CALTROPe Ensure the future of the Mangrove
- Year2013
- LocationMaldives
The CALTROPe lace works as a catalyst in the mouths endangered. The name is a contraction between a “caltrop” and “rope“.
The Caltrop-lace system is a easy to install filter barrier, which has a minimal effect on the environment with temporary presence.
It incorporates the existing natural forces, dynamics and materials in estuarine areas.
The objective is to develop a filterable lace structure, which can be used for different things:
- hold the alluvium as well as the organic integration,
- organize mangroves along rivers and seas.
- Its urban organization, as well is inspired by the pattern of cell division coral.
Villages grow into three levels:
- water as a waterway,
- pontoons as access to agricultural platforms and traps for fish
- and finally the level of housing.
Using materials that are easy to produce and replace such as bamboo or limestone produced by reverse electrolysis, circular houses are thoughts on a self-build scheme for greater flexibility for users.
Using easy produced and replacable materials as bamboo or limestone, circular houses are thoughts on a self-build scheme for greater flexibility for users.