A Futuristic Approach to Plastic Recycling
Ecozyme is an interdisciplinary strategy combining design, architecture, and biosolutions to imagine a future where cities actively contribute to plastic circularity. It reframes recycling as an inspiring, educational, and climate-positive experience, showcasing how enzymatic technology could redefine the way we live with plastics.
Client
Concept Project
Year
Aug 2024 - Jan 2025
This project explores how alternative plastic disposal solutions can be meaningfully integrated into public spaces to improve consumer relationships with plastics while supporting climate-positive impact.
Recognizing society’s dependency on plastics—and the limitations of traditional recycling—we developed Ecozyme, a speculative, enzyme-powered recycling hub designed as an open, educational, and community-oriented space. Drawing inspiration from emerging biosolutions and enzymatic recycling technologies, the concept demonstrates how a circular plastic system could operate within urban life in the future.
Ecozyme is envisioned as an architectural intervention within Copenhagen’s Fælledparken, merging a biorecycling facility with a visitor center, public gallery, café, and research lab. Its purpose is to make plastic degradation transparent, tangible, and engaging—turning recycling from a hidden industrial process into an everyday public experience.
The project addresses plastic waste through technology, community engagement, and spatial design.
In developing this concept, our team worked through an interdisciplinary collaboration involving designers, business students, and academy students. Throughout the process, we applied tools such as Bassiadur profiles, Tuckman’s team development model, and stakeholder-oriented strategy frameworks. This allowed us to understand diverse working styles and co-create a more holistic and realistic future scenario.
Overall, Ecozyme demonstrates how sustainable technologies, public architecture, and collaborative innovation can come together to envision new possibilities for climate-conscious waste management.
