Connecting humankind and the ocean

Student: Sawsan Sawas
Project Type: Marine Rehabilitation and Educational Centre

Marine Wonder is a marine rehabilitation and educational centre which promotes learning, interaction with marine animals and also serves as a health clinic for them. The focus of Marine Wonder is to raise awareness of the relationship between humankind and the oceans in the current changing world. The project is inspired by organically curved and dynamic traces of the ocean tides. Through a wide variety of encounters and activities, each visitor experiences the recreational, educational and several aquariums and types of marine biology. Water tanks and the theme of water and the ocean with scintillating shapes incorporated into the design provides the feel of surrounded by water. The main goal is to spread awareness of the importance of preserving water and marine organisms and to find solutions to the water pollution problem. The centre aims to create an environment, entertainment, and educational place at the same time creating a new type of experience in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.