SeaO2 farms
SeaO2 farms is a floating unit of kelp and mussel aquaculture centre that uses a system of softbots to regulate and monitor atmospheric thermal, saline and acidity levels while farming from nutrients that will be food for humans as well as an energy source. The farms are inspired by the ‘Portuguese man o' war. It is a siphonophore and it has numerous tentacles that have different functions and an inflated sail for movement.
Similarly, the SeaO2 farm, has a floating deck and underwater farm. The tentacles of the farm host the soft-bots and also pump naturally oxygenated water from the surface down into the depths as a downwelling strategy. This alters currents which control how heat is carried within the oceans and ultimately regulate the world’s climate.
SeaO2 farms is a project of IAAC, Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia developed at the Master in Advanced Architecture in 2022 by: Ariadna Gimenez, Neha Jayanth Pattanshetti, Vasudha Karnani ; Faculty: Mireia Luzárraga, during the Speculative Landscapes course.
