Picoplanktonics is a carbon-negative pavilion that captures CO₂ through living architecture. Designed by The Living Room Collective for the Canada Pavilion at the 2025 Venice Architecture Biennale, the project uses 3D-printed forms embedded with cyanobacteria. These microorganisms actively perform photosynthesis and biocementation—converting carbon into oxygen while hardening the structure itself. The result is a living system that not only reduces emissions but also absorbs and stores atmospheric carbon, challenging conventional ideas of inert architecture.

Printed with cyanobacteria integrated from the start, the pavilion can regenerate over time, adapting to humidity and environmental change. This fusion of biology, technology, and design reimagines what buildings can be—not just shelters, but self-healing, air-purifying structures that evolve with their surroundings. Picoplanktonics marks a visionary step toward sustainable, adaptive, and climate-responsive architecture rooted in natural intelligence.

Image Credit: The Living Room Collective