Two Worlds: The Hybrid Biome

This thesis examines finding a place in a rapidly changing climate as a modern ‘Architect’. By blurring the edges between land and sea, the design will tackle the current disengagement between the urban and ocean biome to find a new hybrid biome exhibiting a dynamic system that allows both to co-exist.

The final act oversees the culmination of the ascension process of the coral reef,
distinctly separated by three core stages, the outer reef, the reef crest, and the inner reef. The outer reef oversees increased populations of marine species, forming
various habitats and encroaching further into the built environment.
By creating the environment we are forced to adapt and acclimate to the
environment around us, and build on top of what's existing. We can therefore
create a new hybrid environment.
The hero image displays a collage of stitched together 'moments' zooming into
different parts of hybrid Auckland, where it displays a hypothetical future with
submerged parts of the city.
The hybrid biome features a mix of the urban and ocean boundary to combine
both worlds intruding on each other.
"The final act: framework overview" depicts Auckland city at the epi-centre of the hybrid biome, exhibiting
both urban and ocean living in a combined space. Each 'moment' represents a
key scene in Auckland city - Queen st, the train station, Auckland waterfront, the
ferry building, and an urban living scene.