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Meta/farm PROJECT TYPE

Urban Agriculture Experiential and Innovation Centre

PROJECT STATUS

Vertical Studio

LOCATION

Belfast

GENRE

Ecological Innovation, Biophilia

PROBLEM SOLVED

Future Food Crisis, Carbon Footprint, Food Waste

DESCRIPTION

Metafarm, stands for Metabolic Farm, is an urban agricultural learning centre that uses human experience, technology and research as design tools. The building is engineered to be able to replicate, grow, or shrink according to the season, weather, or uses. Its modularity allows for the space to be an immersive walking experience that hosts different types of exhibitions, expo, and events. The extended structures that go beyond the conservatories are used for research laboratories and developments of agricultural technologies. The objective is to act as a catalyst of ecological innovation in Belfast and to shift the paradigm of construction and design to accommodate urban expansion. Due to its height, the building can be seen from a distance, standing tall as a symbol of knowledge, sustainability, adaptability and resilience.

Research Lab

Conservatory

Exhibition Upon Entrance to the Conservatory

The project prioritises the development of technologies for urban agriculture. Researchers, associates, investors and designers occupy the upper levels where visitors can also be given tours upon booking.

Research and Development Labs

Inside the Conservatory : A Journey into a farm-like immersive experience

Site Strategy

Wind Direction

Sunpath

Access

Concrete Core

Metabolic Grid

ETFE Envelope + Steel Frame

This Metabolic Structural system allows the building to adapt to its needs, whether that is an office building, vertical farm, or a full exhibition venue. The walls, roofs and floors are made of kit-of-parts systems that are demountable and modular. The Upper Levels accommodate rainwater harvesting technologies as well as solar panels used to power the entire building. The modularity of the timber modules allow for the building to extend higher than the modules inside the envelope, or even lower.

Inside the Conservatory: Entrance to the Aquaponics Aquarium

WasteLab PROJECT TYPE

Restoration / The Belfast Telegraph

PROJECT STATUS

Queen's University Belfast

LOCATION

Belfast

GENRE

Adaptive Reuse, Circular Economy, Future-synthesis

PROBLEM SOLVED

Waste Crisis - Food / Cardboard / Plastic Waste

DESCRIPTION

WasteLab is a student union that aims to increase awareness upon the issue of waste. The existing internal walls were tore down and replaced

by Cardboard walls, inspired by Shigeru Ban. The intend is to allow for as much transparency in the importance of recycing, and how technologies can aid in doing so. The building is a synergy of sustainability and innovations, where every new thing built is of recycled waste and mass timber.

Side Entrance

Main Entrance

Ramp / Circulation

Structure

Floors

Incisions

Section build-up 1:50

Section Detail of Roof 1:20

Section Detail of Floor and Ceiling 1:20

AquaPlex PROJECT TYPE

A Floating Cinematic Universe : A Masterplan

PROJECT STATUS

Queen's University Belfast / Stage 2 Vertical Studio

LOCATION

Belfast

GENRE

Biomimicry, Parametric, Future-synthesis, Resilient and Regenerative Architecture, Clean Energy

PROBLEM SOLVED

Sea Level Rise, Plastic Waste

DESCRIPTION

Inspired by the bespoke screenings of the Belfast Film Festival, the Aquaplex proposes a spectrum of pavilions that tailor unique experiences onto different film genres. Imagine watching a classic film while sitting on a ‘floating car’, re-living the good old drive-in theatre experience, watching a sci-fi movie on an immersive high tech, high resolution expansive dome screen, or enjoying a disney film with your friends on a large bean bag chair. Although it started out as a temporary entertainment hub that sits and glides accross the edge of River Lagan, the project along with its ambition grew. The core of the design evolves following the urgency to adapt to climate change that soon will affect the river in a significant way. The Aquaplex speculates the future of cities using circular design principles as an environmental solution and an urban — if not global — strategy.

Inside the Pavilion

The structure of the pavilion explores the synergies between organic architecture and kinetic systems, where technology exists within the building fabric. The pavilion uses a rolling mechanism that splits open its structure, allowing the visitors to exit the space after the movie through an unfolding hydraulic bridge that connects to the neighbouring deck. On the opposite side of the pavilion, a wind-harvesting electric sail enveloped in soft structure fits behind each pavilion like a puzzle, generating electricity throughout the venue. Sustainability and green energy is integrated within every fragment of this project — from modular decks that uses approximately five hundred plastic bottles within each module to float, to using recycled microplastic made out of three hundred single-used plastics every square metre as flooring tiles. With an ever-advancing technologies, the project imagines itself gradually developing according to time, generations, places and trends; A human-made ecosystem that celebrates cinematic advancements, challenges creativity, and healing the planet while simultaneously breathing live into its surrounding neighbourhood and the people of belfast.

Sections and Elevation 1:50

Section 1:50

Technical Investigations

olympic celebrations

Watch the Olympic games and Sports themed movies together while enjoying local bazaar. If you're feeling adventurous, you can enjoy water sports facilities provided by the Aquaplex and the river

summer festival

Big stage that houses summer concerts, night raves, and summer films with open barbeque and summer food along the cool breeze of the river

belfast film festival

The annual celebration of the belfast film festival, featuring local performers, QnAs with directors, local film competitions, and different world of experience in different cinema: from a drive-in theatre on water to a realistic sci-fi films inside a dome!

halloween

Haunted house, games, costumes, and exhibitions while enjoying every great horror / thriller films ever created; from a classic like The Shining to a newbie like A Quiet Place

christmas

Housing a special second Christmas Market in Belfast nearing a wider part of the river, providing views of the skyline. Hot chocolate, S'mores and warm roast while enjoying the most festive films of the year

new years

The end of the ride stops at the Titanic Quarter, where the best films of every genres (musicals, comedy, action, you name it!) are shown for the entire day. When the clock strikes midnight, you would have the best view of the entire city alive with a spectrum of fireworks and celebrations

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