Verdant Nexus
A place for growth and vibrant connections
This project is designed to integrate vertical farming with urban living, creating a symbiotic relationship between residents and their environment. The building’s modular design allows for a dynamic interplay of residential spaces and communal areas, fostering a sense of community and shared purpose. At its core, the project is an exploration of sustainability, with a ground-floor aquaponics system that not only supports the vertical farm but also serves as a tangible connection to the natural world. The resulting produce is destined for the Market located on the ground floor bridging the gap between urban living and the agricultural heart of the city. This project is not just about constructing a building; it’s about cultivating a lifestyle that harmonizes with the rhythms of nature and the needs of the community. It’s a place where innovation meets tradition, and where every element is designed with the well-being of the inhabitants and the planet in mind.
Process
Week1
Primative
Tower
Modules
Final
The process began with painting with fruits and vegetable, then turning those paintings into 3D forms and transferring those forms to 3D models in Rhino.
Site Analysis
Overall site massing extruded to 50m
Mass divided into building modules
Building modules randomised and subtracted to create a courtyard.
Program 2. This sunlight provides an idea of where certain plants would grow best based on the available sunlight and the heat that this sunlight would give to the building. With warmer climate plants being more appropiate to the top and cooler climate plants being located towards the bottom.
1. The site presents itself north with a decent amount of morning and early afternoon sun in the summer and winter with low buildings surrounding it.
The final technique used grasshopper to transform the original painting from a 2D image to points on a plane allowing for the creation of voronoi cells, which were extruded to create the 3D cells. The cells were then pushed and pulled to create a more interesting shape.
3.Movement around the site is mostly cars and bicycles with few pedestrians
GRENFELLSTREET
RHYMILL PARK
Sun Path
(warm > Dark | Summer > Winter
Ground Floor Plan
1:2000
1:500
ADL. BOTATINC HIGH SCHOOL
PIRIE STREET
LEVEL 7
LEVEL 5 & 6
LEVEL 5 & 6
LEVEL 3 & 4
LEVEL 3 & 4
LEVEL 2
LEVEL 2
LEVEL 1
LEVEL 1
GROUND
Residential Food Education
3. Movement Map
Available Sunlight and Heat| Cool>Warm
Vehicle | Bicylce | Pedestrian
SECTION B-B
Circulation Path
Level 2 Plan
Level 6 Plan
1:500
1:500
ENTRY
FROME ROAD
SECTION A-A
C
HUTT STREET
PIRIE STREET
FROME STREET
PULTNEY STREET
OLD EA MAR ST END KET S
Context Plan
HINDMARSH SQUARE
2. Planting Map
LEVEL 7
GROUND
movement
1.
Circulation
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B
C
FLINDERS STREET
System Lifecycle
WATER
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WATER
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RAINWATER
FO
CULTIVATION
WAKEFIELD STREET
FOOD FOOD
L07 - 37.4m
FISH POND FO
RESIDENTS B U SI N ES S
1:100 1. POND FOR FISH 2. RESTURANT SPACE 3. PUBLIC MARKET 4. EDUCATION FACILITY 5. FOOD PROCESSING 6. RESIDENTIAL SPACES 7. COMMUNAL GROW AREAS 8. PUBLIC COURTYARD
TOP - 51.7m
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Section B-B
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L06 - 33.9m
D
L05 - 30.4m
MARKET
Envelope
Water System L04 - 24.0m L03 - 21.3m
BIO DIGESTER
L02 - 14.0m
WATER STORAGE FISH PONDS
L01 - 07.0m
WATER PUMP BIO FILTER
GF - 0.00m
RETURN FILTER
WATER BED WINDOW
SOLID FILTER PLATFORM
Section Detail 02
Section Detail 01
FRESH WATER USED WATER
Plan Detail 03
1:20
1:20
GROW BED
1:20 ONE OF THE LARGER GROWING SPACES LOCATED WITHIN A RESIDENTIAL BLOCK PROVIDES AMPLE SPACE TO GROW PRODUCE FOR THE HOUSEHOLD, WITH EXCESS TO SELL OR TRADE WITH NEIGHBOURS
AWNING WINDOW TO PROVIDE AIRFLOW COMMUNAL GROW PODS LIKE THIS PROVIDE SPACES FOR THE COMMUNITY OF RESIDENTS TO GROW FOOD TO SELL IN THE MARKET OR USE IN THE RESTURANT, AS WELL AS A SPACE TO RETREAT
TIMBER PLATFORM AROUND GROW BED PROVIDES ROOM TO MOVE AROUND TO MAINTAIN AND HARVEST PLANTS EDUCATIONAL SPACES OFFER URBAN AGRICULTURE EXPERIENCES FOR ALL AGES
MULTISPECTRUM LED LIGHTS PROVIDE THE LIGHT WAVES THAT PROMOTE GROWTH OF PARTICULAR PLANTS
PLATFORM FOR KIDS TO PLAY AND LEARN
COCNUT FIBRE GROW BED PROVIDES SUPPORT FOR PLANTS AND ALLOWS WATER TO FLOW THROUGH
WALKWAY AROUND THE GROW AREA
NURITENT RICH WATER PUMPED FROM FISH TANKS THIS SIZE GROW BED PROVIDES ROOM FOR A COMBINATION OF HERBS, FRUITS & VEGETABLES
WATER OUTLET TO BE FILTERED AND RECYLED BACK TO THE FISH PONDS
FRESH WATER FLOW FROM FISH PONDS ON THE GROUND LEVEL
HOLLOW FRAME PROVIDES SPACE FOR SERVICES WITHOUT IMPACTING INTERNAL SPACES
Section A-A 1:200
TOP - 51.7m
1. POND FOR FISH 2. RESTURANT SPACE 3. PUBLIC MARKET 4. EDUCATION FACILITY 5. FOOD PROCESSING 6. RESIDENTIAL SPACES 7. COMMUNAL GROW AREAS 8. PUBLIC COURTYARD
L07 - 37.4m
L06 - 33.9m
L05 - 30.4m
D 01 L04 - 24.0m
L03 - 21.3m
L02 - 14.0m
Design Studio V 2024
FROME ROAD
L01 - 07.0m
GF - 0.00m
Adam Hingston | a1712776
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