Urban Decomposer —— Co-living with Non-Human
How human as a technologically evolving species may provide opportunities for other biologically evolving species to adapt themselves to modern urban ecosystems? How can the “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
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.
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.
4th floor
2nd floor
1st floor
Main section
Axonometric drawing
Species distribution diagram and natural light study
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