Slient Currents 生态修复纪念地 by Yanci Chen and Jing Chen

Slient Currents 生态修复纪念地 by Yanci Chen and Jing Chen is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 A' Design Award 铁奖 in 可持续产品、项目与绿色设计 Competition Category.

铁可持续产品· 2025

Slient Currents 生态修复纪念地

by Yanci Chen and Jing Chen

Client: Ycj Studio

A' Design Award 铁奖 Winner in 可持续产品 Category

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The Design

About Slient Currents 生态修复纪念地

《静流》(Silent Currents)是一个纪念与海洋修复项目,将曾经的核试验场转变为海洋保护区。人工礁体结构采用掺入碳酸钙的海工级混凝土制成,以促进珊瑚生长与生物多样性。水下步道与浮式观测平台让访客得以观察正在恢复中的生态系统。潮流能发电装置为场地提供电力。该设计将对过往的追忆与长期的生态复育联结在一起。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 铁奖

Slient Currents 生态修复纪念地是 A' Design Award 铁奖得主，这是授予满足人们对设计精良的创作所期待的专业与工业要求的优良设计的声望认可。铁奖得主展现出其创作者的高超技艺、高度专业化、专家级的理解力和创造能力。预计Slient Currents 生态修复纪念地将成为一件备受推崇、令人钦佩且被珍爱的创作，既实用又创新。这件赢得 A' Design Award 铁奖的设计整合了行业最佳实践，并拥有与专业知识和才华相结合的称职技术特性。Slient Currents 生态修复纪念地因其严谨而受到尊重，旨在提供有助于让世界变得更美好的生活品质改善。

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