{"id":59380,"date":"2020-03-26T08:45:47","date_gmt":"2020-03-26T12:45:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/?p=59380"},"modified":"2020-07-02T11:32:59","modified_gmt":"2020-07-02T15:32:59","slug":"life-after-oil-transformed-rigs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.arc.ht\/blog\/inspiration\/stories\/life-after-oil-transformed-rigs\/","title":{"rendered":"Life After Oil: XTU Architects Envisions Abandoned Rigs as Futuristic, Green Housing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Got a compelling conceptual project of your own? Enter it in the <strong>Unbuilt or Models &amp; Renderings<\/strong> categories for the <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/awards.architizer.com\/?utm_source=content&amp;utm_medium=architizer_blog&amp;utm_campaign=early-entry&amp;utm_content=general\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">8th Annual A+Awards<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Award-winning architecture and design studio, <a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/firms\/x-tu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">XTU Architects<\/a>, has presented a fantastical and <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">not-so-futuristic <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">collection of visualizations titled \u201cX_lands\u201d. The concept explores life after oil, reimagining the use of offshore drilling rigs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-59387 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.arc.ht\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/img_2_1584181902_fa4d2517ec0100fafd99d07bf05fef38.jpg?resize=820%2C604&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"820\" height=\"604\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/img_2_1584181902_fa4d2517ec0100fafd99d07bf05fef38.jpg?w=820&amp;ssl=1 820w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/img_2_1584181902_fa4d2517ec0100fafd99d07bf05fef38.jpg?resize=300%2C221&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/img_2_1584181902_fa4d2517ec0100fafd99d07bf05fef38.jpg?resize=768%2C566&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/img_2_1584181902_fa4d2517ec0100fafd99d07bf05fef38.jpg?resize=66%2C50&amp;ssl=1 66w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 100vw, 820px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-59394 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.arc.ht\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/img_7_1584181902_d4468372be5546b00621cdb3b2ffc622.jpg?resize=820%2C604&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"820\" height=\"604\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/img_7_1584181902_d4468372be5546b00621cdb3b2ffc622.jpg?w=820&amp;ssl=1 820w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/img_7_1584181902_d4468372be5546b00621cdb3b2ffc622.jpg?resize=300%2C221&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/img_7_1584181902_d4468372be5546b00621cdb3b2ffc622.jpg?resize=768%2C566&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/img_7_1584181902_d4468372be5546b00621cdb3b2ffc622.jpg?resize=66%2C50&amp;ssl=1 66w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 100vw, 820px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Given the world\u2019s desire to shift away from fossil fuels to more renewable and green energy sources, XTU Architects approached the question of what to do with all of the offshore platforms scattered across the globe. So, they turned towards reuse and revitalization.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWith their immense scale, oil rig structures have an interesting potential for adaptation,\u201d <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/architecture\/xtu-architects-offshore-oil-rigs-transformed-into-housing-of-the-future-03-16-2020\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Designboom <\/span><\/i><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">reports. This project converts these industrial monoliths that are representative of environmental stress and harm into green, poetic, and habitable structures.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-59388 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.arc.ht\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/img_3_1584181902_026c05c4755b315e5ddb1311069e6505.jpg?resize=820%2C604&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"820\" height=\"604\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/img_3_1584181902_026c05c4755b315e5ddb1311069e6505.jpg?w=820&amp;ssl=1 820w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/img_3_1584181902_026c05c4755b315e5ddb1311069e6505.jpg?resize=300%2C221&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/img_3_1584181902_026c05c4755b315e5ddb1311069e6505.jpg?resize=768%2C566&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/img_3_1584181902_026c05c4755b315e5ddb1311069e6505.jpg?resize=66%2C50&amp;ssl=1 66w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 100vw, 820px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-59391 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.arc.ht\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/img_4_1584181902_447cd6df02b89920982d8786f4b511bf.jpg?resize=820%2C604&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"820\" height=\"604\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/img_4_1584181902_447cd6df02b89920982d8786f4b511bf.jpg?w=820&amp;ssl=1 820w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/img_4_1584181902_447cd6df02b89920982d8786f4b511bf.jpg?resize=300%2C221&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/img_4_1584181902_447cd6df02b89920982d8786f4b511bf.jpg?resize=768%2C566&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/img_4_1584181902_447cd6df02b89920982d8786f4b511bf.jpg?resize=66%2C50&amp;ssl=1 66w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 100vw, 820px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-59385 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.arc.ht\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/img_1_1584181902_12dc2cc2fccf6d310fb97d13d53d66c8.jpg?resize=820%2C604&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"820\" height=\"604\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/img_1_1584181902_12dc2cc2fccf6d310fb97d13d53d66c8.jpg?w=820&amp;ssl=1 820w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/img_1_1584181902_12dc2cc2fccf6d310fb97d13d53d66c8.jpg?resize=300%2C221&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/img_1_1584181902_12dc2cc2fccf6d310fb97d13d53d66c8.jpg?resize=768%2C566&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/img_1_1584181902_12dc2cc2fccf6d310fb97d13d53d66c8.jpg?resize=66%2C50&amp;ssl=1 66w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 100vw, 820px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Each visualization features an abundance of lush greenery, living spaces, and sustainable and modern technology, such as wind turbines and drones. Some are more integrated with nature than others, while some appear as fantastical visions from the future, such as the rig composed of what looks like ETFE bubbles.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Overall, they humanize these otherwise mechanical and soulless structures. \u201cEnvisioned as a \u2018sustainable path for tomorrow\u2019, the project by XTU Architects aims to mark a change of paradigms,\u201d according to <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Designboom<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-59393 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.arc.ht\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/img_6_1584181902_46abfc6229bcec52fa364356c83c7282.jpg?resize=820%2C604&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"820\" height=\"604\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/img_6_1584181902_46abfc6229bcec52fa364356c83c7282.jpg?w=820&amp;ssl=1 820w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/img_6_1584181902_46abfc6229bcec52fa364356c83c7282.jpg?resize=300%2C221&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/img_6_1584181902_46abfc6229bcec52fa364356c83c7282.jpg?resize=768%2C566&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.staging.arc.ht\/wp-content\/uploads\/img_6_1584181902_46abfc6229bcec52fa364356c83c7282.jpg?resize=66%2C50&amp;ssl=1 66w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 100vw, 820px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Projects like \u201cX_lands\u201d provide an imaginative glimpse of how undesirable and obsolete spaces can be reinterpreted and recycled for better uses. The project offers an intriguing look into how far adaptive reuse strategies could be pushed. Until the oil runs dry, though, this outlandish concept will remain just that.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Got a compelling conceptual project of your own? Enter it in the <strong>Unbuilt or Models &amp; Renderings<\/strong> categories for the <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/awards.architizer.com\/?utm_source=content&amp;utm_medium=architizer_blog&amp;utm_campaign=early-entry&amp;utm_content=general\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">8th Annual A+Awards<\/span><\/i><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All images via XTU Architects<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>XTU Architects wants to bring life to neglected offshore oil 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