Immigration• World’s best poverty elimination program

• North Korea —> South Korea increase income from 2 K to 20 K

• 4 million North Koreans dead from famine

• Open immigration estimated to increase world GDP by 2.5 times

• Median rent in San Francisco April, 2015: $4,225/month

Richie Sowa’s private island

55000 passengers2700 staterooms

John Brewer Hotel

John Brewer Hotel

‘Give me enough rebar and an oxyacetylene torch and I’ll line the

border with giant nude Amazons.’

- Armando Muñoz Garcia

• “La Mona”

“The Mermaid”

Javier Senosiain“Seashell House”

Mexico City

Javier Senosiain“Seashell House”

Mexico City

R/P F.L.I.P

Design Goals• Aesthetically beautiful

• Wave resistant

• Saltwater resistant

• Fire resistant

• Anchor-less autonomous station-keeping

• 100+ year lifespan

• Can survive rogue waves

• Can survive waterspouts

• Can survive hurricanes

• Energy self-sufficient

• Water self-sufficient

• Maintainable at sea (no haul-outs)

• High speed internet

• Handicap accessible

• Dry and warm

• Low-draft ( bay version)

• Postively buouyant (foam floatation throughout, so that, even if the structure is completely destroyed, the pieces will float enough to support the residents long enough for rescue)

Cost• 2000 ft2 home

• Geopolymer - $25 K

• Basalt reinforcement - $10 K

• Hull costs: $35 K

• Total costs: $175 K

• Cost/ft2: ~$100/ft2

Better than a boat

• More space (2000 ft2)

• Better wave resistance

• More comfortable

Maran concept

1” thick22’ diameter

60’ long11’ end caps

internal keel: 2’ tall, 2’ wide at top

Broad Factory

30 story building in 30 days

• Better materials

• Better workmanship

• Better insulation

• Lower cost

• 10 ft top floor

• 8 ft bottom floor

• 2 ft subfloor

• Foamed geopolymer