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STT Sea Turtle Tetrapod

PrizeHonorable Mention in Architectural Design / Green architecture
Project locationThe coastal areas of Taiwan and Japan
University/SchoolNational Taipei University of Education
Lead ArchitectChen Yen-Chun
Design TeamChen Yen-Chun / Guo Yi-Rou / Liu Chia-Yi / Advised by Prof. Kai-Chu Li

STT Sea Turtle Tetrapod is designed to allow sea turtles to pass through easily, featuring a bottom channel that helps them reach their nesting sites. Newly hatched sea turtles rely on the brightness of the horizon to navigate, but traditional tetrapods block natural light, causing disorientation and increasing mortality risks. To address this, the sea turtle tetrapod incorporates recycled glass, which reflects light to guide hatchlings back to the ocean. Its biomimetic reef design supports marine life attachment, making it suitable as an ecological reef that promotes ecosystem restoration.