The algae farm exists in thin tanks embedded within the 20' X 20' structural frame. These panels are habitable, and are located according to programmatic needs for outside access using a variety of different cut out sizes in the matrix. Once mature, the algae is fed into the core of the building where processing begins. Using a process called transeterification, the algae is electrified with a low voltage current that breaks down the membrane and allows faster extraction of the lipids and therefore bio-diesel.
All the other programme sits outside the central infrastructural core looking in through large windows making the algae processing the focal point of the whole building. An inverted Lloyds of London or Centre Pompidou, if you will.
