Colonize The Ocean - Shorts : What Happened To... The Underwater Village

Episode Recap: Jacques Rougerie’s Underwater VillageIn this episode of the podcast, host Brendon Traxler continues his series tracking the history and fate of proposed underwater habitats, resorts, and research stations.Key Takeaways:The Concept: A deep dive into the Underwater Village (or Submarine Village), designed in 1973 by renowned French architect Jacques Rougerie.Target Audience: Marketed directly to NOAA (for long-term aquanaut research) and NASA (as a space mission analog facility during the late Apollo era).Proposed Location & Depth: Planned for the Virgin Islands in the Caribbean, anchored at a depth of 30–40 meters (roughly 100–130 feet).Scale: Designed as a massive, sprawling complex intended to house anywhere from 50 to 250 people, featuring Rougerie's signature aesthetic of a main central hub surrounded by modular, tent-like outer structures.Current Status: The project was never built, remaining an ambitious concept piece in subaquatic architectural history.Listener Call to Action:Check out the visual designs on Google by searching for "Jacques Rougerie Underwater Village." Head over to patreon.com/atlantisseacolony to vote in this week's episode poll and support the podcast. Tune in next week as the series moves into self-proposed and long-in-limbo subaquatic projects!http://atlantisseacolony.com/https://www.patreon.com/atlantisseacolony#JacquesRougerie #UnderwaterVillage #SubmarineVillage #AtlantisSeaColony #OceanHabitat #Aquanaut #NOAA #NASA #SubaquaticArchitecture #OceanColonization #RetroFuturism #UnderwaterLiving #Seasteading