Project

Ôde à la Mer

Country

Netherlands

Ôde à la Mer explores the potential of Biorock as a sustainable building material for future architecture. Formed through an electrochemical process in seawater, Biorock develops a layer of calcium carbonate on a lightweight steel structure using a small electrical current. Requiring relatively little energy and raw material, it offers an alternative approach to construction. The project investigates how this material can be integrated into architectural design, bringing ecological processes into the built environment and exploring new ways for human and marine ecosystems to coexist.