as settlement
areas as topical as never before.

Built in Water introduces innovative projects that include a wide range of building types
based on very different approaches to handling water as the base for buildings
whether as floating or fixed constructions, as new buildings or for reusing existing
structures. The different ways of dealing with water as an architectural element, turns
this volume into a source of inspiration and comprehensive compendium of the
visionary concepts for a future on and with water.

AIM:
To examine the design considerations of underwater structures depending on not
merely engineering but also the architectural aspects.
OBJECTIVE:

This study helps to design the future of tomorrow research and possible
applications by providing outstanding data that will be valuable. It will also

contribute to the poor architectural literature on this topic.


One of the main objectives of this study is defining architectural design
parameters according to the conditions and limitations of the environment in

order to set the fundamentals for architectural approaches to underwater design.


It should be emphasized that, design of an ideal underwater structures is a
specific research matter of which each subject should be studied in detail.
Therefore, the intention of this study is not to lay out the ideal underwater

structure in terms of architectural manner but rather to constitute a background


and define some basic criteria and objectives for architectural aspects.
METHODOLOGY:

Architectural design parameters will be defined and explained according to the


conditions and limitations of the environment in order to set the fundamentals for

architectural approaches to underwater design.


After defining the parameters, a comparative study on contemporary examples

will be performed and each example will be studied one by one.


The applicable parameters will be evaluated focusing on the examples to discuss

the design considerations from architectural point of view.


Results of the comparison and comments about the examples will be presented
with tables and figures. In addition several alternatives and suggestions relating
to examples will be offered to constitute a background for further applications and
researches.

SCOPE:
My research report aims to point out the design considerations of underwater structures
from not merely engineering, but also architectural aspects. Designing underwater has
its own principles and characteristics and these should be asserted under the light of
the study on former structures.
The basic purpose of architectural aspects for underwater structures should be defined
to meet requirements of human. To achieve that, parameters will be pointed out and
interpreted according to the conditions and limitations of the environment in order to set
the fundamentals for architectural approaches to underwater design.
A comparative study on contemporary examples will be made to evaluate these
parameters and comments will be made.
LIMITATIONS:
The criteria for a livable space should be defined and applied according to underwater
conditions. These criteria can be listed as:

Ensuring the safety.


The inside pressure equal to the surface pressure.
Establishing adequate technical systems to meet human comfort.
Meeting all the physiological requirements of occupants.
Providing convenient lighting to the space.
Offering an adequate transportation system to carry people to the structure or
proposing suitable entrances according to the whole project.
offering view to exterior to link interior space with environment.
REFERNCES:
http://inhabitat.com/tag/underwater-architecture/
http://www.evolo.us/competition/water-scraper-underwater-architecture/
http://www.arthistoryarchive.com/arthistory/architecture/Underwater-Condos.html
https://www.facebook.com/UnderwaterArchitecture
https://www.braun-publishing.ch/en/architecture/built-on-water.html
http://www.seabase1.org/index.html
http://www.bornrich.com/morphotel-a-floating-shape-changing-luxury-hotel.html
http://www.iam-architect.com/grand-cancun-in-mexico/

NAME - RISHI KALIA


REG NO- 11200925

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