Projects
MELBOURNE AFLOAT 2024
Melbourne Afloat is an interdisciplinary research project to research floating bluefield development for a new inner suburb in Melbourne. The aim is to develop floating islands and infrastructure for housing apartments in Port Phillipe Bay, centrally located within 4km of CBD and near public transport. MA is to elevate the housing crisis, with potentially thousands of new affordable homes at a desirable location. Moreover, bluefield development is a new urban typology that can contribute to a regenerative future. Key objectives are: Social objectives, regarding the housing crisis, human-centric urban planning (as opposed to car-centric) and inclusiveness. Circular objectives, with environmental-friendly, feasible and scalable business strategies relating to the circular economy. Environmental objectives, by building climate-adaptive, integrating ecological reefs, and function as a storm-surge barrier for current suburbs. Sustainable bluefield development is a new research topic addressing urgent and grand challenges with economic opportunity. This topic is new for Melbourne and only early emerging in the Netherlands, Maldives and Busan. Bart has demonstrated in practice and research to hold required capabilities regarding floating architecture, engineering, circular economy and multi-stakeholder collaboration. The research question for MA is: How can floating bluefields in Melbourne and beyond contribute to social, circular and environmental objectives, for a regenerative future?
Melbourne Afloat is an interdisciplinary research project to research floating bluefield development for a new inner suburb in Melbourne. The aim is to develop floating islands and infrastructure for housing apartments in Port Phillipe Bay, centrally located within 4km of CBD and near public transport. MA is to elevate the housing crisis, with potentially thousands of new affordable homes at a desirable location. Moreover, bluefield development is a new urban typology that can contribute to a regenerative future. Key objectives are: Social objectives, regarding the housing crisis, human-centric urban planning (as opposed to car-centric) and inclusiveness. Circular objectives, with environmental-friendly, feasible and scalable business strategies relating to the circular economy. Environmental objectives, by building climate-adaptive, integrating ecological reefs, and function as a storm-surge barrier for current suburbs. Sustainable bluefield development is a new research topic addressing urgent and grand challenges with economic opportunity. This topic is new for Melbourne and only early emerging in the Netherlands, Maldives and Busan. Bart has demonstrated in practice and research to hold required capabilities regarding floating architecture, engineering, circular economy and multi-stakeholder collaboration. The research question for MA is: How can floating bluefields in Melbourne and beyond contribute to social, circular and environmental objectives, for a regenerative future?
MELBOURNE AFLOAT 2024
Melbourne Afloat is an interdisciplinary research project to research floating bluefield development for a new inner suburb in Melbourne. The aim is to develop floating islands and infrastructure for housing apartments in Port Phillipe Bay, centrally located within 4km of CBD and near public transport. MA is to elevate the housing crisis, with potentially thousands of new affordable homes at a desirable location. Moreover, bluefield development is a new urban typology that can contribute to a regenerative future. Key objectives are: Social objectives, regarding the housing crisis, human-centric urban planning (as opposed to car-centric) and inclusiveness. Circular objectives, with environmental-friendly, feasible and scalable business strategies relating to the circular economy. Environmental objectives, by building climate-adaptive, integrating ecological reefs, and function as a storm-surge barrier for current suburbs. Sustainable bluefield development is a new research topic addressing urgent and grand challenges with economic opportunity. This topic is new for Melbourne and only early emerging in the Netherlands, Maldives and Busan. Bart has demonstrated in practice and research to hold required capabilities regarding floating architecture, engineering, circular economy and multi-stakeholder collaboration. The research question for MA is: How can floating bluefields in Melbourne and beyond contribute to social, circular and environmental objectives, for a regenerative future?
Melbourne Afloat is an interdisciplinary research project to research floating bluefield development for a new inner suburb in Melbourne. The aim is to develop floating islands and infrastructure for housing apartments in Port Phillipe Bay, centrally located within 4km of CBD and near public transport. MA is to elevate the housing crisis, with potentially thousands of new affordable homes at a desirable location. Moreover, bluefield development is a new urban typology that can contribute to a regenerative future. Key objectives are: Social objectives, regarding the housing crisis, human-centric urban planning (as opposed to car-centric) and inclusiveness. Circular objectives, with environmental-friendly, feasible and scalable business strategies relating to the circular economy. Environmental objectives, by building climate-adaptive, integrating ecological reefs, and function as a storm-surge barrier for current suburbs. Sustainable bluefield development is a new research topic addressing urgent and grand challenges with economic opportunity. This topic is new for Melbourne and only early emerging in the Netherlands, Maldives and Busan. Bart has demonstrated in practice and research to hold required capabilities regarding floating architecture, engineering, circular economy and multi-stakeholder collaboration. The research question for MA is: How can floating bluefields in Melbourne and beyond contribute to social, circular and environmental objectives, for a regenerative future?
