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How is the entity designed to move?
I am looking at basic components of a ship that can help my design to move. This will include basic forms and engines so I know where components need to be situated. In a real life situation, I would be working with a naval engineer from the beginning of the project but seeing as I don't have access to one, this project will be remain rather conceptual.

Panamax Cargo Ship

Over length all (including protrusions): 950 ft (289.56 m)

Width over outer surface of the shell plating: 106 ft (32.31 m)

In tropical fresh water 39.5 ft (12.04 m).

For medium speed boats >> use diesel turbo engines (link)

2 Logistics - Form development

Developing my form. The basic idea consists of having a greenhouse on top and keel on bottom to keep it afloat. The greenhouse will consist of aquaculture and agriculture.

Below;- paper modelling of form.

1 Logistics - Form development

Taking ideas from nature to develop my form.

shape of whales help them to move through water
trees collect water through roots (which is similar to the Seawater Greenhouse by Charlie Paton)
Eels move through water from side to side to conserve energy on long trips
Lilies rise to water as buds and expand to collect sunlight
Amazon water lilies have structures similar to i-beams
ribs of leaves collects dew and water

I think these can be developed into my structure, form and services for a more efficient design.

5 Strategy - Discussion

Quick discussion on how people experience governmental roles at different levels of response. In the case of the inter-mediate response, access to grow, harvest and distribute food will be assisted by communities so that they can feel connected. How can architecture encourage this?

4 Strategy - Exemplar

Again, the Eden Project Biomes by Exploration Architecture has delivered a design that incorporates an enclosed membrane made of ETFE. This is a high performance polymer, assembled in triple layer 'pillows'. These pillows are 1% the weight of glass (a factor 100 saving in embodied energy and allows more sunlight into the building. This means that the structure is self-heating and its humidity level is less than the weight of the air.

From this, I am leaning towards having an enclosed agricultural space so that crops are not subjected to varying temperatures and humidity;- causing loss to water vapor and reducing quality and yield.

3 Strategy - Exemplar

This example is of the Seawater Greenhouse designed by Charlie Paton. It aims to create ideal growing conditions for hot-arid climates. In asia this includes China, The Galapagos and other Pacific Islands, India, Pakistan, Turkey, Sri-Lanka.

Seawater is evaporated at the front of the greenhouse to create cool humid conditions inside.

The air going into the greenhouse is first cooled and humidified by seawater, which trickles over the first evaporator. This provides good climate conditions for the crops. The cool and humid conditions in the greenhouse enable crops to grow with very little water. When crops are not stressed by excessive transpiration, both the yield and the quality are higher.