Bionic Photosynthetic Taiapa Arai by Sean Wei-Zhe Lin

Bionic Photosynthetic Taiapa Arai by Sean Wei-Zhe Lin is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award Rino in Hoahoa Hua Toitū, Kaupapa me te Hoahoa Kākāriki Competition Category.

RinoHua Toitū· 2020

Bionic Photosynthetic Taiapa Arai

by Sean Wei-Zhe Lin

Client: NTUST Green Pioneer

A' Design Award Rino Winner in Hua Toitū Category

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The Design

About Bionic Photosynthetic Taiapa Arai

Ko te Bionic Photosynthetic he taiapa arai e mahi ana i te whakahemohemo hihiko (artificial photosynthesis). Ko te hoahoanga e whakaahua ana i ngā pakiaka, ngā kakau, ngā uaua rau me te kiko rau o ngā tipu. Ko ngā uaua e kawe ana i te wai e taatai-toru (3D) taia ki roto i te anga. Ko ēnei ara e whakarato wai ana mō te whakahemohemo hihiko, ā, e tango ana hoki i te wai-makū ka puta i muri iho. Ko te anga e pupuri ana i ngā papa e toru: he uhi karaehe whakamarokore, he anga pūtau waenganui me tētahi papa raro. Ko ngā pūtau hangai (artificial cells) i te papa waenganui e pupuri ana i ngā koroputauwhero (chloroplasts) i roto i ngā kiri-ora (bio-membranes). Ka uru mai te rā me te hauhā waro (carbon dioxide) ki ngā pūtau, ā, ka tukuna atu te hāora ki te rangi.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Rino

Ko Bionic Photosynthetic Taiapa Arai te toa o te A' Design Award Rino, he whakaaetanga whai mana e hoatu ana ki ngā hoahoa pai e whakatutuki ana i ngā hiahia ngaio me te ahumahi e tūmanakohia ana mai i ngā mahi kua hoahoatia pai. Ko ngā toa Rino e whakaatu ana i te pukenga nui, te tohungatanga teitei, te māramatanga mātanga me te kaha auaha o ō rātou kaihanga. E tūmanakohia ana ko Bionic Photosynthetic Taiapa Arai he mahi whakanuia, whakamīharotia, aroha nui, he whaihua, he auaha hoki. Ko tēnei hoahoa i toa i te Rino e whakakotahi ana i ngā tikanga pai rawa o te ahumahi, ā, he āhuatanga hangarau pūkenga tōna e hono ana ki te mōhio me te pūmanawa. E whakahonoretia ana a Bionic Photosynthetic Taiapa Arai mō tōna tōtika, ā, i hoahoatia hei whakapai ake i te kounga o te oranga me te āwhina i te ao kia pai ake.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: In this artificial photosynthesis system, the system bionics the roots, stems, veins, and leaf tissue of plants.

In the bionics of the stems and leaves, the design use the function of 3D printing. To print out the veins of the water in the frame of the curtain wall, which includes the water needed before photosynthesis, and post-photosynthesis liquid sending away. There are three layers of tissue in the frame, the upper cover (tempered glass), the cell frame(middle frame), the lower plate.
Dimensions & Packaging: H 150cm x W 150cm x D 6cm in triangle shape.
Tags: biomimicry, green, SAPS, material, architecture
Production Technology: In SAPS, the system bionic the roots, stems, veins, and leaf of plants by 3D printing, which includes the water needed before photosynthesis, and post-photosynthesis liquid sending away. The liquid waste containing glucose can be supplied with other biological nutrients or as a fuel. There are three layers of tissue in the frame, the tempered glass level, the cell frame, and the artificial cells in the middle. The cell contains package with the bio-membranes to contain chloroplasts and all tissues that need to run photosynthesis, also it transfers solar light and CO2 in and let the O2 release to the nature.
Design Challenge: Integration with building and finding the most proper plant to do experiment.
Research: The carbon dioxide consumption unit is metrics per square centimeter, and the numerical unit is 7.21. The photosynthesis efficiency of using water, the high dissolved oxygen molecular water efficiency is The best. The efficiency of white spectrum is highest in nighttime spectrum selection. In this 24-hour photosynthesis process. It can absorb nearly a half metric ton of carbon dioxide a day, which is the amount absorbed by one half-hectare broad-leaved forest for one-day photosynthesis. This curtain wall can reduce the carbon footprint of the building. If it is sustainable, they will restore the earth's atmospheric system like a forest.
Inspiration: If the idea and S.A.P.S. system integrate the characteristics of plants into the building construction materials, the system will imitate the roots, stems, and leaves; giving water, transporting to the leaves, and operating photosynthesis. Then the buildings with S.A.P.S. will be like the leaves of a tree, day and night to operating photosynthesis, continuously reducing the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
Project Duration: 2019 from Spring to summer in Taipei, Taiwan.
Operation Flow: In the bionics of the stems and leaves, the design use the function of 3D printing. The design print the veins of the water in the frame of the curtain wall, which includes the water needed before photosynthesis, and post-photosynthesis liquid sending away. The liquid waste (the design call it energy liquid containing glucose, which can be supplied with other biological nutrients or as a fuel).
Patents: Copyrights belong to NTUST Green Pioneer.
Team Members: WEI-ZHE LIN
CHI-LUEN CHERN
PEI-CHI TSAI
CHAO-CHUN KUNG
Image Credits: Copyrights belong to NTUST Green Pioneer.