A new design for a sea shelter is making news. The structure designed by David Eltang is called Seashelter is located in the Wadden-sea, a coastline with shallow water but has tides between one and three metres.

This stretch is too shallow for boats. And too deep for a high tide expedition. It also has an exposed seabed during low tide. The shelter is a habitat for a variety of birds and seals, and more so, can allow you to stay on at the sea during high tide. What’s more, you can even use it as a golden chance to learn more about wildlife on the seabed when it gets flooded.

More than that, it offers shelter for seabed living beings to take shelter during high tide too. In a lot of ways, the SeaShelter is an interface between humans and the sea environment.

Needless to say, its unique features have drawn attention and turned heads at the Design It: Shelter Competition. The design has won the contest, for making seafaring a unique experience. The people’s prize in the same contest went to David Mare’s CBS-Cork Block Shelter.
Via: Inhabitat, Gugenheim