Why Organic?

Looking at the form of my design I think its important to discuss the reasons behind my decision to go organic. When we look at natural and 'industrial' systems we can see a distinct response to a problems they are faced with. 

Industrial systems are ones that usually respond to one situation, one form of a problem. They are rigid in their solutions to problems and have a complete inability to respond to change or changed or new problems that may arise in an industrial process. The industrial approach is designed for specific 'loads' (eg. amount of waste that can be processed) and have a complete inability into respond to changes in increased loads or demands. Additionally traditional industrial processes are inefficient, they have allot of waste bypasses in the processes that they undertake. Not only do the waste bypasses occur in the actual processes but also in the use of energy expended in carrying out the processes.

Looking at natural processes we see the complete opposite. Plants and animals create their own self organising systems that create a cycle that brings the waste output to zero. Each component (plant, animal, bacteria) of the cycle gets something out of the processes they carry out, any energy expended reaps a reward of that component. Natural systems have the ability to grow and change over time, they can respond to additional loads in the cycle. More components can be added to natural systems and that system will respond to the changes accordingly. Animals, plants and bacteria may die off or the population might shrink or grow and and life still goes on, responses to the changes are enacted in a timely fashion that is mutually beneficial to each component.

So in my design, looking at these two processes and analysing them carefully it's easy to see that, for my scenario, the most appropriate solution is one inspired by the natural processes that go on around us, constantly changing and growing over time. 

My Nano - Pit is an integral component in the life cycle of the future systems of humans, Brisbane city and the World. The saying is form follows function and I believe this holds true in the case of my design, I've looked at the human heart as well as other creatures hearts, the processes of cells and bacteria and each revealed a process that could be adopted in my design. The need for my design to respond to the issue of waste management required a biological approach and even now research into bio mimicry has proven the successes and lengths these technologies can go to.
The Nano - Pit NEEDS to be organic, responsive and adaptable to the future requirements. It NEEDS to be able to grow and change over time to support the new retail front of the future. And being organic facilitates this ability to respond, adapt, grow and change. It may be a bio engineered material or a synthetic equivalent but the ability to adapt and change will be inherent in the make up of the Nano - Pit.