WaterLilly 2.0

WaterLilly 2.0 a system to populate architectural surfaces

Waterlilly 2.0 is a system for cultivating microalgae on architectural facades. The photosynthetic activity of microalgae is much more intense than that of more complex vegetable organisms, resulting in a greater capacity to fix CO2 and increased O2 production. The nutrients needed for fertilization are rich in nitrates and phosphates, normally present in the waste water from domestic use.

While growing in an urban environment, microalgae purify air and water.

Microalgae grow to saturate the water solution. At that stage, they need to be collected and the biomass obtained can be used for the production of proteins for the food industry, omega 3 and amino acids for the nutraceutical industry, cosmetic and pharmaceutical molecules, bioplastics and biofuels such as ethanol and biodiesel. Meanwhile, the culture starts again, and within a few weeks you can proceed to a new crop.

Credits:
design by Cesare Griffa with Matteo Amela, Federico Borello, Marco
technical support: Environment Park Spa (Turin, Italy),
biological support: Fotosintetica & Microbiologica srl (Florence, Italy).

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L’architettura in micro-alghe che produce ossigeno | EnergYnnovation says:

2014 September 5 at 08.51

[…] Canopy, il progetto sviluppato da Carlo Ratti Associati e frutto del lavoro di ecoLogicStudio, Cesare Griffa e Taiyo Europa, è un esempio di bioedilizia che produce biomassa (150 kg al giorno) e ossigeno in […]

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Cesare Griffa is an architect and designer based in Turin (Italy). His work explores the application of advanced generative design tools, digital fabrication techniques and algal bio technologies for the development of sustainable architecture and design. He internationally lectures on the topics of digital and sustainable architecture. Before opening his own practice in 2006, he studied at the Politecnico di Torino and the Architectural Association in London, and practiced with Zaha Hadid Architects and Arata Isozaki & Partners. He is a Fulbright fellow, and Master Coordinator at IED Torino.
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Clients Portfolio includes: ArchA Spa (Turin, I), Buzzi srl (Turin, I), Carlo Ratti Associati (Turin, I), Comitato Italia 150 (Turin, I), Comune di Nichelino (I), Comune di Venaria Reale (I), Comune di Nichelino (I), DE-GA Spa (Turin, I), De’ Longhi (Treviso, I), Elle srl (Treviso, I), Fondazione per il libro, la musica e la cultura (Torino, I), IAAC (Barcelona, ES), Istituto Europeo di Design (Milano, Torino, I), MIT Senseable City Lab (Boston, USA), NITAL srl (Torino, I), Ordine degli Architetti di Imperia (I), Politecnico di Torino, Regione Piemonte, Santa & Cole (Barcelona, ES), Scuola Holden (Turin, I), Torino 2008 World Design Capital Committee (I) , Zaha Hadid Architects (London, UK).
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