Structural Performance

In the structural performance chapter, and after the conclusions on the optimal shape of the Landboxes Unit, we now present our study on CFD fluid dynamics

Mumbai Development

We have completed the study of previous land reclamation interventions on the area of Mumbai, and we present an interesting video with the conclusions

Landboxes

Compact Land Reclamation System

What is land reclamation?

It is the creation of new territory through the process of filling submerged zones, usually in the area of coasts or riverbanks.

What is Landboxes?

It is a state-of-the-art land reclamation system: faster, more economical, without geological impact, and respectful with the environment.

Landboxes overview

System

The Landboxes Unit is the main modular element of the System. It is a large hexagonal volume box made of reinforced concrete, like a port caisson, that, thanks its special characteristics, allows it to be assembled with others to create new territory.

How

It is built through a naval platform, it is then positioned in a specific location and is assembled with other units until the required surface area has been achieved. It positioned through sustained gravity or tensioned flotation.

Where

One of the main advantages of the Landboxes System is that it’s highly adaptable and can be implemented in any land reclamation project, no matter the location, size or depth, and is especially suitable for depths of 10 to 80 meters.

Uses

Landobxes are especially useful for the extension of urban land. Landboxes incorporate all the necessary services into its structure make this system ideal for industrial, residential, recreational or military purposes as well as ports and airport extensions, both for temporary and permanent constructions.

Conditions

Due to urban overpopulation and climate change, the need for new space has become a critical issue. Current engineering practices and conventional materials will not be able to cover this demand, and it is imperative to find more efficient methods of land reclamation and to create land from submerged areas.

Pile-Driving

The setting up of Landboxes Units to submerged soil is always done with specific Pile-driving (gravity or TLP), and a proprietary 3D Support Head system that can absorb movements in the XY plane (earthquakes), as well as mechanical displacement capability in the Z plane (adjustment to sea level).

Opportunity

For the 21st century it is estimated that land reclamation projects will be carried out all over the world, creating an area of more than 3,000 km² at a cost of more than 5 trillion US dollars (5e12).

Considering that 1/3 of this creation of new territory will be carried out with unconventional solutions, such as Landboxes, this means a world market close to 200,000 Landboxes Units.

Additionally, due to its flexibility and possibilities, Landboxes will open up opportunities with previously unaffordable projects, especially in the medium depth range (depths of 40 to 80 meters), as well as in isolated environments, which are expected to generate an additional demand of more than 50,000 Landboxes Units.

Efficiency

A Landboxes Unit is built and located in place in one-week and, under normal conditions, the creation of 1 km² of territory (250 Landboxes Units) is executed within a period of three years. As it includes all services in its structure, it is functional from the moment of its installation.

Besides the time savings, the Landboxes System is between 50% and 20% more economical than alternative methods, due to the incorporation of the necessary infrastructures within its system. This avoids the additional cost of these also having to be designed and built.

In addition, a solution based on Landboxes largely eliminates the cost overruns due to unforeseen events, very common in this type of infrastructure works, and minimizes maintenance costs.

Planning

A project using Landboxes can be simulated in its integrity with BIM 3D models to a very detailed level. It can be reconfigured in thousands of variants with hundreds of optional structures and services prior to its execution, and even before field studies.

The saving of time and costs in design and project engineering is 70% or more compared to conventional land reclamation projects. In addition, if integrated solutions are chosen, the efficiency level and additional savings can be raised considerably.

Intelligence

Landboxes is an all-in-one solution. It is not only a constructive module, but it can incorporate dozens of preconfigured logistics, transport, communications, structural and other solutions that perfectly integrates with the System and each other.

In addition, Landboxes Units are built with a structural grid and smart concrete, capable of measuring its effort and evolution, as well as anticipating any event or anomaly in its performance and resistance.

The resulting territory of a Landboxes System is an organism that has sensitivity in all its elements, and self-diagnoses through a proprietary AI system.

Landboxes roadmap

Landboxes is currently in the development stage of prototypes, patents and integration of solutions.

What are we looking for?

Strategic partners

Engineering, civil and port construction firms, shipyards, cement companies, and others, to collaborate with, or integrate into, the project.

Institutional partners

Universities, international organizations, foundations, and others, to participate in the design stage of the System and its elements.

Industrial partners

Road, rail, logistics, communications, energy, sanitary services, urban services and others, for the integration of their solutions and products.

Future actors

In the fields of circular economy, smart city, industry 4.0, blockchain and others, for the adapted development of solutions and services.

Why?

Land reclamation engineering using advanced elements is currently under development. There has been no significant progress in modular systems.

This industry with a capacity of more than 2 trillion US dollars (2e12), will undoubtedly be developed, but does not yet have actors seriously interested.

What do we offer?

Communication and marketing

In a complex environment such as the civil engineering and public works market, being a Landboxes System partner provides communication and contacts at all levels, supported by our global communication platform and our project roadshow.

Participation

Taking part in the Landboxes System as a strategic partner or through Venture Capital routes means taking a stake in a sector that will reach colossal dimensions in the coming decades.

Integration

Incorporating solutions, services and products to Landboxes System means opening to an integrated marketing platform with great commercial and strategic projection for the 21st century.

In progress

New developments

During the 2020-21 campaign, Landboxes is developing large projects for Mumbai Bay (India) and the Barcelona Coastline (Europe). In both cases, land reclamation exercises in half depth of more than 2,000,000 m2 and 500 Landboxes Units.

LML Systems - Logistics

LML is a super-efficient logistics system of last mile parcel delivery that is multipurpose, intelligent and fully automated, and which will be integrated natively in Landboxes System. This project is developed in partnership with LAIA Lab NYC.

Coastal resiliency

During this season, Landboxes, in collaboration with LAIA Lab, has opened a research space at Harvard Innovation Lab for the implementation of a coastal resilency project, focused on impact measurement, active structural solutions and materials development.

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