Working on a sustainable prison cell unit for future Beijing. Because of their high population density, prisons are actually prime contenders for tests of renewable energy methods, such as waste to energy, and water recycling features. Much like the panopticons of yore, each prisoner generates energy for their own confinement, but also send excess energy back to a central grid, acting like capacitors. Here, the sankey diagram is parametric, the size of the flows are tied to the things like the volume of the cell, the square footage of the plant growth surface, and the amount of solar heat gain.

4 Responses to “sankey diagram // life support system”

1. Sankey Diagrams » Blog Archive » Sankey Diagram for Artifically Closed System Says:
   August 4th, 2009 at 6:21 am

   […] Sankey diagram featured in this post is for “life support in an artifically closed system” or in other words, a prison cell. […]

2. john locke » Blog Archive » beijing 2014 Says:
   June 5th, 2011 at 6:06 pm

   […] of one symbiotic cell. See also a sankey diagram of the flows of energy through this system here. AKPC_IDS += “509,”; « interactive elevator installation world’s business card […]

3. Hoick Says:
   September 16th, 2013 at 12:29 pm

   Is that a person inside that hammock like structure? Is that supposed to be reminiscent of the Matrix pods where humans were grown? Why isn’t there any explanation anywhere?

4. John Locke Says:
   September 16th, 2013 at 12:45 pm

   Hoick:
   http://gracefulspoon.com/blog/2009/06/02/global-panopticon/

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