ecoLogicStudio, the pioneering biodesign firm founded in London by Prof Claudia Pasquero and Dr Marco Poletto, presents AIR.garden, an interior restorative space in the heart of London.
Project Name: AIR.garden
Studio Name: ecoLogicStudio
Location: HALEON, London
Design Team: Prof Claudia Pasquero And Dr Marco Poletto With Konstantina Bikou, Jasper Zehetgruber, Francesca Turi, Alessandra Poletto
Photographer: Michele Panzeri
AIR.garden acts as a biotechnological office partitioning system that purifies the air with the power of living microalgae. It is now permanently installed at the prestigious new London office of Haleon, just next to the Tate Modern and overlooking St. Paul’s Cathedral.
The project is groundbreaking as it demonstrates that the biotechnological architectural systems pioneered by ecoLogicStudio in the past ten years are now mature technologies ready to benefit any office environment across the Capital .
AIR.garden deploys the biological intelligence of micro-algae to revolutionize the role of nature in the workplace. At the core of AIR.garden is microalgae Spirulina, one of the Earth’s oldest and most powerful photosynthetic organisms.
Spirulina is ten times more efficient than plants at photosynthesis, making it a game-changer for nature symbiosis in the built environment.
AIR.garden actively captures the CO2 equivalent of five mature trees. It also filters air pollutants and releases oxygen. The filtration process grows raw biomass with super-food nutritional value, including vegetable proteins and vitamins, inventing a new typology of restorative workplace that supports employee’s health while taking care of the health of the planet we share.
Crafted with living, biological and bio-degradable materials, this elegant furniture system is fully reversible. Bespoke 3D-printed components made from algae biopolymers support the borosilicate glass reactor containing the living algae cultures.
This demonstrates a fully circular design approach where the biomass grown in the air purification becomes design material.
With this project ecoLogicStudio demonstrates a scalable model of biophilic office design and build. All of the components of AIR.garden are designed and manufactured by ecoLogicStudio in Hackney and Turin.
