Phyto Purification Bathroom

In the spirit of small-scale infrastructure, why not the idea of personal phytoremediation? The project by jun yasumoto, alban le henry, olivier pigasse and vincent vandenbrouck. developed 'phyto purification bathroom' offers a small-scale ecosystem to breakdown greywater. The unique factor... you are literally immersed in the vegetation.


:: image via Designboom

A breakdown of how it works, via Designboom:
"phyto-purification is a natural water-recycling process which is commonly used in ecological purification systems. during its filtering process, the water goes through different steps :

- the rushes are planted in sand which filters larger particles. the root system of the rushes contain various bacterias which break down these particles for absorption by the plant.
- the reeds are planted next to the rushes as they have the ability to filter the heavy metals from the water.
- the floating water hyacinths draw through their roots some of the water borne particles which are still present in the water.
- the lemnas, which are also aquatic plants, bind to the remaining aquatic micro-organisms to complete the filtering process.
- finally, a carbon filter stops the remaining micro-particles."


:: image via Designboom

Hundreds of small scale solutions at the source, versus large, overwrought, single-source, vulnerable, and grandiose infrastructure. Perhaps the personal scale may be a bit much for some - but the sentiment is lovely.