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Trilobis
Vancouver, Canada
STATUS
Built
YEAR
2001
The Trilobis 65 is a 20 mt long eco-yacht for six people, ideal for
bays, atolls and sea parks. Designed by Giancarlo Zema for UVI, the main aim of this project is to allow one
and all to live in a fantastic, unusual environment in a self
sufficient non-polluting habitat. It consists of four levels connected
by a spiral staircase. The top level (where the controls are) is 3.5
metres above sea level. From here, thanks to sophisticated technology,
the Trilobis can be piloted by a joystick that allows it to rotate 360°
on its own axel. The one at 1.4 metres above sea level is for the
day-time area with all services and possibility to go outside. The one
at 0.8 metres below sea level, semi-submerged, is for the night-time
area. It has bathrooms and the engines room. At 3.0 metres below sea
level, completely submerged, there is the underwater observation globe.
In high resistant acrylic, it houses six seating places, connected with
computers and special software which allows the inhabitants to
personalize the outside lighting and in real time to get information on
the sea-bed and the fish below. The hull of the Trilobis is made of
steel and the superstructure in aluminium which means it is 80%
recyclable. This is very important from an environmental point of view.
The glass windows are electrochemical, in other words they change their
opacity thanks to a sophisticated electrochemical system. This can be
done manually or automatically according to how light it is outside. The
photovoltaic panels on the top catch and store the solar energy
necessary for the instruments on the inside. The electric engines are
driven by hydrogen fuel cells that only produce drinking water as waste
material, through an electrochemical process. Obviously this makes it a
non-polluting project. Thanks to the shape of Trilobis 65 it is possible
to assemble more modular units in a ring thus creating floating
colonies. The project was named Trilobis after Trilobiti little
creatures that lived in the sea 500 milion years ago.
bays, atolls and sea parks. Designed by Giancarlo Zema for UVI, the main aim of this project is to allow one
and all to live in a fantastic, unusual environment in a self
sufficient non-polluting habitat. It consists of four levels connected
by a spiral staircase. The top level (where the controls are) is 3.5
metres above sea level. From here, thanks to sophisticated technology,
the Trilobis can be piloted by a joystick that allows it to rotate 360°
on its own axel. The one at 1.4 metres above sea level is for the
day-time area with all services and possibility to go outside. The one
at 0.8 metres below sea level, semi-submerged, is for the night-time
area. It has bathrooms and the engines room. At 3.0 metres below sea
level, completely submerged, there is the underwater observation globe.
In high resistant acrylic, it houses six seating places, connected with
computers and special software which allows the inhabitants to
personalize the outside lighting and in real time to get information on
the sea-bed and the fish below. The hull of the Trilobis is made of
steel and the superstructure in aluminium which means it is 80%
recyclable. This is very important from an environmental point of view.
The glass windows are electrochemical, in other words they change their
opacity thanks to a sophisticated electrochemical system. This can be
done manually or automatically according to how light it is outside. The
photovoltaic panels on the top catch and store the solar energy
necessary for the instruments on the inside. The electric engines are
driven by hydrogen fuel cells that only produce drinking water as waste
material, through an electrochemical process. Obviously this makes it a
non-polluting project. Thanks to the shape of Trilobis 65 it is possible
to assemble more modular units in a ring thus creating floating
colonies. The project was named Trilobis after Trilobiti little
creatures that lived in the sea 500 milion years ago.
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