Homeostasis is the main factor behind the creation of this web page. Expressed in any body, it is the ability to maintain stable inner environment conditions despite external changes.
HUMAN PLANET
Four ‘spheres’ drive all of the processes on Earth. Their names come from Greek words that describe what they are made of. ‘Geo’ for ‘ground,’ ‘hydro’ for ‘water,’ ‘bio’ for ‘life’ and ‘atmo’ for ‘air.’
HUMAN BODY
It is maintained constant by the continuous supply of useful substances to the cells and by the continuous removal of harmful waste. This is accomplished by a circulating fluid like blood. When the body’s ability to keep this tissue fluid in constant chemical and physical composition changes, then the cells begin to deteriorate.
| System: | Components | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Skeletal | Bones, Joints | Strength, Support, Shape, Protection, Leverage, Cell Production |
| Muscular | Muscles | Motor power for movements of body parts. |
| Nervous | Brain | Control and Coordination of all body functions |
| Respiratory | Lungs | Gaseou exchange |
| Cardiovascular | Heart, Blood | Flow of blood (and nutrients) throughout body |
| Lymphatic | Lymph vessels, Central lymphoid tissue | Drainage and Protection |
| Endocrine | Endocrine glands | Regulation of body functions (Chemical coordination) |
| Digestive | Alimentary Canal, Liver, Pancreas | Digestion and absorption of food |
| Urinary | Kidneys, Ureters | Regulation of body’s internal environment, production and urine excretion |
| Male Reproductive | Penis, Testes | Formation of sperms and semen, and fertilizing the female |
| Female Reproductive | Uterus, Ovaries | Formation of eggs and bearing the fetus during development |
HUMAN HOME
Architecture meets homeostasis and ideas about Agrotecture are born.
A building concept derived from these ideas should incorporate all design elements. Show specific roles for the maintenance of homeostasis and development of the habitat. The components should act the same way the various human organs do and make use of Earth’s four spheres properties.
“The present study and application is about a 50sqm building, which is created by the union at the long side, of two second-hand containers of 8m in length for 2.4m in width. On a plot of 500sqm we devote 1/5 to underground, tanks, greenhouse, building. tree planting and a surface water channel. The rest of the plot is formed by tree planting and a surface water channel.
Starting from low, the basement is made from reinforced concrete and stones, while it houses fish tanks, bio-electric filters, decimation and pump, rain, protected area for electrical installations and refrigerator.
An outside steep staircase leads to an interior atrium, which depending on the weather can be protected, open or greenhouse. As a greenhouse it can be connected to the greenhouse of the crops through filtered ventilation. The complex house defines a single concept with separate functions and full interactivity.”
| System: | Components | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Skeletal | Bearing, Floors, Walls | Strength, Support, Shape, Protection, Leverage, Cell Production |
| Muscular | Electrical Installation, Pipes | Motor power for movements of body parts. |
| Nervous | Human | Control and Coordination of all body functions |
| Respiratory | Roof, Windows, Atrium, Warmhouse | Gaseou exchange |
| Cardiovascular | Electrical Engines, Water Pipes | Flow of water (and nutrients) throughout the body |
| Lymphatic | Biofilters, Fish Tanks, Pipes | Drainage and Protection |
| Endocrine | Composting | Regulation of body functions (Chemical coordination) |
| Digestive | Cultivations | Digestion and absorption of food |
| Urinary | Floor Heating, Grey Water Recycling | Regulation of body’s internal environment, production and urine excretion |
| Male Reproductive | Beneficial organisms | Formation of sperms and semen, and fertilizing the female |
| Female Reproductive | Beneficial organisms | Formation of eggs and bearing the fetus during development |
HUMAN COMMUNITY
Claude Bernard, a French physiologist, summed up his idea about internal environments as follows:
“The fixity of the milieu supposes a perfection of the organism such that the external variations are at each instant compensated for and equilibrated.
All of the vital mechanisms, however varied they may be, have always one goal, to maintain the uniformity of the conditions of life in the internal environment.
The stability of the internal environment is the condition for the free and independent life.”
