Imagine a self-sufficient, biodiverse floating island on the sea in one of the most northern portions of Norway. The Northern Lights are easily seen and there may be 24 hours of daylight or night depending on the time of year.

This floating island also includes flexible housing, recreation, innovative greenhouses, large sloping roofs covered in solar panels, and workshops filled with 3D printers. We are making this a reality with a bold vision for WILD—a new urban development with cabins and residential living areas on a 181-meter in diameter, human-made island with three “mainlands.”

The idea for WILD is based on the need to provide solutions to simultaneous, worldwide crises and create a new urban life, based on a circular economy, that will empower cities and communities. Its design has the capability to produce its own power, fresh water, food, and heat as a closed biotope loop system.