The Lost Island Research Centre design was derived from the available material on the site which was mixed second hand plastics. The lost island is located in north pacific gyre where lots of plastic wastes were found due to the current of north pacific gyre. The initial goal of the research centre design was to recycle plastics which were available from the site. The significance of eco system damage of the island by plastic waste was found during the research. Also current plastic recycling technologies were not practical economically and sustainably. The design of the research centre was focused to clean up and to isolate plastic waste from threatened flora and fauna of the island. The research centre accommodates research facilities internally and keeps the island environment more habitable externally.
The research centre structure was inspired by earthbag buildings. There are two different types of plastics; thermoplastic which melted in heat and thermoset which burnt in heat. With injection moulding, L-shape hallowed adobes are manufactured and thermoset is filled in the adobes. L-shape adobes enable to achieve upto 24% envelope opening with easy construction. Catenary arch was used for dome design to minimise tension in each plastic adobe to get stable structure with structurally less firm material.
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