Biomimicryy and Architecture

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Architecture inspired by natural forms

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Architecture Inspired by Natural Systems

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Methane

Unsorted
Waste

Landfill

Emissions to
Water

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Walls

Low Grade
Heat

Carbon Neutral
Heating System

Compost

Agriculture

Digester
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Other
Recyclables 6%

Inert
Waste 5%

Biodegradable
Waste 57%

Unsorted
Waste

Recyclable Metal,
Glass, Plastic 8%

Foodstuff

Other 12%
Paper 12%

Insulation

entrance at
high level

exit at
low level

biodigesters
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skywalks

gantry

service road

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Electrical value ((4.5p/kWh)

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Heat value (2p/kWh)
Landfill tax ((20/t))
Compost value (50/t)

Total

1.6 million
0.7 million
7.1 million
1.7 million
11 million / year

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Architecture Inspired by Natural Processes

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Air flow

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Freshwater

Seawater intake and

return

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Whatever the green lobby might want, the reality is

that humanity is going to be consuming huge and
ever-increasing amounts of coal, gas and oil
Malcolm Wicks, Interview in New Statesman, 03.10.05

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Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful

committed citizens can change the world.
Indeed it is the only thing that ever has
Margaret Mead

Biomimicry workshop

W k h task:
Workshop
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Choose an existing building, development or organisation and

redesign it using biomimicry principles.
This could be anything from an individual house up to a city

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Biomimicry
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Principles:
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2. Waste from one organism becomes the nutrient for another
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3.
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uses what
h t iis abundant
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4. Use more design and less material
5. Use current solar income
6 Use benign manufacturing
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7. Biologise all the functions in a scheme and find out how
nature
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has
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those challenges
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8. Design elements to serve multiple functions

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Structure
Foundational support
Envelope (regulate air, light, moisture, heat)
Services (distribute data, light, solids, liquids, air,
electricity)
Colour creation
Noise abatement
Protection from non-biological agents (seismic forces,
water, wind, dust / dirt, mineral accumulation, fire)

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