Sea-dwelling for Badjao tribe

KawiKawi Island, Philippines

2022 Summer

Independent Project with Tony Liu

Inspired by the traditional lifestyle and challenges of the Badjao people, the Little Wandering Habitat features a prefabricated core and an in situ frame to support a self-sufficient way of nomadic ocean living.

The core provides the living spaces and water and energy harvesting systems to meet the basic needs of the inhabitants. The underside incorporates an ecologically optimized fiber-reinforced polymer composite substrate, supporting the health and diversity of surrounding marine species. The bamboo frame adapts to different landscapes and climates, while enabling coral fragmentation farming to foster and rebuild coral reef ecosystems. The Little Wandering Habitat creates a synergy between its human and marine inhabitants and reacts productively to the shifting demands of its marine ecology.