Maksis Darzins

Climate change is reaching a critical point where international bodies, such as the United Nations, are calling for “urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts” to avert the disasters which could occur if global average temperatures rise by more than 1.5°C.

To curb the rising temperature, we must drastically reduce our carbon emissions, while using carbon capture technologies to mitigate the effects of historic emissions, and emissions from hard to abate emitters.

This project investigates how Direct Air Capture (DAC) systems can be redesigned to suit the human environment with a focus on its; function, efficiency, sustainability and its human interactions.

Outstanding Project: Social Impact & Sustainability

In Context Render

This image depicts the DAC system set up in the intended location, outside the Melbourne Museum. It shows how this will be a communal space where people can wander through the installation as the system actively removes carbon dioxide from the ambient air.

Physical Outcome

This image captures the physical outcome created during this design project. It consists of a quarter-scale system model which depicts the external detail of the DAC system, as well as an exposed internal section view. The main model is supported with two full-scale ceramic bricks which are a proof-of-concept 3D print, to prove the plausibility of using 3D printing to make custom designed bricks for the exterior of this full size DAC concept.

Journey Map

The above render illustrates the two parallel journeys through the installation. The first is the people passing through space where they are encouraged to interact with the system physically and digitally through scanning a QR code. The second journey is the path that the air takes. The air passes through columns where the CO2 is removed and stored, cleaning the air that the users breathe, and in turn reducing the atmospheric carbon dioxide level.

Digital Outcome

The physical design is supported by the digital design of an informative web application. This web app is designed to engage the viewers with the DAC system and inform them about the technical details involved in direct air carbon capture.

Exploded View Render

This exploded view render shows the internal and external components of the DAC system.

Outstanding Project: Social Impact & Sustainability

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