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Laboratoryrises highover theprotestors to  meetGMOtrialcentre wherethe lonescientist cantake sanctuary 

Landingplatform forexpress lift 

Rapidlydeployable, thehelium inflatedballoon is triguredby an 

evacuationcordwhich quickly injects hel iumintothe ballon  structure,elevatingt helone scientisttothe AcaiTrialCentre 

WC& MicrobialReactor 

TheAcaicentre operatesa BiogenerativeLife ClosedEcologi- calSystem.Plants feedoxygen intothe privatelaboratoryan d 

tr ialcentrespaces,andthescientistsfeeds co2totheplants.Rainwaterand WC’sareconnectedtothe mircobialreactor  andwaste is processed.

StructuralFootings 

Dril leddeepin theground,thesupportmechanisms for the  

laboratory pertrudeout ofthe groundtohold upinflatable  bubbles. Theelepticaltopsupportscurvetotheformofthe  bubbles.Whenthetravelingpavil ionmovesonthestrutsare  

leftbehind creatinga picnic andseating area 

LiveExperimentWall 

ThePublicviewinggallery allowsthe public to viewlive  

experiments,watching theTransgenic process step by step,educatingthepublicandreducingthefearofGMO’s  

Laboratory Bench 

01GeneSplicing[DNAextraction,DesiredDNAtrait isolated,nsert ionof geneintoplasmid,Insert ionofplasmidintoplant  

cell,Transformation] 02Cell & tissueculture 03Growth andcultivationof culturedcells 

04Regenerationofplant  05Plant breedingArea 

Laboratory BenchIncorpaartes Areas as follows: 

01GeneSplicing[DNAextraction,DesiredDNAtrait isolated,

nsert ionof geneintoplasmid,Insert ionofplasmidintoplant  cell,Transformation] 02Cell & tissueculture 

03Growth andcultivationof culturedcells 04Regenerationofplant  

05Plant breedingArea 

Berry Collection Point 

Berry areharvestedfromthenewGMbreedofAcaiPalm,

andtaken downto theLaboratory forinvestigation 

Secondary Laboratory 

PinnateLeaves [Growup to3 metres inlength] 

Panicles of500to900fruits  

UpperObservationDe ck 

HeliumBalloonTop 

Detail03 [Pneumatic TranspiringSkin] 

Toventi latethetrialcentre,when heat builds up intheinternal  

structureheatreactivestr ipspeel openthestomataguardpores  allowingheatoutandair in.Thingazeprevents pol lenandinsects  

fromenteringthetr ialcentre,topreventthespreadoftheGMO  

Secondary BubbleSkin 

Transit ionbetweentheinternalspaces throughdouble  

layeredziphatches al lowthescientisttopullhimthrough  thegreenhouse structure,whilstcreating platforms forthe inspectionofthetreeandareas ofstudy forthescientist  

HeliumStructure 

Heliumis pumpedfromthelaboratory intothe upper Bubbles,

supportingthe lightweight ETFE Greenhouseand LoneScientist 

Detail02 [ImpactDefensiveBiosphere’s] 

TheAcaiBerry Laboratory maybeprone toattack by GMO  protestors.If thebuilidng comes underattack theimpactsensitive 

skinwillexpelthewateritstores andreplaceitwithhelium.The  heliumelevates thebuildingaway fromharm.Helium particles are 

smallerthanair particles,thereforep ass slowly throughthe ETFE ballons.Givingpolice enoughtime toclear away theprotestors  D02 

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Detail02 [IBiosphere’s] 

TheBiosphere’s implementedinthe skinofthe laboratory andthe 

Trialcentreare feedby waterhose’s andair pumps toenabled the breedingofthenewGMOAcaiPalm.Twotypes ofbiospherallow  forthestages of growth.

Biosphereone: implements aETFE tray toplace seeds allowing germinationofseedling 

Biopsheretwo:THydrophomics areusedtofeed theplantfrom  

hose’s,thewateris feedfromthewaterpockets inthelaboratory  whererainwater is collected 

Detail01 [WateringPockets] 

Thewateringimpactsensit ivepocketsstorerainwatertofeedthe  

plantsinthebiosphere’s,hosepipepump’sforcewateruptothe  inflatedtrialcentre, andprovide additionalsupport 

Particles 

Air 

Water 

Helium 

HeliumHose 

Anchorage 

Water& AirHoseto facilatethe Biospere’s 

Airhosetogivethepneumatic skinsupport,Heliumispumpedintoa secondary inlet for  

rigidity andfurther supportto thetrail centre 

AcaiPalmTrunk 

WaterStruts 

StrutsholdupthehosepipesconnectedfromtheTrialcentreto  thelaboratory