For a course at the Helsinki University of Technology, we imagined a day when global warming had caused the polar ice caps to melt and the sea level to rise, submerging coastlands and whole islands.

We imagined a core group of social trend-setters and scientists breaking loose before the final flooding to form Koho, a society of the future, and to develop a solution for saving humankind. We designed floating dwelling/ research/ service units of various sizes, shaped to always maintain a vertical position on the surface, even in the most extreme circumstances.

These structures recognize the sun's position as the source of all life. They collect rainwater in basins with integrated solar panels. Cables lead the solar energy to storage cells and to the households.

The sizes of communities remain stable and small. Nature repairs and renews itself gradually. The continent is for the time being only used for the collection of raw materials, so the structural parts of the community which have been worn out can be replaced.

The Koho society, rising from the sea and slowly recuperating from a complete eco-catastrophe, develops a better understanding of life. It show signs of reconciliation with Gaia, the goddess of the Earth.

In Helsinki imagining the future,