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URBAN VERTICAL FOREST Fitzroy, Melbourne, Australia Unimelb MSD Studio 04 Cities Without Country
Mingxun MA & Jing KANG
Traditionally food growing is an inseparable part of human daily activity. Since industrialization begun to monopoly food production, and not forgetting to mention the fast speed of urbanization, food growing is set apart from urban environment. Through creating a parasitic and metabolic system of vertical ecological forest, the project aims to seek possibility of merging the food growing system with urban context, while revitalize the neighbourhood with new possibility of public common space. Chicken and wheat are believed to be most important food product in this eco forest system, in relation with Melbourne and Fitzroy food culture. As research shown Australian people are growingly most in favour of chicken meat over others. Melbourne and Fitzroy are renowned for its brunch culture, meaning that wheat products and eggs are crucial to the bakery products in every day’s life. The goal of the ecological forest is the co-existence of different types of food including wheat, chicken, and vegetables that can be beneficial and supplemental to growing chicken and wheat. This helps with increasing biodiversity of this system. The aim is to create an enclosed loop, even self-sustained system in this eco forest.
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SITE PLAN URBAN VERTICAL FOREST
"WHAT is Urban Parasitism?" The main design concept of "Urban Parasitic" aims to transform some abandoned or underutilized spaces in the city. Through the research on spatial typology, the original spatial types are transformed into new spatial models through framing structures. The newly generated parasitic components will serve the surrounding neighbors as an organic public service space. This radial service space model will continue to develop and expand through its own iterative logic in the next 5-10 years.
"WHY & HOW does the structure develope in the urban space? " The entire structure will slowly develop in the city based on the pre-designed "ECO Urban Point" modular system in a cycle of 5-10 years. This development model can provide services to different communities and can be parasitic in the area. Use and obtain raw materials from other food production projects in Fitzroy to generate new benefits. After analyzing the new site, the system generates a new parasitic frame based on the required functions. This model can also be promoted in Melbourne and even globally.
Our food focus this semester has been on Eggs and Wheat. This is because these are considered to be some of the most basic and important foods for humans and therefore the staple products in our “Urban Vertical Forest” system. Melbourne and Fitzroy are renowned for its brunch culture where bread and eggs abound. We think that wheat products and eggs are then crucial to the consumption habits in our every day’s life. Our ambition is not only to create a food production system, but a close-loop eco-system as shown in the diagram. The main products are eggs, wheat, wheatgrass and spinach. Our secondary products include wheat grass green juice, beer as well as organic fertilizer made from chicken manure fermentation. We have designed a complete production industry chain and distribution chain to quickly deliver products to customers in surrounding areas by using an online order system with drone distribution. We are also trying to make use of the waste at every stage and recycle this, so we can create a self-sustained system, avoiding too much consumption of resources. Meanwhile, the project will collect grey water generated by the system itself and from each household in our neighbourhood to then be filtered and reused in our ecological food production system.
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This ECO close-loop system is achieved by 8 centralised towers. These towers have different functions to work as a smart big machine, including growing of wheat, wheat grass, egg tower, pet tower, packaging, waste recycling, drone tower and educational visitor tower. These towers are connected by highlines to allow transportation of resources within towers, but also allow pedestrian access as new urban public communication spaces.
EGG TOWER
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Weather Detector
Water Tank and Feed Mill
Chicken Capsule
The top of the egg tower is to detect wheater of the day. If it is not rainy, chickens can get out from the chicken capsule and run around.
Feed is composed by wheat grain, spinach and watercress, which all of them are from the system itself.
All the chicken live in the chicken capsule, composed by waffled structure to be assembled on site, and inflatable membrane facade.
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Connection to the houses
Incubator Hub
People can access to the tower by circualtion core in centre, or by the highline. It allow self pick-up of the eggs.
The lower part of the egg tower is connected to the houses, to make use of kitchen waste to feed chicken.
Incubators of eggs are located near ground level to allow people to observe the process of egg to chicken.
Chicken Capsule Exploded
CCTV System Cleaning System
Feed/Drink System
Air-filled Facade
Air Pump
WATER PURIFACATION TOWER 07
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Water Collection System
Chlorine Sterilization
Water Cress & Algae
The water collection system can open or close the collection umbrella according to the weather in Melbourne
Chlorine gas is regularly used for sterilization to eliminate harmful microorganisms in water
The oxygen content in the water is increased by plants, and the water is purified by photosynthesis through a device carrying algae
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Fish Feces Recovery
Spinach & Screen
Purified Water Storage
Ornamental fish were fed with purified water, and the feces were recycled as fertilizer to grow wheat and wheat grass
The organic combination of wheat and spinach is used as the public space for the entrance, and the screen is used for environmental protection publicity
The purified water is stored and transported to other towers through the pipeline network to supply different production systems
WASTE RECYCLE & SPINACH PLANTING Spinach Cultivation
Interactive Projection Screen
Sewage Recovery
Sewage Pipeline
Purified Water Storage
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Water Storage Filtration System
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Algae & Watercress Purification Planting System
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Sewage Collection & Sterilization System
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PACKAGE, WHEAT & DRONE TOWER
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Wheat Tower
Package Tower
Package Tower
Solar panel to generate electricity for the tower operation
Mixer is to mix and blend material collected including wasted newspaapper, cupboard and watercress, to prepare for pulping.
