Mobile structures in terrestrial and aquatic environments and the use of alternative energy sources

Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Architecture, Department of Housing and Industrial Architecture, Interior Design, Rural and Landscape Planning and Visual Arts W1/K6, Poland

^* Corresponding author: anna.berbesz@pwr.edu.pl

Abstract

The dynamic changes in modern civilization transforming into new socio-economic-technological phenomena discusses the meaning of traditional thinking about the durability of a building. At the turn of the 20^th and 21^st centuries, a considerable number of small cubature objects have been created. These types of structures can be transferred into various urbanized and non-urbanized spaces by means of the external or internal drive. Stationing temporarily mobile structures in terrestrial and aquatic environments may be a unique material of urban space. This article focuses on the complexity of the phenomenon of the movement in architecture with particular emphasis on the aspect of innovative energy sources enabling autonomous functioning. The technological process of shaping mobile structures is often based on prefabricated modular solutions, which production cost and time of completion are maximally optimized. Due to the possibility of transfer, the best solution seems to be the use of autonomous installations, which creates spaces for innovative technological exploration. Nowadays, attempts to shape completely autonomous and off-grid facilities are the part of the area of prototype research.