Look inside the world’s first floating city in Busan, South Korea

Incredible images have been revealed of plans to build a floating city in South Korea that could be a sign of how we might be living in the future.

A new floating city that would be home to as many as 12,000 people has been revealed in a series of new photos.

The Oceanix Busan community would be built on water in Busan in South Korea and would have restaurants and apartments as well as a winter garden.

It hopes to be the “world’s first prototype sustainable floating city,” as well as “a floodproof infrastructure that rises with the sea”, The Sun reports.

There are plans to build a huge new floating city off Busan in South Korea. Picture: Oceanix

Oceanix Busan revealed the prototype recently at the UN. Picture: Oceanix

On the space, which is just over six hectares, buildings would be on floating platforms connected by bridges.

There would be three areas – living, lodging and research – while neighbourhoods would have large outdoor seating areas and public venues.

It could eventually expand to house more than 100,000 people, with 20 platforms.

It could be a model for how people live in the future. Picture: Oceanix

As many as 12,000 people will live on it to begin with. Picture: Oceanix

The city also hopes to be zero waste, with net-zero energy, and provide its own energy onsite.

The prototype was designed by Oceanix in response to rising sea levels, as the floating city would move with the tides.

They hope to start building by next year.

Oceanix CEO Philipp Hofmann said: “Today is a pivotal milestone for all coastal cities and island nations on the front lines of climate change.

There would be living areas as well as restaurants and a winter garden. Picture: Oceanix

There will be both living and lodging islands. Picture: Oceanix

“We are on track to delivering OCEANIX Busan and demonstrating that floating infrastructure can create new land for coastal cities looking for sustainable ways to expand onto the ocean, while adapting to sea-level rise.”

The prototype was unveiled a the UN, with the UN deputy secretary-general Amina Mohammed saying: “We must build cities knowing that they will be on the front lines of climate‑related risks, from rising sea levels to storms.

“Floating cities can be part of our new arsenal of tools.”

The three initial islands could expand to as many as 20. Picture: Oceanix

Work will start on the project next year. Picture: Oceanix

Busan is currently home to more than 3.4 million people, and has a huge port on the southeast coast.

The Oceanix project isn’t the first floating attraction to be built.

Dubai’s Heart of Europe islands are a cluster of man-made islands off the coast of the city, with six islands connected by bridge.

A new floating hotel is to open in Dubai as well, where the luxury villas can turn into boats.

This article originally appeared on The Sun and was reproduced with permission