Architecture office Carlo Ratti Associati has used submarine technologies to design a buoyant public space off the coast of West Palm Beach's Currie Park.
As part of his masterplan for the Florida city's waterfront, architect Carlo Ratti and his team have proposed a plaza that will be partly submerged and constructed like an underwater vessel.

It is the latest in a string of both proposed and realised designs for floating structures, which range from a modular home on a canal to a temporary parliament building for the UK.
Ratti's project aims to transform a vacant 19-hectare area on the coast of Lake Worth Lagoon, a narrow sea channel separating the cities of West Palm Beach and Palm Beach.
The new complex will include housing, retail and leisure facilities along the water's edge, along with the public park extending into the lagoon.
"With this project, we aim to reclaim West Palm Beach's connection to the natural elements that surround it, and give shape to a vibrant new district that will serve as a creative catalyst for the entire city," said the Italian architect, who is the director of the Senseable City Lab at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
"The project also showcases how a new technology allows us to radically redefine the relationship between architecture and water."
The plaza will be built on a series of air chambers, which will automatically open and close to release or take in water, depending on the number of people walkin...