Photosynthetic City Funzione Primaria: Sistema Energeticu Solare è di Biomassa by Industrial Design College of LAFA is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award di Ferru in Pruduttu Sustenibile Competition Category.
FerruPruduttu Sustenibile· 2023
Photosynthetic City Funzione Primaria: Sistema Energeticu Solare è di Biomassa
by Industrial Design College of LAFA
Client: LuXun Academy of Fine Arts
A' Design Award di Ferru Winner in Pruduttu Sustenibile Category
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About Photosynthetic City Funzione Primaria: Sistema Energeticu Solare è di Biomassa
Testu di u Libru: Cità Fotosintetica hè un sistema energeticu combinatu, solare è di biomassa, cuncepitu per l'edifizii urbani esistenti. I panelli solari, muntati nantu à struttura d'acciaghju, sò installati nantu à u tettu, mentre chì moduli di piantera fatti di plastica ricicata è muldata per iniezione coprenu a superficia di l'edifiziu. Sti moduli di piantera anu picculi bucchi chì guidanu l'acqua di pioggia in eccessu versu u bassu, in modu chì ogni pianta riceva acqua è nutrimenti. I scarti di e piante sò accolti è brusgiati in una turbina à vapore di cogenerazione (calore è elettricità) per pruduce elettricità. E piante ancu stoccanu u carbonu, pulizanu l'aria è riducenu u rumore, diminuendu cusì a dumanda d'energia tradiziunale.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award di Ferru
Photosynthetic City Funzione Primaria: Sistema Energeticu Solare è di Biomassa hè un vincitore di u premiu A' Design Award di Ferru, una ricunniscenza prestigiosa attribuita à i boni disegni chì rispondenu à i requisiti prufessiunali è industriali aspettati da creazioni ben cuncipite. I vincitori di Ferru dimustranu una grande abilità, una alta specializazione, una cumpresa esperta è a capacità creativa di i so creatori. Si aspetta chì Photosynthetic City Funzione Primaria: Sistema Energeticu Solare è di Biomassa sia una creazione assai apprezzata, ammirata è cara chì hè pratica è innuvatrice. Stu disegnu vincitore di u premiu A' Design Award di Ferru integra e migliori pratiche di u settore è hà caratteristiche tecniche cumpetenti ligate à u sapè fà è à u talentu. Photosynthetic City Funzione Primaria: Sistema Energeticu Solare è di Biomassa hè rispettatu per a so meticulosità è hè cuncipitu per furnisce miglioramenti di a qualità di a vita chì aiutanu à fà di u mondu un locu megliu.
Behind the Design
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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- The project provides a new type of energy structure for the future, that is, the combined energy of solar energy and biomass. It is implanted into the city by means of building transformation, reducing the use of traditional energy and relieving the pressure on the environment brought by energy. It is worth mentioning that the planting part can not only sequester carbon, but also purify the air and reduce noise, which can create a good community environment.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Small solar installation:Width 1810mm x Depth 1640mm x Height 1224mm
Big solar installation:Width 14000mm x Depth 10000mm x Height 4400mm
Planting Module:Width 1000mm x Depth 460mm x Height 900mm - Tags
- Clean Energy, Green Plant, Modularization, System, Environment
- Production Technology
- The solar power generation device involves steel frames and solar panels, and the planting part of the building is made of recycled plastic injection molding。
- Design Challenge
- How to combine the whole system with the original building and minimize the cost of plant maintenance is a huge challenge for this project. The most distinctive feature of the photosynthetic city is the planting module, which has holes on its surface, and its unique shape can drain excess water along the surface and collect it downwards, so that all plants can obtain nutrients.
- Research
- Conduct research on the current energy structure and try to replace it with clean energy. The energy source of the photosynthetic city is the sun, and the plants are irrigated by rainwater. When the plants grow, they absorb carbon dioxide and purify the air. When they decay, they are burned to generate electricity and remove trace amounts of waste gas. During the whole process, the external energy source of the system is only light energy, and the only waste produced is carbon dioxide that was originally absorbed.
- Inspiration
- Inspired by the energy structure of Gardens by the Bay in Singapore. Singapore's Gardens by the Bay is clever enough to keep its energy consumption at the same level as a large shopping mall through solar and biomass energy. It is interesting to place such energy structures in cities.
- Project Duration
- The project started in November 2022 and finished in February 2023 in Lu Xun Academy of Fine Arts.
- Operation Flow
- The solar power generation module and the plant planting module are installed on the surface of the building, and the plant waste is collected and sent to the CHP steam turbine power generation device to be converted into electrical energy. The solar energy will power the building together with the plant waste.
- Team Members
- Designer: Xue Wenkai
Designer: Du Heli
Designer: Li Yuankai
Designer: Xue Bomu
Designer: Wang Xi - Image Credits
- Image #1: Designer Xue Wenkai, Du Heli, Li Yuankai, Xue Bomu and Wang Xi, Photosynthetic City, 2023
Image #2: Designer Xue Wenkai, Du Heli, Li Yuankai, Xue Bomu and Wang Xi, Photosynthetic City, 2023
Image #3: Designer Xue Wenkai, Du Heli, Li Yuankai, Xue Bomu and Wang Xi, Photosynthetic City, 2023
Image #4: Designer Xue Wenkai, Du Heli, Li Yuankai, Xue Bomu and Wang Xi, Photosynthetic City, 2023
Image #5: Designer Xue Wenkai, Du Heli, Li Yuankai, Xue Bomu and Wang Xi, Photosynthetic City, 2023
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