LEONİS VERA

This project is a vertical habitat designed for a scavenger creature. The structure acts as a survival machine that turns waste into energy. The design has two main zones that work together. The top “summer area” is open and airy. This space is not just for living; it is a warehouse. Here, the creature brings garbage from the outside world to store it. The wooden slats allow the sun to dry the trash effectively.​The “trashes classified” section is the heart of the building. It connects the top and bottom levels. This section contains 3 semi open spaces. The creature sorts the waste those areas. The bottom “winter area” is a protected bunker. It has thick walls to keep the heat inside. The entire building functions like a battery. It stores waste in the summer so the creature can convert it into heat and power during the cold winter. ​Vorgon lives among the garbage. It’s life follows the seasons. In the summer, it is very busy. It climbs to the top, open platforms of my tower and hunts for trash outside and bring it up here. Garbages are piled up in the summer area. Then, Vorgon starts its work at the sorting station. It classifies everything carefully. It separates plastics, papers, and organic scraps into the chutes on the wall. When the winter comes, it moves down to the bottom level.  Vorgon takes the dried, sorted trash from storage area and uses this waste to generate energy. Vorgon’s home becomes warm because of the fuel that gathered all summer. It survives by turning the world’s trash into its treasure.

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