04 | AGRI-TECTURE

Urban Farm Residence, 2018

Instructor: Avi Friedman

Team: Shirley Lau

Location: Montreal, QC

Usage: Residence + Vertical Farm

Nature is fading away because of the fast expansion of urban cities. Agritecture contributes to a balance between nature and urban cities by implementing hydroponic farming in the apartment complex. It not only promotes the city life welfare for its occupants but also brings in a new lifestyle with agriculture as a daily life routine.

WHY Vertical Farming + Residence?

Massing Development

To Underground Parking

Ground Floor & The Farm

The ground floor is all about the farm. The supermarket sells fruits and vegetables which are freshly picked from the farm. The farm-to-table restaurant uses products from the farm as well and prepares some food to sell in the supermarket. The customers can go to the farm and pick their food personally. Besides, the workshop produces herbal essence and other relating products. It can cooperate with the nearby hospital for certain herbal treatments.

Rainwater and Greywater Recycling System

Rainwater is collected from roof and balconys and the greenroof. The treated rainwater is continuously pumped to irrigation and to toilet tanks or possibly washing machine throughout the building. In winter, the snow on roof will melt into water due to the heater installed on the roof edge and then collected by rainwater collector. All the greywater is collected and channelled to the water tank in basement and reused for irragation or domestic usage af ter purified.

Every unit has a spacious balcony suitable for farming. Various kinds of balconies are avaliable. Such as, open-balconies with glass handrails, or with integrated planter boxes, and solarium balcony or any combination of the above.

Typical Floor Plan: Floor 6