Slient Currents 生態系再生メモリアル by Yanci Chen and Jing Chen is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 A' Design Award 鉄賞 in サステナブル製品・プロジェクト・グリーンデザイン Competition Category.
鉄サステナブル製品· 2025
Slient Currents 生態系再生メモリアル
Client: Ycj Studio
A' Design Award 鉄賞 Winner in サステナブル製品 Category
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About Slient Currents 生態系再生メモリアル
「Silent Currents(サイレント・カレンツ)」は、かつての核実験場を海洋保護区へと生まれ変わらせる、追悼と海洋再生のプロジェクトです。人工リーフ構造体は、サンゴの成長と生物多様性を促すために炭酸カルシウムを混合した海洋グレードのコンクリートで造られています。水中に沈む遊歩道と水上の浮遊観察プラットフォームにより、訪問者は回復しつつある生態系を間近に眺めることができます。潮流発電装置が敷地内の電力を供給します。このデザインは、過去への追悼と長期的な生態系の再生とを結びつけています。
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award 鉄賞
Slient Currents 生態系再生メモリアルは、よく設計された創造物に期待される専門的・産業的要件を満たす優れたデザインに授与される、権威ある評価である A' Design Award 鉄賞の受賞作品です。鉄賞の受賞作品は、制作者の高い技量、高度な専門性、専門家としての理解、創造的な能力を示しています。Slient Currents 生態系再生メモリアルは、高く評価され、称賛され、愛される、実用的で革新的な創造物であることが期待されます。この A' Design Award 鉄賞を受賞したデザインは、業界のベストプラクティスを統合し、ノウハウと才能に結びついた有能な技術的特性を備えています。Slient Currents 生態系再生メモリアルは、その徹底ぶりで尊敬され、世界をより良い場所にするための生活の質の向上をもたらすよう設計されています。
Behind the Design
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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- Silent Currents is a memorial and ecological restoration project that transforms a former nuclear test site into a thriving marine sanctuary. The design fosters reef regeneration through artificial reef structures made from eco-friendly marine concrete, accelerating coral growth. Submerged pathways and floating observation points allow visitors to witness marine revival, while integrated tidal energy systems symbolize a transition to sustainable coexistence, merging memory with renewal.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Silent Currents spans a 5,000m² marine restoration zone, with artificial reef structures ranging from 2,000mm to 5,000mm in height to support diverse marine habitats. Submerged pathways extend 1,500mm wide, allowing controlled visitor access. Floating observation platforms measure 10,000mm in diameter, integrating tidal energy systems. The site is designed for gradual ecological adaptation, ensuring long-term biodiversity and marine life regeneration.
- Tags
- marine restoration, artificial reef, tidal energy, ecological memorial, coral regeneration, underwater architecture, sustainable design, nuclear test site transformation, biodiversity conservation, submerged pathways
- Production Technology
- Silent Currents employs marine-grade concrete infused with calcium carbonate to accelerate coral growth and restore marine biodiversity. 3D-printed reef structures optimize surface texture for marine life attachment, while submerged pathways and floating observation decks use recycled polymers and corrosion-resistant alloys. Tidal energy generators harness ocean currents for sustainable power, ensuring a self-sustaining, low-impact intervention that merges ecological restoration with memorialization.
- Design Challenge
- The biggest challenge in Silent Currents was transforming a contaminated nuclear test site into a thriving marine sanctuary. Internally, the design had to balance memorialization and ecological regeneration while respecting the site's tragic history. Externally, obstacles included data limitations on long-term radiation effects, marine ecosystem recovery rates, and legal restrictions on site intervention. Overcoming these required interdisciplinary research and innovative material solutions.
- Research
- Silent Currents is based on environmental and architectural research exploring post-nuclear site restoration. The objective was to rebuild marine ecosystems while creating a meaningful memorial. Methods included marine biology studies, site mapping, and material testing for reef structures. Data from oceanographers, ecologists, and engineers informed the design. Findings show artificial reefs accelerate biodiversity recovery, influencing sustainable restoration strategies and conservation policies.
- Inspiration
- Silent Currents is inspired by the devastating impact of nuclear testing on marine ecosystems and the urgent need for ecological restoration. The project reimagines a test site as a marine sanctuary, blending memorialization with environmental renewal. Drawing from research on coral rehabilitation, artificial reef technology, and tidal energy, it introduces submerged structures that support biodiversity while serving as a living monument to resilience and transformation.
- Project Duration
- Feburary 2025 Pacific Ocean
- Operation Flow
- Silent Currents invites visitors to experience marine restoration firsthand through floating observation decks and submerged pathways that offer a close view of regenerating ecosystems. Over time, the artificial reef structures become thriving habitats, transforming a once-devastated site into a sanctuary for marine life. The integration of tidal energy systems ensures sustainability, making the site both a memorial and a living example of environmental renewal.
- Patents
- Yanci Chen, Jing Chen
- Team Members
- Yanci Chen, Jing Chen
- Image Credits
- Yanci Chen, Jing Chen
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