Aqua City - Speculative Design
Guided By: Prof. Tamar Akov
Hopped on a time-machine, we were transported to a future scenario where because of the climate change, the water levels of the oceans rose. This in turn put lives of many in jeopardy. After the panic and havoc settled, people had to move on with their lives for essentials, which brought about the need for a locomotion medium.
This project is a journey from the realization of future scenario, analysis of Kolkata's height above sea level and damage possibilities to designing a mobility solution for an individual in a condition like that.
A screenshot from a Website (click here) used to know the submerged regions in Kolkata (a city prone to flooding due to a river flowing across it).
A schematic shown to represent the extent of submergence of various areas and infrastructure damage in case of ocean rise. (Data taken on an average clustering of infrastructure.)
Analysis of various modes of transport possible.
The provided solution: WaterWalker.
A render of a possible scenario of personal transportation in a flooded city due to climate change.
Mechanism Exploration
