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Skyrig Retrofited Oil Rig as Garden Building

Skyrig

SkyRig aims to replace the existing oil rigs in water with three high-rise modular structures to provide housing, and retail, commercial, and public amenities. The complex will provide equitable, reliable, and sustainable living in the downtown area while referencing the city’s past in the oil industry. Using wind, solar, water, and biomass to generate energy, water, and food, the towers will provide a circular lifestyle with net zero operation carbon.

Skyrig Retrofited Oil Rig as Garden Building by Vicky Chan has been highlighted as an innovative example of strategy design by the A' Design Awards. Skyrig Retrofited Oil Rig as Garden Building received the Iron A' Design Award in Futuristic Design in 2023. The A' Futuristic Design Award is an international, jury-voted, fair and ethical design recognition program that celebrates outstanding design of conceptual architectures, advanced robotics, innovative transportation systems, futuristic fashion designs, progressive furniture pieces, Next-Gen electronic gadgets, revolutionary software interfaces, groundbreaking biotech innovations and more.

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