establishing a biomimicry process

BIOMIMICRY AS A PROCESS - 3 Levels 5 Dimensions

From this diagram presented in the tutorial, I have interpreted the levels as:

Organism - Biomimicry process
Behaviour - Programme of the building
Ecosystem - Context (Macro and Micro)

HARDWARE VS SOFTWARE - Examples in nature

Human Veins

Hardware (Vein walls and structure) vs Software (blood)

Human veins are effective circulation structures due to their physical properties. They are elastic in nature and consist of three layers:

1. Outer layer of tissue

2. Muscle

3. Smooth inner layer of epithelial cells (reduces the turbulance of the flow of blood)

The shape and size of veins are different throughout the different sections of the body. Blood flows from the smallest of veins through to the largest.

There are valves located on the inner wall of the vein which act as gates to keep the flow of blood forward and prevent it from going backwards. They also act to counteract the force of gravity on the flow of blood.

Human veins can store large quantities of blood by enlarging and restricting.

The analogy of a vein could be applied in the design of a building through addressing the issue of circulation both within the building and providing a means of transport and access through to the rest of the CBD (like how a vein provides a means of transport for blood to the heart).