Bionic Photosynthetic 幕墙 by Sean Wei-Zhe Lin is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award 铁奖 in 可持续产品、项目与绿色设计 Competition Category.
铁可持续产品· 2020
Bionic Photosynthetic 幕墙
Client: NTUST Green Pioneer
A' Design Award 铁奖 Winner in 可持续产品 Category
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About Bionic Photosynthetic 幕墙
仿生光合作用是一款能够实现人工光合作用的幕墙。该设计模仿了植物的根、茎、叶脉与叶片组织。输送水分的叶脉通过3D打印技术制作于框架内部,这些管道为光合作用供应水分,并排出反应后生成的液体。框架由三层构成:钢化玻璃盖板、中间的细胞框架层以及下部底板。中间层的人工细胞将叶绿体包裹于生物膜内,阳光与二氧化碳进入细胞,氧气则被释放到空气中。
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award 铁奖
Bionic Photosynthetic 幕墙是 A' Design Award 铁奖得主，这是授予满足人们对设计精良的创作所期待的专业与工业要求的优良设计的声望认可。铁奖得主展现出其创作者的高超技艺、高度专业化、专家级的理解力和创造能力。预计Bionic Photosynthetic 幕墙将成为一件备受推崇、令人钦佩且被珍爱的创作，既实用又创新。这件赢得 A' Design Award 铁奖的设计整合了行业最佳实践，并拥有与专业知识和才华相结合的称职技术特性。Bionic Photosynthetic 幕墙因其严谨而受到尊重，旨在提供有助于让世界变得更美好的生活品质改善。
Behind the Design
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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.
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