{"id":2686,"date":"2026-02-20T21:00:31","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T21:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.adrianibric.eu\/wp\/?p=2686"},"modified":"2026-02-24T19:29:46","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T19:29:46","slug":"alveolar-living-pavilions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.adrianibric.eu\/wp\/installations-and-experimental-designs\/alveolar-living-pavilions\/","title":{"rendered":"Alveolar Living Pavilions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>&#8220;BIQ algae facade panels&#8221; by Splitterwerk Architects, image\/information source:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/images.adsttc.com\/media\/images\/5134\/a6e8\/b3fc\/4b6c\/2200\/0167\/large_jpg\/full_1359669218BIQ1-modified.jpg?1362405094\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ArchDaily<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alveolar Living Pavilions pioneer &#8220;living architecture,&#8221; with ETFE-enclosed facades cultivating microalgae like Spirulina in lung-mimicking alveolar panels\u2014hexagonal chambers expanding\/contracting via growth for optimal light\/CO2 diffusion. CO2 absorption hits 10x trees (150g\/m\u00b2\/day), while shading cuts solar gain 30%, oxygenating air and harvesting biomass for biofuels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>BIQ Hamburg&#8217;s 2013 tower (2,000m\u00b2 facade) exemplifies: tubes pulse algae, generating 16 tons biomass\/year, offsetting 15 household equivalents. Prototypes like LIQUID 3 Pavilion use shape-adaptive pneumatics, evolving morphologies via Grasshopper scripts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-buttons uagb-buttons__outer-wrap uagb-btn__default-btn uagb-btn-tablet__default-btn uagb-btn-mobile__default-btn uagb-block-c1090ea9\"><div class=\"uagb-buttons__wrap uagb-buttons-layout-wrap \">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-buttons-child uagb-buttons__outer-wrap uagb-block-8b26375d wp-block-button\"><div class=\"uagb-button__wrapper\"><a class=\"uagb-buttons-repeater wp-block-button__link\" aria-label=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/images.adsttc.com\/media\/images\/5134\/a6e8\/b3fc\/4b6c\/2200\/0167\/large_jpg\/full_1359669218BIQ1-modified.jpg?1362405094\" rel=\"follow noopener\" target=\"_self\" role=\"button\"><div class=\"uagb-button__link\">Go to Project page<\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;BIQ algae facade panels&#8221; by Splitterwerk Architects, image\/information source:\u00a0ArchDaily Alveolar Living Pavilions pioneer &#8220;living architecture,&#8221; 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