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Bionic Photosynthetic 幕牆 by Sean Wei-Zhe Lin

Bionic Photosynthetic 幕牆 by Sean Wei-Zhe Lin is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award 鐵獎 in 可持續產品設計 Competition Category.


鐵可持續產品· 2020

Bionic Photosynthetic 幕牆

by Sean Wei-Zhe Lin

Client: NTUST Green Pioneer

A' Design Award 鐵獎 Winner in 可持續產品 Category

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The Design

About Bionic Photosynthetic 幕牆

仿生光合作用係一種可以進行人工光合作用嘅幕牆設計。呢個設計模仿咗植物嘅根、莖、葉脈同葉組織結構。負責輸送水分嘅葉脈系統係用3D打印技術喺框架內部製成嘅。呢啲通道負責供應光合作用所需嘅水分,同時將產生嘅液體排走。整個框架由三層結構組成:上層係鋼化玻璃罩、中層係細胞框架、下層係底板。中間層嘅人工細胞喺生物膜入面containing住葉綠體。陽光同二氧化碳進入細胞後,氧氣就會釋放到空氣中。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 鐵獎

Bionic Photosynthetic 幕牆是 A' Design Award 鐵獎得主,這是授予滿足人們對設計精良的創作所期待的專業與工業要求的優良設計的聲望認可。鐵獎得主展現出其創作者的高超技藝、高度專業化、專家級的理解力和創造能力。預計Bionic Photosynthetic 幕牆將成為一件備受推崇、令人欽佩且被珍愛的創作,既實用又創新。這件贏得 A' Design Award 鐵獎的設計整合了行業最佳實踐,並擁有與專業知識和才華相結合的稱職技術特性。Bionic Photosynthetic 幕牆因其嚴謹而受到尊重,旨在提供有助於讓世界變得更美好的生活品質改善。

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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