ARCHITECTURALLY-INTEGRATED AGRICULTURE
We're urged to eat locally to shrink our carbon footprint, yet an area of arable land approximately 19 times larger than the ALR would be required to fulfill the food needs of all 2.3 million Metro Vancouver residents. The fact that Metro Vancouver's population is expected to nearly double in the 40 years will only exacerbate this paradox. We must begin to imagine ways to augment of food production. Architecturally-integrated agriculture proposes wrapping built form in a productive, vegetated skin, and then enveloping this skin in a glass canopy, allowing for precise climate control and an extended year-round growing season.
HOUSING AFFORDABILITY
The solar income captured by the protective building enveloped can be transformed onsite into energy and produce. The energy generated will be used to supply the building while the façades and roof surfaces may be leased to a food producer who will sell his harvest in the public market at grade. This new business model for urban agriculture creates local employment, reducing commutes, and generates revenues which can be used to subsidize strata fees. Additionally, a rooftop restaurant will be mostly self-catering (1/2 mile diet) and feature the seasonal harvest.
CONVIVIAL COMMUNITY
Our urban village concept enhances wellbeing by creating green spaces and fosters opportunities for social interactions. The residential dwellings are located in the upper levels to insulate private space from commercial activities. Below are the mixed use studios, which are connected to the public realm, ensuring visibility and access. The crops harvested on the roofs and façades of the building are sold through a marketplace which is interwoven with the public transit interface, facilitating interaction opportunities.
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