Waterpod Makes Water World a Reality

Waterpod is a floating sculptural living structure designed as a new habitat for the global warming epoch. It is currently scheduled to launch in New York in May, 2009, from the Newtown Creek between Brooklyn and Queens, navigate down the East River, explore the waters of New York Harbor, and stopping at each of the five boroughs it will dock at several Manhattan piers on the Hudson River, then beyond.

As a sustainable, navigable living space, Waterpod showcases the critical importance of the environment and serves as a model for new living technologies. It illustrates positive interactions between communities: private and corporate; artistic and social; aquatic and terrestrial. Built from recycled and found materials, Waterpod is structured as a triple-domed island for: community and artistic activity;  eco-initiatives including food grown with purified water from the Hudson River; and living space.



Our current plan for Waterpod is for it to be built of wood, metal, plastic, fabric, and other materials on top of and adjacent to an industrial barge. Waterpod is structured as a triple-domed island, measuring approximately 80 feet by 25 feet. Construction materials will include salvaged pieces of sunken vessels raised from the rivers bottom in the Rockaway and other areas. The first dome (20 feet by 30 feet) is dedicated to community and artistic activity including fine arts, performing arts, lectures, and workshops. Passengers will engage in navigation, mapping, recording, performing, art making, researching, and learning. The second dome (10 feet by 10 feet) includes space for hydroponic and vertical agriculture, greywater recycling, and alternative power sources. The third dome (20 feet x 20 feet) contains quarters for sleeping and study. The primary power sources for Waterpod will be the hybrid solar/wind system set up to run all equipment on board including rotating art installations and a permanent projector illuminating the Waterpods dome each night with curatorially selected images.

Waterpod will showcase artworks, performances, tutorials, discussions, and other creative projects. Open to the public for guided tours, Waterpods course will be logged, blogged, charted, and reported online. Through its dilatory, watery peregrinations, Waterpod intends to prepare, inform, inspire, provoke, and fortify humanity for tomorrows exterior explorations.

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