Plan floated for Island Mosaic in Penang, Malaysia

• 23 December 2020
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A team of Danish and Malaysian architects and engineers has won a competition to design a masterplan for a 1,800-hectare artificial island development on Penang in the Malaccan strait in Malaysia.

The BiodiverCity project will feature villages for 16,000 residents along 25km of waterfront, 4.6km of public beaches and 240ha of parks.

Homes will be built from low-carbon materials and energy will be sourced from solar panels and wind turbines. A car-free “continuous habitat mosaic” created by endless greenery will see houses blend into the natural environment.

The three main elements will be:

• The Channels: Host a technology park, research institutions and a cultural hub.
• The Mangroves: BiodiverCity’s central island will be arranged around a network of urban wetlands, with a tower called the Bamboo Beacon for meetings, conferences and events.
• The Laguna: 8 small islands of floating, stilted and terraced housing around a marina.

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