Designed through the process of biomimicry, the Single-Use-Plastic Pavillion takes inspiration from three biological strategies of three distinct organisms. The modularity and form of the structure was designed based on the skeletal structure of the Radiolarian—a marine microorganism whose structure can regenerate following a fracture.

The (SUP)Pavillion operates in three stages. First, it leverages single-use plastic waste from locals—similar to the strategies used by the Burrowing Owl. In turn, the plastic that is placed within the voids of the structure helps in the diffusion of incident light—mimicking a strategy used by the Scarab Beetle, thus improving the thermal comfort for occupants and visitors. Lastly, once the voids in the structure are filled with discarded plastic, the waste is removed from the pavillion, processed, and formed into new modules to create a new (SUP)Pavillion.

Instead of plastic waste ending up in our oceans and landfills, this installation integrates a new closed-loop system within the single-use plastic industry.