Urban Decomposer

Urban Decomposer —— Co-living with Non-Human

How humans as a technologically evolving species may provide opportunities for other biologically evolving species to adapt themselves to modern urban ecosystems? How can “co-living” be a sustainable solution to the urgent environmental issues and ongoing dystopian ecological situation?

Diagram of species life spans and interconnections

Noctiluca Sintillants & Pleurotus Ostreatus

Blue-glowing algae (Moctiluca Sintillants) as the substitution of interior lighting; Oyster mushroom (Pleurotus Ostreatus) as the plastic waste decomposer

Axonometric drawing

Species distribution diagram and natural light study

Capsule hotel units on the 4th floor

Flexible ooring and partition material allow hotel guests agitate the algae living in the sediment. The journey one travels to the capsule unit is illuminated by the dim bioluminescence.

Flooring material proposal

Tactile Guidance

Sauna space on the 2nd floor

Sauna ticket made by compressed plastic waste is to be placed in decomposing station units by the hotel guests.

Power roon and shower units on the 3rd floor

Moisture created by Sauna and washing rituals flourished the fungus the decomposes the plastic.

Powder room and shower unit detail

Public observatory on the 1st floor

Four weeks of decomposing process turns plas-
tic waste into non-toxic, edible substance that is to be served in public dinning. Observatory allow the public to learn more about two species and how they can contribute to the sustainability.