Victorias Eco-Hub

Could a manufacturing park work as hard for the ecosystem and the public realm as the economy?

Victorias Eco-Hub—based on a 2018 United Nations study of greener industrialization models—is a 450-hectare district that embodies the principles of eco-industrialization, blending industrial, manufacturing, and agricultural facilities with public space and ecological stewardship. Designed with an ethos of resiliency, the Eco-Hub creates systems where programs reuse one another’s waste products, maximizing economic growth while minimizing environmental impact. Household water waste, for example, is treated and redirected to farming, sugar-cane refining, and electronics manufacturing. Excess ethanol from sugar-cane processing is converted into green energy, which powers fisheries, greenhouse farms, and cement plants. This regenerative feedback system reflects the principles of metabolic architecture, where flows of material, water, and energy circulate through the district. A digital twin measures key metrics in real-time, giving owners full control over plant operations while ensuring resiliency and adaptability to future conditions.

Virtuous Cycle
Our design weaves a fine-grain circulation network through a continuous ecological corridor of existing watersheds, riparian ecosystems, and new flood-retention basins. This creates a physical feedback loop—waste fuels manufacturing, and low-carbon technologies generate energy that feeds back into the system—exemplifying a holistic approach to metabolic architecture.