APIS is a self-sufficient public lighting system inspired by the carnivorous plant Sarracenia Flava. It is an outdoor lighting system for streets and public areas capable of co-generating electricity and light by harnessing solar energy and rainwater.

Problem

Traditional urban lighting depends on centralized infrastructures, consumes non-renewable resources, and involves high economic and environmental costs.

APIS addresses the need for sustainable and resilient public lighting solutions adapted to evolving urban contexts.

Biological Findings

Sarracenia Flava grows in nutrient-poor environments, optimizing resource capture through two strategies: photosynthesis and insect digestion. Its structure, with a long funnel-shaped cup and a leaf-like parasol, allows it to capture light, collect water, and use gravity and prey attraction to survive in hostile habitats.

The functional principle inspiring APIS is multifunctionality and self-sufficiency: like the plant, the system combines multiple resource capture mechanisms (solar light, water) and alternates between them depending on conditions, promoting efficiency and environmental adaptation.

Design

The design replicates Sarracenia Flava’s layered structure:

This approach enables an efficient, aesthetic, and biomimetic public lighting system that contributes to energy savings and urban environment regeneration.