Cancer City / Visiondivision

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Check out the latest project from our friends at Visiondivision.  Keeping true to their usual “un-traditional” projects, their Cancer City is an underwater metropolis for a crayfish community.  Upon being approached by a country gentleman whose 10,000 crayfish were slowly emigrating to a nearby lake outside his estate, Visiondivision responded with an idea to design a refugee for the crayfish to immigrate back to the man’s property.

More images and more about the new city after the break.

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Examining the condition of the stream, the architects found that its lack of stones, hiding places and calcite, caused the crayfish to find a new home better suited to their needs.

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So, for their new refuge, the design includes an undulated concrete landscape – the perfect spot for crayfish to live.  Constructed from Butong – a lightweight slightly transparent concrete invented by the firm with the same name – the landscape is a water resistant texture that can be molded to create the desired form.  Plus, it is only two centimeters in depth and does not require any metal reinforcement.  Butong is the perfect material for the new city as it also includes calcite –  a substance that attracts crayfish.

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As the landscape dips and curves, the surface becomes quite hilly.  Each of these hills is topped with a protective lid, allowing the gentleman to walk across the landscape to capture his yearly crayfish quota.

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In the evening time, when the crayfish are most active, a white path, which runs along the surface, and water proof LED lights that illuminate the hills give the hunter a better advantage to hunt.

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“The exquisite concrete endeavour is now resting in the stream waiting for its inhabitants to arrive. Walking on the flawless craftsmanship just one week after inauguration we met one of the first inhabitants staring at us from its new nest,” added the architects.

Credits: Visiondivision through Anders Berensson & Ulf Mejergren

Butong: Lars Höglund & Benjamin Levy

 
 
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Lisa says:

Small project big engagement! love it!

 
# August 27, 2010 at 16:31
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Jarmo says:

Wow! Very cool to create a complete new universe like this! Nice concrete technique as well.

 
# August 27, 2010 at 17:09
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pepe g says:

inspiring as always!

 
# August 27, 2010 at 17:38
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visiondivision FTW

 
# August 27, 2010 at 18:51
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VanSant says:

SMASHING!!

 
# August 27, 2010 at 20:08
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Lars Hoglund says:

For you who have visited butong.eu or .se.
Our website is now up-graded.
Always fun to do things with Anders and Ulf.
/L

 
# August 28, 2010 at 10:50
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Hunterwasser says:

Sci-Fi perfection! I gently bow my head to visiondivision

 
# August 28, 2010 at 11:42
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Sylvain says:

Nice project, this concrete is really amazing!
I just had a look at their website and this material seems to offer incredible possibilities!!!

 
# August 29, 2010 at 08:17
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Nyoki says:

I simply love how they solve each design problem with a fresh, smart and never-seen-before solution.

 
# August 30, 2010 at 06:03
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