Pigment Ecologies for Architecture translates algae's ecologies into a scaled model. Cyanobacterial and microalgal pigments are embedded in biopolymers to produce robust, UV-resilient panels whose hues narrate evolutionary time. The project demonstrates how chromatic bioplastics can advance sustainable specification and catalyse carbon-conscious design in the built environment.
A living colour atlas using pigments as agents of sequestration, durability and public imagination for low-carbon architecture.
The composition layers blues at the base—signalling early oxygenic photosynthesis— with greens, yellows and reds ascending to denote later branches of life. Each colourway is a functional experiment: additive UV protection, antioxidative performance and reduced reliance on petrochemical pigments, aligning aesthetics with bioplastics endurance.
The process of Pigment Ecologies for Architecture prototypes blending algae-derived pigments with PCL and PHBH bioplastics, test UV-resilient coatings, and fabricate tiles for assembly. The result is a modular language for interiors and facades where light communicates ecology and adoption is accelerated by colour.
Pigment Ecologies for Architecture translates algae's ecologies into a scaled model. Cyanobacterial and microalgal pigments are embedded in biopolymers to produce robust, UV-resilient panels whose hues narrate evolutionary time. The project demonstrates how chromatic bioplastics can advance sustainable specification and catalyse carbon-conscious design in the built environment.
A living colour atlas using pigments as agents of sequestration, durability and public imagination for low-carbon architecture.
The composition layers blues at the base—signalling early oxygenic photosynthesis— with greens, yellows and reds ascending to denote later branches of life. Each colourway is a functional experiment: additive UV protection, antioxidative performance and reduced reliance on petrochemical pigments, aligning aesthetics with bioplastics endurance.
The process of Pigment Ecologies for Architecture prototypes blending algae-derived pigments with PCL and PHBH bioplastics, test UV-resilient coatings, and fabricate tiles for assembly. The result is a modular language for interiors and facades where light communicates ecology and adoption is accelerated by colour.