MELBOURNE AFLOAT 2024
Melbourne Afloat is an interdisciplinary research project to research floating bluefield development for a new inner suburb in Melbourne. The aim is to develop floating islands and infrastructure for housing apartments in Port Phillipe Bay, centrally located within 4km of CBD and near public transport. MA is to elevate the housing crisis, with potentially thousands of new affordable homes at a desirable location. Moreover, bluefield development is a new urban typology that can contribute to a regenerative future. Key objectives are: Social objectives, regarding the housing crisis, human-centric urban planning (as opposed to car-centric) and inclusiveness. Circular objectives, with environmental-friendly, feasible and scalable business strategies relating to the circular economy. Environmental objectives, by building climate-adaptive, integrating ecological reefs, and function as a storm-surge barrier for current suburbs. Sustainable bluefield development is a new research topic addressing urgent and grand challenges with economic opportunity. This topic is new for Melbourne and only early emerging in the Netherlands, Maldives and Busan. Bart has demonstrated in practice and research to hold required capabilities regarding floating architecture, engineering, circular economy and multi-stakeholder collaboration. The research question for MA is: How can floating bluefields in Melbourne and beyond contribute to social, circular and environmental objectives, for a regenerative future?
Melbourne Afloat is an interdisciplinary research project to research floating bluefield development for a new inner suburb in Melbourne. The aim is to develop floating islands and infrastructure for housing apartments in Port Phillipe Bay, centrally located within 4km of CBD and near public transport. MA is to elevate the housing crisis, with potentially thousands of new affordable homes at a desirable location. Moreover, bluefield development is a new urban typology that can contribute to a regenerative future. Key objectives are: Social objectives, regarding the housing crisis, human-centric urban planning (as opposed to car-centric) and inclusiveness. Circular objectives, with environmental-friendly, feasible and scalable business strategies relating to the circular economy. Environmental objectives, by building climate-adaptive, integrating ecological reefs, and function as a storm-surge barrier for current suburbs. Sustainable bluefield development is a new research topic addressing urgent and grand challenges with economic opportunity. This topic is new for Melbourne and only early emerging in the Netherlands, Maldives and Busan. Bart has demonstrated in practice and research to hold required capabilities regarding floating architecture, engineering, circular economy and multi-stakeholder collaboration. The research question for MA is: How can floating bluefields in Melbourne and beyond contribute to social, circular and environmental objectives, for a regenerative future?
MELBOURNE AFLOAT 2024
Melbourne Afloat is an interdisciplinary research project to research floating bluefield development for a new inner suburb in Melbourne. The aim is to develop floating islands and infrastructure for housing apartments in Port Phillipe Bay, centrally located within 4km of CBD and near public transport. MA is to elevate the housing crisis, with potentially thousands of new affordable homes at a desirable location. Moreover, bluefield development is a new urban typology that can contribute to a regenerative future. Key objectives are: Social objectives, regarding the housing crisis, human-centric urban planning (as opposed to car-centric) and inclusiveness. Circular objectives, with environmental-friendly, feasible and scalable business strategies relating to the circular economy. Environmental objectives, by building climate-adaptive, integrating ecological reefs, and function as a storm-surge barrier for current suburbs. Sustainable bluefield development is a new research topic addressing urgent and grand challenges with economic opportunity. This topic is new for Melbourne and only early emerging in the Netherlands, Maldives and Busan. Bart has demonstrated in practice and research to hold required capabilities regarding floating architecture, engineering, circular economy and multi-stakeholder collaboration. The research question for MA is: How can floating bluefields in Melbourne and beyond contribute to social, circular and environmental objectives, for a regenerative future?
Melbourne Afloat is an interdisciplinary research project to research floating bluefield development for a new inner suburb in Melbourne. The aim is to develop floating islands and infrastructure for housing apartments in Port Phillipe Bay, centrally located within 4km of CBD and near public transport. MA is to elevate the housing crisis, with potentially thousands of new affordable homes at a desirable location. Moreover, bluefield development is a new urban typology that can contribute to a regenerative future. Key objectives are: Social objectives, regarding the housing crisis, human-centric urban planning (as opposed to car-centric) and inclusiveness. Circular objectives, with environmental-friendly, feasible and scalable business strategies relating to the circular economy. Environmental objectives, by building climate-adaptive, integrating ecological reefs, and function as a storm-surge barrier for current suburbs. Sustainable bluefield development is a new research topic addressing urgent and grand challenges with economic opportunity. This topic is new for Melbourne and only early emerging in the Netherlands, Maldives and Busan. Bart has demonstrated in practice and research to hold required capabilities regarding floating architecture, engineering, circular economy and multi-stakeholder collaboration. The research question for MA is: How can floating bluefields in Melbourne and beyond contribute to social, circular and environmental objectives, for a regenerative future?
