Marina del Rey, California has had its natural ecosystem irreversibly transformed since human development began. The Marina is unrecognizable from its original wetland state. Nowhere is this more evident that where the Marina Freeway and the PCH meet to create an inhospitable area, to both pedestrians and nature. The site’s location also makes it important for the region’s hydrology as water that lands in nearby mountains makes its way through the watershed and into the Pacific Ocean at the Marina. Without the natural wetlands and soil water that is polluted by Los Angeles flows straight into the ocean. The Digester aims to take what is now an environment of concrete and asphalt and restore at least a portion of the Ballona wetlands while also improving the neighborhood for residents. The design of The Digester takes cues from AI generated images which were created through the input of images that reflected the anti-human nature of the site, such as gasometers, transformers, and various odd images. This inspiration led to the creation of a series of imprecisely stacked rings connected by columns and joints. This design reflects the imprecise development the Marina had. The rings and columns are held together by joints and a system called ecospheres. These ecospheres are designed to collect, clean, and redistribute water back into the Marina while also growing plants on its outer layers. Drones will be a part of this system, being housed in the digester and being used to collect the community’s food waste. The site has been transformed to a ditch that the Digester will sit at the end of. This allows for water to be collected at the end of the ditch, where the water will then be pumped up through a series of pipes. The water is then pumped into the Marina’s water after it is cleaned.