Freezer designed to re-freeze the arctic

Spotted: Indonesian designers Faris Rajak Kotahatuhaha, Denny Lesm Ana Budi and Fiera Alifa have proposed a submarine-like structure to float around the Arctic that can “give birth” to an iceberg (or ice “baby”) every month.

Moreover, the freezer not only produces icebergs, the icebergs are “salt-free.” Why does this matter? At present, arctic ice contains an increasing amount of salt. As a result, the freezing point of water becomes more elevated and triggers the ice to melt faster. 

The project, coined “Re-freeze the Arctic: re-iceberg-isation Hexagonal Tubular Ice Arctic,” was part of the ASA (the association of siamese architects) international design competition 2019, for which the team finished as the runner-up. 

The freezer involves an on-going process of reverse osmotic that divides fresh water from salt water. Upon the division, the salt water is expelled and only fresh water is enclosed in the freezer. After a month, a new iceberg is released. The icebergs are also made in a hexagonal-like figures, as this has been considered the most appropriate shape for ice to stick to other, existing ice.

25th July 2019

Website: asacompetition.com

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