2024-12-04T04:09:00-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150305808/another-day-another-architectural-design-for-a-decentralized-crypto-republic Josh Niland 2022-04-06T17:49:00-04:00 >2024-10-25T04:07:38-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/95/954031eb6de5093a0a781e73ae21ad17.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>A self-declared &ldquo;crypto paradise&rdquo; is coming to a remote island nation in the South Pacific featuring designs from Hong Kong-based firm&nbsp;<a href="http://www.jameslawcybertecture.com/" target="_blank">James Law Cybertecture</a> for what is billed by developers to be the world&rsquo;s first blockchain-based democracy.</p> <p>Located in Vanuatu, the 800-acre private island is named after Bitcoin inventor Satoshi Nakamoto and will be subdivided into seven separate &ldquo;NFT zones&rdquo; and 21,000 individual parcels that can be purchased exclusively as NFTs. The Satoshi Island development will feature a range of sustainability measures like solar panels and a specialized waste management system that combine with a goal of 100% self-generated power in a move away from the <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/09/03/climate/bitcoin-carbon-footprint-electricity.html" target="_blank">energy-intensive</a> mining process involved in crypto.</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/bd/bd693b4cfd578d5d0520c430f3dac7c8.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/bd/bd693b4cfd578d5d0520c430f3dac7c8.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>The architectural design of Satoshi Island is based on a configurable modular base, which can be scaled up to allow for different building types and non-residential construction.</figcaption></figure><p>Residential structures on the island come in a vaguely Midcentury modular prefabri...</p>