Fourth Year - Advanced Studio - Adam Marcus
Fitting in the suburban landscape of Fremont, California, Citadel re-images the home as a place of food, water, energy and honey bee creation. Through the use of the four integrated systems, Citadel is architecture’s new form; a living machine that facilitates agricultural creation and habitat.
In a time of pure consumption and degradation, Citadel utilizes an advanced atmospheric water generator called a Metal Organic Framework as its central operating system for creation (MOF-303). Three connected yet unique habitats branch off of the central water system.
The first being a contained “Personal Agriculture System” (PAS). Linked to the on site water generative Metal Organic Framework, the PAS system exists as a simple modular panel that utilizes aeroponic agricultural methods to grow leafy vegetation and fruiting flowers. The incorporation of a hydrogen absorbing molecular filter, as the source for water, within an already proven 98% more water efficient agricultural system, opens the door to an unbridled economic and production opportunity.
The second system is directly related to the fruiting flower portion of the PAS system. As most know, fruits and veggies need pollination to flower and there is no better pollinator than the Bee. To incorporate the Bee within architecture, Citadel uses a Contained Hive Capsule (CHC) to provide a toxic free mobile hive habitat. The hive is then plugged into the PAS system so the bees can do what they’re best at without sacrificing themselves or the future of their colony.
There are over thousands of strains of algae but there is one that stands out amongst the rest. Chlamydomonas Reinhardtii II holds the key to creating bio-energy through a Personal Algae Bioreactor Panel (PAB). Easy to grow and reproduce, CRII is rich in potassium and nitrates which is exactly what our fruits and veggies need to grow. After the de-watering process, the PAB system allows Citadel to have access to fertilized water for the misting of our fruits and veggies, algae bio-fuel and a ripe medium for bio-peptide production and research.
These systems help to bridge the gap between food consumption and production with the added benefit of producing and protecting the bees that give us life. Citadel is the new suburban home that provides the individual with everything it needs to support all its inhabitants and the local community surrounding it.
