SUB-VENICE – VENICE CITYVISION COMPETITION – SPECIAL MENTION

J. COMBES – G. BRULE´ – ATELIER CMJN

The sea rise is the direct consequence of one of the most dramatic effects of human activities and it has already made its first victims.
The islands of Vanuatu in the Pacific are already on the verge of disappearing and many more are to come.
In order to become “serene” again, the city needs to accommodate a proper structure that will stop the fight and set a new equilibrium between water and the city, even with a considerable higher sea level.
This new equilibrium requires a shift of relationship between the sea and the island, we need to move from the “island over the sea” to the “island under the sea” paradigm.
An “osmotic ring” will be the key in reestablishing the equilibrium between the city and the sea.