Arctica

Evermotion Challenge 2025 ARCTICA Technical summary of your tropical floating city concept at the North Pole: 1. General Structure Floating city with partially submerged buildings and floating platforms for vegetation. Above-water sections: residential areas and tropical zones (palms, gardens). Submerged sections: thermal system for heat storage and redistribution. 2. Thermal Management Primary heat source: solar radiation absorbed by the above-water surfaces and/or solar concentrators. Heat storage: water or thermal fluid in the submerged section, used to warm habitats and vegetation platforms. Heat redistribution: stored heat can be released at night or during low-sunlight periods. 3. Floating Vegetation Platforms Insulated platforms for palms and tropical plants. 4. Technical Considerations Structural resistance to ice, storms, and extreme temperature variations. Optimization of solar exposure for maximum heat capture. Energy management to compensate for polar night (thermal storage or auxiliary heat sources). 5. Objective Create a tropical microclimate in a polar environment, ensuring comfort for residents and lush vegetation, while using submerged structures to maximize energy efficiency. On December 25, 2048, at exactly 11:45 p.m., the thermal exchanger of Tower 5, located on Block 7, experienced a minor overheating event. Although the technical incident was quickly brought under control, it triggered an unexpected response: the safety systems activated an intense red illumination that pierced the night sky. For a brief moment, the tower stood like a crimson beacon in the darkness, drawing attention and stirring concern among nearby observers before thermal parameters returned to normal. Excerpt from Numa B.’s Journal — 2047, August 10, 78th Parallel North I prefer to observe it from afar — like watching a dream one fears to shatter with a single, too‑abrupt movement. Tonight, the sky has taken on a smoky gold hue, a luminous veil softening the sea until it looks like liquid metal. And in this strange light, the city finally appears in its entirety. No longer a mirage, but a presence. It rises before me on the horizon, like a line of towering spires emerging from an improbable tropical forest. The buildings stretch straight toward the sky, with the appearance of gigantic, almost mechanical organs. Around them, the silhouettes of palm trees form a dark, motionless fringe, like a garden suspended between two worlds. I float in my small kayak, carried by a surprisingly calm sea. Ahead of me, a seaplane passes slowly, almost silently, its floats gleaming in the light. I am alone here, at a safe distance, yet the city seems to be watching me. I see no human movement, no figures on the platforms, yet everything breathes. The sea warms slightly at this impossibly high latitude. The vertical columns emit a fine, diffuse glow, as if they filter the daylight and release its softest essence. The islets float in absolute calm. Their reflection stretches across the golden water, irregular, almost liquid. It feels as if witnessing the birth of a world — a world that did not exist yesterday. Tonight, it is perfect from here. 3DS MAX, V-RAY, Photoshop

Software: 3DS MAX, V-RAY, PHOTOSHOP

Posted on 30.12.2025

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