{"id":14051,"date":"2025-09-03T17:31:41","date_gmt":"2025-09-03T10:31:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cstc.vn\/blogtsk\/keisuke-hatakenaka-builds-fish-farming-aquarium-doubling-as-living-landscape-painting\/"},"modified":"2025-09-03T17:31:41","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T10:31:41","slug":"keisuke-hatakenaka-builds-fish-farming-aquarium-doubling-as-living-landscape-painting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cstc.vn\/blogtsk\/keisuke-hatakenaka-builds-fish-farming-aquarium-doubling-as-living-landscape-painting\/","title":{"rendered":"keisuke hatakenaka builds fish farming aquarium doubling as living landscape painting"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wow wow-yellow\">GAKU poni: a Self-Sustaining Aquarium Ecosystem for Your Home<\/h2>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>GAKU poni, designed by <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/tag\/keisuke-hatakenaka-architects-studio\/\">Keisuke Hatakenaka Architects Studio<\/a><\/strong>, reinterprets aquaponics as an indoor furniture piece. It combines a self-sustaining ecosystem with a design aesthetic that resembles a framed landscape painting. The system integrates fish farming and hydroponics, a method known as aquaponics.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This closed-loop system operates by using microorganisms to break down waste from fish. This waste serves as nourishment for plants, which in turn purify the water before it is returned to the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/tag\/aquariums\/\">fish tank<\/a><\/strong>. This process is designed to balance productivity with environmental sustainability, making it suitable for areas with limited water or soil.<\/p>\n<p>all images by Kenichi Sukegawa<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wow wow-yellow\">Keisuke Hatakenaka reinterprets aquaponics as a furniture piece<\/h2>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>GAKU poni is a compact, vertical unit consisting of an aquarium and plant beds. The design is intended to make the symbiotic relationship between plants and fish a visual element of the living space. The upper section features a shallow, elongated cylindrical aquarium for goldfish, a shape chosen to accommodate the fish\u2019s preference for horizontal movement. Grown fish can be transferred by removing silicone caps on either side of the tank.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Water from the fish tank, containing waste, overflows into the plant beds below. These beds are filled with hydro-balls, which provide a surface for the microorganisms that decompose the waste. The purified water then overflows into a lower water tank and is circulated back to the aquarium by a pump. The unit also includes internally illuminated lighting on the top layer, which functions as both a design element and a light source to promote plant photosynthesis. Keisuke Hatakenaka Architects<a href=\"http:\/\/khastudio.tokyo\/\"><strong> Studio<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0reinterprets\u00a0aquaponics as a piece of functional furniture, allowing for a visual appreciation of the natural processes within the system.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>the work combines the principles of fish farming and hydroponics<\/p>\n<p>GAKU poni is a self-contained aquaponics unit<\/p>\n<p>the goldfish tank is shaped for the fish\u2019s horizontal movement<\/p>\n<p>\t<!-- CLOSE ARTICLE CONTENT --><\/p>\n<div class=\"fullwidth-image\">\n<div class=\"layout-box\">\n<div class=\"page-content\">\n<p>drain pipe connecting the aquarium and plant bed<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>\t<!-- OPEN ARTICLE CONTENT -->\t<\/p>\n<p>details of the pump section<\/p>\n<p>details of the return pipe section<\/p>\n<p>each power cord is inserted into and secured by the grooves carved into the frame<\/p>\n<p>water flows from the fish tank to the plants below<\/p>\n<p>\t<!-- CLOSE ARTICLE CONTENT --><\/p>\n<div class=\"fullwidth-image\">\n<div class=\"layout-box\">\n<div class=\"page-content\">\n<p>plants absorb the waste as nourishment<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>\t<!-- OPEN ARTICLE CONTENT -->\t<\/p>\n<p>GAKU poni is a piece of furniture that is also a functional ecosystem<\/p>\n<p>\t<!-- CLOSE ARTICLE CONTENT --><\/p>\n<div class=\"fullwidth-image\">\n<div class=\"layout-box\">\n<div class=\"page-content\">\n<p>the unit includes integrated lighting for the plants<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>\t<!-- OPEN ARTICLE CONTENT -->\t<\/p>\n<p>diagram of water circulating repeatedly through the aquarium \u2192 plant bed \u2192 water tank \u2192 pump \u2192 aquarium<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>project info:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>name:<\/strong>\u00a0GAKU poni<br \/>\n<strong>designer:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/khastudio.tokyo\/\">Keisuke Hatakenaka Architects Studio<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/keisukehatakenaka\/\">@keisukehatakenaka<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>producer:<\/strong> Yuji Nukui \/NUKUI KIKAKU<br \/>\n<strong>photographer:<\/strong> Kenichi Sukegawa<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>designboom has received this project from our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/readers-submit\">DIY submissions<\/a>\u00a0feature, where we welcome our readers to submit their own work for publication. see more project submissions from our readers\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/readers\/\">here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>edited by: christina vergopoulou | designboom<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/design\/keisuke-hatakenaka-fish-farming-aquarium-living-landscape-painting-gaku-poni-09-03-2025\/\">keisuke hatakenaka builds fish farming aquarium doubling as living landscape painting<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/\">designboom | architecture &amp; design magazine<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GAKU poni: a Self-Sustaining Aquarium Ecosystem for Your Home \u00a0 GAKU poni, designed by Keisuke Hatakenaka Architects Studio, reinterprets aquaponics as an indoor furniture piece. 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