This project was catalysed by the observation that the design of the existing built environment, specifically that of the transitional space, and the relationship with the natural system surrounding it have remained restrained and clearly defined for over a century. This project aims to design a spatial configuration that hosts genetically modified, melanin-producing E. coli bacteria, consequently forming a light-filtering structure that mainly protects from UV radiation. Most importantly, the design augments human senses, by introducing an experimental behaviour in the homogenous modern space.

A new sense of biophilia is explored through this co-existence with a synthetic life form that changes colour, shape, and transparency levels because of its hybrid materiality.