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João Montenegro

Accua

A micro-ecosystem that gives you food

Year
2011
Field
Product
Accua: A micro-ecosystem that gives you food

A closed-loop aquaponics system, ACCUA concentrates a complete food supply with very little energy use.

Line drawing of a hexagonal growing structure with two figures for scale

The closed water system needs only enough maintenance to replace the water lost to evaporation.

Render of the ACCUA appliance: white pods on a black stand, planted with herbs
Render of ACCUA with three spherical pods and a green feed line
Render of ACCUA in a horizontal two-pod configuration
Render of an ACCUA pod from above, planted with leafy greens
Two ACCUA configurations side by side, hexagonal and spherical

The whole thing is run by an onboard processing unit with an array of sensors that drive the pumps and heaters, keeping the system alive on as little energy as possible.

Design studies

Render of two people tending barrel-sized growing units on wooden trestles
Render of a person harvesting from a barrel-sized growing unit

Branding design

The ACCUA wordmark constructed on a grid
The ACCUA wordmark in horizontal, vertical and square lock-ups
ACCUA brand sheet: the mark in green, orange, black and white, over photographs

Prototype

Photograph of the ACCUA prototype: two clear bottles held in a plywood frame