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NEERVANA / THE TECHNOLOGY MADE TANGIBLE

One process.
Many forms.

Living carbon-capture infrastructure, reimagined for the spaces we already inhabit.

Explore the collection  ↘04 PROPOSED MANIFESTATIONS / ONE BIOLOGICAL PRINCIPLE

CONCEPTUAL RENDER · OUTDOOR VERTICAL UNIT

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A living system / not a single product

A process without
one fixed shape.

The same cultivation principles can be adapted to different contexts: open spaces, boundary walls, interiors and civic architecture.

These are design studies of possible product manifestations. Their dimensions, technical systems and performance remain subject to engineering validation and site-specific design.

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The collection / An atlas of possibilities

Different places.
The same living logic.

Four directions for one technological family. Move through the collection to see how each configuration inhabits a different kind of space.

THE NEERVANA COLLECTION 01 / 04

01 / OPEN SPACES

Outdoor
Vertical Unit.

A self-standing cultivation arrangement. Multiple growing channels occupy a compact ground footprint.

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02 / BUILT EDGES

Wall
Channel Unit.

A cultivation system adapted to the underused vertical surfaces that already border our environments.

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03 / THE INTERIOR

Indoor
Unit.

A compact living installation with controlled lighting and moisture-management possibilities.

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04 / PUBLIC SCALE

Climate
Tower.

The cultivation system imagined as a piece of civic and environmental architecture.

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DESIGN EXPLORATIONS · ILLUSTRATIVE RENDERS

01 / Outdoor vertical unit

Where cultivation rises

The garden
multiplied.

An outdoor installation that puts productive growing surface above the land it occupies.

01SELF-STANDING · VERTICAL · MODULAR
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Concept visualisation of an outdoor vertical Azolla cultivation unit by a planted boundaryEvening concept visualisation of the outdoor unit with illuminated growing channels
01 / OUTDOOR VERTICAL UNITCONCEPT STUDY

A living productive surface

Built for
open air.

Tiered cultivation channels, circulation infrastructure, adjustable shading and an accessible frame are brought together in one free-standing composition.

ILLUSTRATIVE DESIGN / FEATURES SUBJECT TO VALIDATION

Common design principle / 01

Water moves.
Life remains.

A pump conveys water upward. Controlled outlets route it from one cultivation channel to the next, before it returns to the reservoir. The intent is managed circulation rather than a series of disconnected containers.

Schematic representation only. The final flow, pump capacity and tray geometry must be engineered for each installation.

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Vertical water circulation diagramA pump lifts water to the uppermost Azolla channel; water descends through overflow connections into a reservoir that recirculates it. SHADED CULTIVATION LEVELSRETURN RESERVOIRPUMPOVERFLOWCONCEPTUAL WATER PATH / NOT TO SCALE
Biological cultivation Moving water

02 / Wall channel unit

The edge
becomes alive.

What if a boundary could be more than a boundary?

Wall-mounted horizontal Azolla growing channels along an outdoor boundaryWall channel concept at dusk under supplemental violet lighting
02 / WALL CHANNEL UNITCONCEPT STUDY

The unused vertical plane

Life along
the boundary.

A series of growing channels adapts the AzoNian cultivation concept to a wall. Shading, plumbing and access are considered as part of the built edge.

ILLUSTRATIVE DESIGN / NOT A CONSTRUCTION DRAWING

Different architecture / shared purpose

The walls
are already there.

Wall-channel configurations explore how cultivation surfaces might coexist with boundary walls, courtyards and the edges of built infrastructure. Mounting, solar exposure, drainage and maintainability are installation-specific design requirements.

Detailed view of wall channel Azolla cultivation and pipework02 / WALL INTEGRATION

03 / Indoor cultivation unit

Even indoors,
a living surface.

A biological installation designed for an environment whose light and moisture may be managed deliberately.

The interior / environmental integration

A quiet
living presence.

The indoor concept pairs vertically arranged cultivation channels with possible supplemental lighting, fine misting and a contained circulation loop. The challenge is to make the biology, infrastructure and interior coexist gracefully.

01 / LIGHT

Daylight or appropriately designed supplemental illumination

02 / WATER

Managed circulation with controlled reservoir access

03 / CLIMATE

Moisture management appropriate to the host interior

04 / SERVICE

Accessible growth surfaces and maintenance systems

Indoor modular vertical Azolla unit visualised in a lobby interior
03 / THE INTERIORCONCEPT / NOT FINAL FORM

04 / Climate Tower

When the process becomes architecture

Not simply
a tower.
A new typology.

At civic scale, the concept grows into a visible piece of ecological infrastructure. Cultivation, water systems, access, shading and architectural expression become a unified design problem.

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Concept tower from the supplied Climate Tower reference imageNight-time view of the same conceptual Climate Tower

A civic-scale imagination

Biology,
made visible.

The Climate Tower takes the logic of vertically distributed cultivation and imagines it within a public-facing architectural structure.

Illustrative concept art from the supplied reference. No depicted capacity or environmental performance is represented as verified.

From singular presence to replication

What if climate
infrastructure
was part of the city?

A Climate Tower is not the process itself. It is one possible form that can make the process visible.

Anatomy / Common principles

Different forms.
Shared anatomy.

Each proposed manifestation rearranges a familiar group of subsystems around the same cultivation logic.

Not every component will be used in every installation. The reference sheet is a concept-level inventory, not an issued-for-construction specification.

Ten functional building blocks

An architecture
of small decisions.

01

Retractable roof / overhang

Adjustable shading to moderate incident solar radiation and exposure.

02

Structural frame

Supports growing channels and provides an organising structure for services.

03

Misting / sprinkler line

Distributes fine water sprays as a possible part of humidity management.

04

Supplemental LED lighting

An optional light source where daylight is insufficient or inconsistent.

05

Azolla growing channel

The biological cultivation surface and contained growth medium.

06

Side overflow pipe

A water-transfer connection intended to guide overflow between channels.

07

Water distribution manifold

Connects pumping infrastructure to a network of growing channels.

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Circulation pump

Returns water from the lower reservoir to higher cultivation levels.

09

Misting water tank

A separate water supply for the misting or sprinkler arrangement.

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Base / support

Foundation or wall mounting appropriate to the structure and site.

The collection / At a glance

One process.
Four contexts.

ConceptPrimary installation contextDefining arrangementDesign considerations
Outdoor verticalOpen-air sites and precinctsIndependent multi-tier frameSolar exposure · structure · service access
Wall channelBoundary walls and built edgesWall-supported channel arrayMounting · drainage · wall conditions
IndoorInteriors and covered environmentsCompact integrated cultivation rackLight · moisture · maintenance
Climate TowerCivic and institutional placesArchitectural multi-level systemSite engineering · access · public interfaces

This table describes design intent, not production readiness, tested yield or a standard performance specification.

Neervana / The Eocene Project

There is no single
shape for a living future.

From the smallest cultivated channel to a public architectural landmark, each form begins with the same question: how can the world around us become biologically productive?

The concepts shown are illustrative and subject to technical development and validation.

NEERVANA / SYSTEM COMPONENTS
Complete concept reference sheet with product versions, ten components, water flow, channel section, misting and overflow annotations

Use pinch-to-zoom or browser zoom to inspect the technical labels. This is a concept sheet, not a final specification.