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The Living Machine is integrated into the residential zone as a means to produce a unique environment that subverts the ecological context. By treating wastewater in a four step process that utilizes the natural effect of phytoremediation and bacterial digestion, products such as agriculture, energy, and drinking water are continually produced. Methanogenic Bacteria Acetogenic Bacteria Biofilter Photosynthetic Algae Carbon Oxygen Flora Mollusca Oxygen Growth Medium Clams + Mussels Detrivores Filter Feeders Ultraviolet Light Growth Medium Freshwater Sponges
Wastewater
Anaerobic Tank Hydroponic Tank
Anaerobic Digester
Clarifier
Drinking Water
Disinfection
Swimming Pool
Recycled Water
Fertilizer Biofuel Biological Gasses Agriculture Aquaculture
The Living Machine
Anaerobic Digester
Aerobic Tank
The Living Machine as it is integrated into the project, mediating between the ground and elevated plane
Anaerobic Tank
UV Disinfection Tank