Resilient Cluster

We are now facing critical time of oil age. Our daily life heavily depends on oil. What if there is no more oil? Can we maintain luxurious and good life just like what we live now? The answer is yes we can maintain luxurious and good life in Resilient Cluster. The cluster first implication is to lessen car need to go work, shop, and home. The site situated in Kensington market district residential zone. It is most diverse and vibrant community that people will be desire to live in next few decade. Self-sufficient, optimize space, material adaptability, and social gathering is key highlight of this cluster. Moreover, the building provides social connection, economic opportunity, and environmental responsible that everyone wants to be. Locally produce food will be serving for community throughout occasional events like community kitchen and farmer’s market to eliminate use of giant super market in Toronto. Provide adequate number of bike lane and community share vehicle intended to be avoid using personal own vehicle within the building. Close to public transportation would enough justification of no need car. Reuse of the building material can be eliminating need of energy, water, and oil consumption that make new material through manufacturing process. Reclaimed wood, steel, and brick are major component of the building. Flexible space and raised floor system is innovative design strategy when the neighborhood become most desirable area when there is no more oil. The building can be very flexible removing party wall that combines two units become one big unit. This strategy can be work throughout residential, office, and retail space. Renewable energy like ground source heat pump, solar PV panel, rainwater capture, greywater, blackwater treatment system within the building reduce energy and water consumption but major implication is environmental friendly. The building will be most interesting paradigm shift in this neighborhood with passive intervention with close loop process throughout the building system will be one of triumph building that sustain in after oil time.