rust Posted February 4, 2008 Share Posted February 4, 2008 Currently I am searching for ideas for the architecture of an aquatic alien ra- ce, preferably some kind of bizarre organic-looking curved style without any right angles ... This reminded me of the sketch of parts of R'lyeh in the Call of Cthulhu sup- plement "Shadows of Yog-Sothoth", and perhaps one of you might have an idea where to look for similar material ? Thank you ! Quote "Mind like parachute, function only when open." (Charlie Chan) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seneschal Posted February 5, 2008 Share Posted February 5, 2008 Are you looking for existing pictures? Or design ideas? If the latter, I'd envision a globe-shaped structure whose entrance could be located on the top or bottom rather than on the side (since the inhabitants swim in without having to fight gravity). There might be terraces or shelves along the walls of the globe for sleeping or storage, sort of a modular nook approach, with a large open central area. Details could vary a lot, depending on how the place was lit and heated/cooled OR whether the place was lit or temperature controlled at all. I envision a translucent glassy structure, possibly warmed and powered by undersea geothermal vents. It would be like a giant blown glass bubble rather than a structure of plates and portholes like surface dwellers might build. There'd be a system for keeping water flowing through the structure to keep things oxygenated. What do you think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rust Posted February 5, 2008 Author Share Posted February 5, 2008 Thank you very much for the interesting idea ! Currently I think the aliens will have three different architectural Styles: An archaic style for the oldest parts of their cities, another style for their modern buildings, and a very functional style for their technical infrastructure. The archaic style will probably look like a mixture of Gaudi and Giger, but less colorful than Gaudi's buildings (these aliens cannot perceive colors) and less threatening than Giger's artwork for the first Alien movie. The design you proposed would fit extremely well for the aliens' modern style, I think. If I did understand your description, the interior could look somewhat like the interior of one of those old baroque theaters, with rows of boxes or shelves around the interior wall, but made of a translucent glass-like material - sounds fascinating. Quote "Mind like parachute, function only when open." (Charlie Chan) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dredj Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 Thank you very much for the interesting idea ! Currently I think the aliens will have three different architectural Styles: An archaic style for the oldest parts of their cities, another style for their modern buildings, and a very functional style for their technical infrastructure. The archaic style will probably look like a mixture of Gaudi and Giger, but less colorful than Gaudi's buildings (these aliens cannot perceive colors) and less threatening than Giger's artwork for the first Alien movie. The design you proposed would fit extremely well for the aliens' modern style, I think. If I did understand your description, the interior could look somewhat like the interior of one of those old baroque theaters, with rows of boxes or shelves around the interior wall, but made of a translucent glass-like material - sounds fascinating. You could watch Star Wars Episode 1 (if you can stand Jar Jar Binks long enough) and notice how the outsides of the Gungan buildings look. If I remember right, Jar Jar and the Jedis had to swim into the building where they met with the Gungan leader. As far as interior is concerned, I don't really know what you could find. Hopefully this was at least a little help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rust Posted March 18, 2008 Author Share Posted March 18, 2008 Thank you very much for the idea, I will try to see the movie and do some research on the Internet ("Wookieepedia" etc.) to see whether I can find some pictures. Quote "Mind like parachute, function only when open." (Charlie Chan) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pyronnic Posted March 19, 2008 Share Posted March 19, 2008 Perhaps you could take some inspiration from naturally occurring under-water features like coral reefs. Quote Pyronnic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rust Posted March 19, 2008 Author Share Posted March 19, 2008 Yep, also very interesting idea - Thank you ! Quote "Mind like parachute, function only when open." (Charlie Chan) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dredj Posted March 19, 2008 Share Posted March 19, 2008 This is for humans, but it might be somewhat helpful. Underwater Habitats - Trilobis 65 Floating Home Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dredj Posted March 19, 2008 Share Posted March 19, 2008 Manual for micro dwellings This is another idea that is proposed for human dwelling in/on water that could work for an alien species. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rust Posted March 19, 2008 Author Share Posted March 19, 2008 Thank you very much for the fascinating and very helpful links ! Edit: The Sub-Find webpage is a real treasure trove for my water world setting - thank you again ! Quote "Mind like parachute, function only when open." (Charlie Chan) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sladethesniper Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 Since 3-d space could be be much more efficiently utilized underwater, there might be some sort of layered appearance to interior structures, and if the aliens are travelling horzontally much the time, it might give the visual impression that the city appeared somewhat porous as there could be multiple openings to different areas of dwellings and sections of architecture. This might have cities "growing" vertically at the same rate as they grow horizontally. Just a thought. -STS Quote Vhreaden: Blood, Steel and Iron Will is here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rust Posted March 21, 2008 Author Share Posted March 21, 2008 Yep, a good idea - thank you ! Quote "Mind like parachute, function only when open." (Charlie Chan) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dredj Posted March 22, 2008 Share Posted March 22, 2008 This might also be helpful: Amazon.com: The Science of Aliens: Clifford A. Pickover,Clifford Pickover: Books Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rust Posted March 22, 2008 Author Share Posted March 22, 2008 Thank you again for a good idea ! Quote "Mind like parachute, function only when open." (Charlie Chan) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dredj Posted April 22, 2008 Share Posted April 22, 2008 So, how's the game/setting coming along? Haven't heard anything about it in awhile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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