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February 4, 2012
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7knotwind:

Yusuke Obuchi
Wave Garden (models)

Existing in the area where art and architecture overlap, whether utilitarian or fantastical or both, Wave Garden is rooted in a deep understanding of materials and systems in such a way, that it transcends its idealism and aesthetics. The result is a concept that seems incredibly ambitious and yet plausible, despite its avant garde /radical nature.

Floating off the California coastline, the Wave Garden is a prototype for a dual-function power plant and public park, oscillating with the ocean waves and cycles of energy demand. It is designed to succeed the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant after its 40-year license expires in the year 2026. 
As an alternative to nuclear and other conventional energy sources, the Wave Garden is an electric power plant that derives energy from the movement of ocean waves.

Monday through Friday, it generates energy, but at the weekends, the Wave Gardenchanges into a public garden - thus changing from a space of production to one of recreation and consumption. At the weekends, selected areas lift above the surface of the ocean, acting as a ceiling under which boats approach the entrances.

The area dedicated to recreation during the weekends is inversely proportional to the energy consumed during the week. In this way, the public park acts as a visual indicator of energy consumption - the less energy used, the more area allocated to recreation.  
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image credits: (bottom) Model of Wave Garden at Princeton University, 2002. Photo by David L. Hays. all other images credited to the artist 

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