Rüdiger Koch appears to be the person who actually financed and directed the construction of the Ocean Builder's platform
"In 2018, Rudiger Koch first created his prototype: He got plans for oil rigs and built a miniature version of them: XLII
..he founded a company he called "Ocean Builders"...
A German restaurateur who emigrated to Thailand wanted to know if Koch could build an underwater restaurant for him.
For added stability, he wanted to grow a coral reef around the platform over time ...
The American Bitcoin millionaire Chad Elwartowski and his Thai friend Supranee Thepdet were to live as guests on his platform. "They wanted to live there," says the engineer Koch
Rüdiger Koch...has written to the military attaché of the Thai embassy in Singapore and wants to negotiate with the government ... He wanted to bring investors to Thailand and promote tourism with floating platforms. "I'm sorry, I did not want to upset the Thais."
https://www.zeit.de/2019/20/ruediger-koch-seasteading-schwimmende-plattform-thailand-todesstrafe/komplettansicht
"In 2018, Rudiger Koch first created his prototype: He got plans for oil rigs and built a miniature version of them: XLII
..he founded a company he called "Ocean Builders"...
A German restaurateur who emigrated to Thailand wanted to know if Koch could build an underwater restaurant for him.
For added stability, he wanted to grow a coral reef around the platform over time ...
The American Bitcoin millionaire Chad Elwartowski and his Thai friend Supranee Thepdet were to live as guests on his platform. "They wanted to live there," says the engineer Koch
Rüdiger Koch...has written to the military attaché of the Thai embassy in Singapore and wants to negotiate with the government ... He wanted to bring investors to Thailand and promote tourism with floating platforms. "I'm sorry, I did not want to upset the Thais."
https://www.zeit.de/2019/20/ruediger-koch-seasteading-schwimmende-plattform-thailand-todesstrafe/komplettansicht