FORM WITH FUNCTION

Since 2023, researchers around the world have been working to develop new feasible giant hydroelectric power plants. Despite the challenges of electricity consumption and explosion and safety risks, these plans are becoming increasingly realistic and are expected to be feasible by 2030.

That´s where we step in. In the planning of construction, aesthetic design is often given very little attention.

As "form follows function" (Louis Henry Sullivan) we tried to think around the corner to show another perspective under the claim "form with function", because why shouldn't a visually appealing design also be possible with cost-efficient construction?

AI can significantly impact the design of hydro power plants by optimally balancing design and cost efficiency. By analyzing large amounts of data on environmental conditions, water flows and material properties, AI enables more precise design decisions that maximize performance and reduce construction costs. Using AI-design tools, architects and engineers can develop complex shapes and structures that blend harmoniously into the landscape while being highperformancers. Intelligent algorithms can simulate different construction options and calculate in real time how design changes affect efficiency and costs. 

But the question of structural aesthetics can also be included in this process if you keep an eye on the topic. In this way, an energy factory of the future can become not only a machine park, but also an aesthetic building.