A close-up detail the 'Bajautopia' book cover. It is part of a research project that aims to reflect on both the struggles and hopes of the Bajau Laut community in Sabah. Photo: Handout
Imagine a bustling microcity at sea, constructed on the hull of an abandoned ship. This parasitic architecture, evocative of dystopian films, could very well be the future of the Bajau Laut community in Sabah.
Or how about a boathouse that is powered not only by the wind and waves, but also serves as an ocean trash collector? A water school with no fixed classrooms next?
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Bajautopia book
A close-up detail the 'Bajautopia' book cover. It is part of a research project that aims to reflect on both the struggles and hopes of the Bajau Laut community in Sabah. Photo: Handout
Architecture student Jarod Yap proposed a microcity built on the hull of an abandoned ship. Photo: Ng Keng Khoon and Farah Aliza Badaruddin
A water school design for the future. Photo: Ng Keng Khoon and Farah Aliza Badaruddin
In the book, a photo essay about the sea nomads at work. Photo: Ng Keng Khoon and Farah Aliza Badaruddin
'Bajautopia' was edited by Farah Aliza Badaruddin and Dr Ng Keng Khoon. Photo: Handout
'Bajautopia' also contains photo essays on the cultural heritage and traditional craft of the Bajau Laut community. Photo: Ng Keng Khoon and Farah Aliza Badaruddin
One of the futuristic architectural designs featured in the 'Bajautopia' book. Photo: Ng Keng Khoon and Farah Aliza Badaruddin
'Bajautopia' is published by Strategic Information and Research Development Centre (an academic imprint of publisher Gerakbudaya). Photo: Handout
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