Episode Recap: Jacques Rougerie’s Underwater Village
In 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.
  

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