Hydroelectric sculpture gallery

Sochi, Russia
Margot Krasojević Architecture
Industrial Architecture, Art, Industrial Design, Landscape Architecture, Sustainable Development, Technology + Science, Urban Design
Oscillating water column gallery

The design uses renewable energy to redefine typologies in architecture and the built environment. The site is located in Sochi, a coastal city on the Black Sea in Russia. The building uses the oscillating water column principle to harness wave energy, converting this mechanical energy to generate electricity; it also accommodates a sculpture gallery. This symbiotic program merges a small power plant capab... (continued)