Ryan Chong - MADA NOW 2021 - Art, Design and Architecture

Hello! I’m Ryan. I am a recent Spatial Design graduate of Monash University, currently residing in Singapore while completing my bachelor’s degree. My design work explores spatial concepts by creating digital collages, before developing these through 3D modelling and architectural drawings. In my final year of studies, I further developed my skills as a spatial designer, engaging with issues of food and how things might change in the next 30 years. Issues such as global warming and population increase will effect our food sources in the future. So as a spatial designer, I strive to create spaces that could further benefit future generations.

Insects As A Source Of Consumption For The Overpopulated Future

By the year 2050, the earth’s population will increase to about 10 billion. This will create an issue for the earth’s resources, as there will be insufficient amounts of food, leading people to look for other sources of sustenance. Utilizing insects was one of the source of nourishment and that has aided in a variety of ways in the past. However, due to the “Ick factor”, higher percentage of the population prefer not seeing the insect while consuming it. This led to designing a new approach to the consumption of insects without the person having to taste it through their mouths.

In Search Of...

A team constructed of a doctor, nutritionist as well as several assistants and a local boat crew will be established in this expedition; collecting and researching all the natural resources and turning them into healthy nutrients for the local tribes as well as bringing it back to Manaus, which will then be exported around the world for the resource depleted future

Interaction Collage

The concept of having a mutual agreement between the expeditioners and the local tribes in the Amazon. As they provide us with their knowledge and culture of the resources and nutrients in the Amazon, the expeditioners will provide them with the medical knowledge and support from the collected nutrients being developed in the laboratory.

Amazon Nutrients Research Expedition

The concept of a research expedition for nutrients in the Amazon River. The river is known to provide habitat for countless species, including medicinal plants, edible insects, fish species, etc. However, not all resources may be consumable for humans, thus needing further exploration and development in order to sustain a food depleted future.

Expedition Vessel Section

This is the layout of the expedition vessel which is able to accommodate around 50 personnel including patients and staff members. This vessel is the future of design, containing spaces of research, exploration, collection, protection, development and contribution of natural resources to an overpopulated food depleted future.

Amazon Garden Dome

A garden dome in the vessel where collected trees and plants will be used as research development. There is a wide collection from different regions of the Amazon River. In order to sustain the plants, sufficient soil, sunlight and water will be needed in the dome structure. The dome will be monitored by experts to produce the most suitable nutrients for future generations.