With the Philippine Sea becoming increasingly threatened, solutions need to be found to slow the destruction. Vincent Callebaut Architectures has come up with a grand plan concept for a sustainable eco-resort which may not only slow the destruction, but possibly even turn it around.

Over-fishing, mass tourism, pollution of plastic waste and toxic products, plus climate change present real threats to the health of the Philippine archipelago and the survival of its inhabitants. Corals are dying, mangrove areas are being destroyed, sea-grass beds are suffocated by erosion, and vital populations of fish and other marine species are declining dangerously. 

And yet the Philippines, with its 7,641 islands and islets, and its 266,000 square kilometres of coastal, turquoise waters and bays, is one of the true sanctuaries of marine biodiversity in the world, at the top of the famous "Coral Triangle". These seas harbor at least five species of marine turtles, 28 marine mammals, 168 cartilaginous fish, 648 species of mollusks, 1,755 fish associated with reefs, and 820 species of algae. 

The Nautilus Eco-Resort would be completely built from reused and/or recycled materials from the archipelago

To help revitalize and protect degraded ecosystems such as in the Philippines, Vincent Callebaut Architectures has conceived the Nautilus Eco-Resort project, a pioneering, eco-tourism complex designed to unite the the scientific community with eco-tourists. Based on ‘biomimicry’, the architecture of this Eco-Resort is inspired by the shapes and structures that exist in living beings and endemic ecosystems. By minimizing its ecological footprint, the experience is centred on the preservation of nature and local urban ecology while respecting endemic ecosystems and agro-ecosystems. 

While upgrading the natural heritage and culture, this "zero-emission, zero-waste, zero-poverty" project will be 100% built from reused and/or recycled materials from the archipelago. 

Self-sufficient in energy and food, it will satisfy its needs thanks to renewable energies and permaculture. A zero-waste policy means that it will systematically upgrade its own waste into resources. The Eco-Resort will also contribute to the well-being of local communities by including them in its planning, development, and operation, and directly support local economic development in the form of jobs and income, plus encourage respect for the archipelago's different cultures. 

The project will generate funds through crowdfunding for the site's conservation with the association of preservation of fauna and flora. It is above all a project made to exchange and transmit ecological gestures between the natives and the newcomers. It will ask volunteer eco-tourists to clean washed-up plastic waste from beaches, follow recycling schemes, learn permaculture, protect coral crops and restore reasonable fishing. This will allow nature to regenerate, and help strengthen natural protection against flooding. 

Source: Vincent Callebaut Architectures

For more information on The Nautilus Eco-Resort or other projects by Vincent Callebaut visit the Vincent Callebeaut Architecture website or phone or email Vincent Callebeaut via the contact details below. 

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