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The futuristic food dome at Expo 2025 in Osaka-Kansai offered a surprising look at how cities can grow fresh food close to home.
Inspired by the classic greenhouse, the “Inoti no Izumi” or “Source of Life” dome showed how a compact, closed ecosystem could be located on rooftops or in open ground. small urban spaces. It was like a tiny house full of nature's products.
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This dome creates a complete food ecosystem by recycling water and nutrients in a closed loop. (Viking Dome)
Inside the Dome of the Source of Life
The 21-foot structure stands on a foundation with four water zones supporting sea ​​fish, brackish water species and freshwater species. Their waste creates nutrients that nourish the top layers of plants. Microbes convert ammonia into nitrates, which plants love.
Standing over the tanks four hydroponic levels. Salt-tolerant greenery grows above a seawater tank. Tomatoes and semi-salt-tolerant vegetables grow well in the brackish zone. Herbs and lettuce are found above freshwater species such as sturgeon. Edible flowers fill the top layer, where sunlight hits the most. The layout functions as an ecological cross-section from ocean to land rather than floors.
Transparent ETFE panels attract light and help the dome maintain a stable climate. Water pumps push nutrients upward and then return clean water to each reservoir. The cycle creates virtually no waste and continues to operate at minimal cost.
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Plants grow in stacked hydroponic layers that correspond to the salinity zones of the aquatic life below. (Viking Dome)
How cities can use systems like these
If these domes are scalable, cities will be able to distribute food production across many rooftops rather than one large farm. This shift improves sustainability and reduces transportation. It also allows people to see where their food comes from as it grows within reach.
Why is this dome important?
The dome shows how biodiversity can improve food production. With more plants and aquatic species working together, the system remains stable and feeds itself. It is not dependent on soil, open terrain or predictable weather. Cities with limited space can use such a setup to grow food right where people live.
Researchers from Osaka Metropolitan University and Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology have developed a system that allows copy nature. This follows the same pattern as in healthy wetlands. By letting biology do all the work, the system reduces stress on land and water.
The system shows how cities can produce fresh food on rooftops and in small urban spaces. (Viking Dome)
What does this mean for you
This model hints at a future where fresh food is closer to your kitchen. A similar dome could sit on top of a home or school and provide herbs, vegetables and edible flowers. This reduces travel time from farm to table and gives communities more control over their food supply.
If a hurricane or natural disaster blocks access to the farms, the closed-loop dome can continue to grow. For people with tiny yards or no soil, this offers a realistic way produce clean food in small spaces.
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Kurt's key takeaways
The Fountain of Life dome may be a prototype, but it provides a powerful insight into urban food production. It combines architecture, ecology and aquaculture in a compact package that uses every drop of water. If future cities adopt systems like these, access to fresh food could improve for millions of people.
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