GEARY GREENHOUSE CENTRE
Environmental Design Thesis
Creating a resilient agricultural centre within the city.
The world is changing rapidly, and with a growing population, small steps towards creating resilient agriculture systems within our city centres are needed.
Redevelopment of our cities and achieving biophilic urban city centres will benefit in fostering social landscape resilience in the face of natural disasters and changes to our climate.
LOCATION / CURRENT SITE:
DUPONT + DOVERCOURT
CONCEPT RESEARCH +
MAIN PRINCIPLES/ASPECTS
ECOLOGICAL PRINCIPLES -
green, self-sustaining, resilience
01 | Eliminating wasted energy expended on travel of produce
02 | Rainfall and wastewater recycling systems
03 | Using precedent systems of ‘soil-less’ growing methods
04 | An opportunity to bring agriculture closed to city centres, utilizing less land and eliminating the contribution to urban sprawl
SOCIAL ASPECTS -
educational, place of gather, weekend activity
01 | Creating a local market where consumers know their farmers
02 | Connecting under utilized surrounding green spaces to infrastructure and programme
03 | A space for families to gather and learn about the processes of produce production
04 | Community centre and weekend activity for families to spend time together and play
HEALTH + WELLBEING -
food consciousness, organic produce, green space
01 | Creating food awareness in the neighbourhood and community
02 | Bringing an understanding of agriculture and food production to younger generations
03 | A place to escape the city and be surrounded by greenery
04 | Providing fresh organic produce that is accessible by foot to the surrounding neighbourhoods
An open place of community within the city. A repurposed place of commerce that is open for the people to escape. A centre that’s a walk away from home. Once a ruin but always a place to share. A place to reflect and breathe. Fade into the Earth and soil. Sun bright though grid glass. Light and blue cast a glow on the inside. Away from the centre for a weekend with the family. A pattern of natural pathways of fresh air and green.
PROPOSED SITE PLAN
PROPOSED NORTH/SOUTH ELEVATION
IDEATION COLLAGES
PROCESS WORK
PIN-UP PRESENTATION