It is to package and seal food, prepare for delivery. It is connected to other food production towers, to allow transportation within towers.
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Wheat Tower
Package Tower
Drone Tower
The wheat growing tower allows visitors access from the highline.
Hot-press Pulping to make egg trays and other packagings. The packaging process will be done on automatic packaging belt.
The drone tower is for drone landing and wireless charging. They are powered by solar panels.
Recycle
Package
The lower part of the package tower is connected to each household through pipes, and collect wasted paper for pulping.
The package tower makes use of waste collected from the house, and used watercress in the water purification system, for hot press pulping, for egg packaging.
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Delivery
The drones are powered by solar panels. There are two types of drones, one is for supervising, the other one is for delivery of goods.
When people on their way back to home from work, they can place order of the product from our system, including egg, spinach, beer and wheatgrass juice.
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Recycle Clock
Purification & Sterilization
Wheat Grass Water
The multimedia screen visualizes the progress of wastewater recycling to increase public awareness of environmental protection
The multi-pipe purification system can eliminate microorganisms and bacteria in the water to meet drinking standards
Store organic water used for wheatgrass drip irrigation, and balance the amount through an intelligent system
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Wheat Grass Cultivation Vertical wheatgrass planting can reduce land occupation and provide green wall space as a new type of greenery in the city
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Weed Drying Rack
Sewage Recovery Tank
The weeds produced in the Collect residential sewage system are collected and through the pipe system dried, and then transported attached to the surrounding by drones for construction community and supply it to of capsule chicken coops the tower to produce clean water
Recycle Clock Purification & Sterilization Purified Water Collector
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In recent years, environmental problems such as global warming and urban garbage have attracted public attention. The recycled clock can be used as an environmental protection landmark in the area to show the working logic and status of the system to the community through the clock and multimedia screen.
The system uses the latest replaceable filtration and sterilization system, through nano level layer by layer filtration and distillation sterilization, so that the recovered wastewater can be quantitatively divided into solid fertilizer and potable purified water.
The distillation system at the bottom speeds up the distillation through multistage distillation tanks and a cooling system with recyclable cold air, so as to meet the needs of the whole community. The exposed gear adheres to the idea of "building tell the truth", shows the structure to the community, and enables people to gain a sense of participation by making the community understand the logic of system operation
Analysis of Recycle Tower
5G Signal Tower Waste Analysis Recycle Clock Chlorine Storage Tank
Multimedia Display
Smart Valve Curved Solar Panels
High Temperature sterilization
Filter Water Pump Constant Pressure Valve Distillation Tank
Chlorine Disinfection Tank
Nutritional Supplement
Multi-layer Indicator Light
Water Trap
Mechanical Gear
Sewage Storage
Microbiological Analysis
A Collaged Perspective/Oblique Drawing Depicting Interior Machine, Exterior Shell, Programmatic Usage and Context to fit 2 x A1 Board.
WATER PURIFACATION TOWER
Process Analysis
Annular Solar Panels
The rainwater will go to the storage tank on the top of the tower and further fall down into the irrigation system.
Water Collection
The rainwater tank will catch the rainwater containing microorganisms collected by the canvas.
Water Storage Tank
It can be folded and closed when the wind is strong to reduce the wind resistance, and open when it rains to collect rainwater.
Foldable Rain Sail
The foldable rain canvas can adapt to the climate of Melbourne.
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Watercress Planting
At the same time, the hoisting container is displayed to the community as its own components in the tower, so as to promote environmental protection
Organic Water Storage
Collect the preliminarily purified water into the lifting container and supply it to the algae purification system for the later fish culture system and the irrigation system required by other towers.
Algae Purification Pipe
Achieve eco circulation in the water purification system
The electricity obtained is supplied to the water pump operation of the whole system.
The annular solar panel can rotate freely in the direction of the sun to obtain more power generation. The electricity obtained is supplied to the water pump operation of the whole system.
It is considered that water celery can absorb harmful microbial impurities in water through its roots and enhance the oxygen content in water. After being supplied to the fish pond. It can improve the activity of fish by increasing the oxygen content in the fish pond
Chicken Feeding Point
It is considered that water celery can absorb harmful microbial impurities in water through its roots and enhance the oxygen content in water. After being supplied to the fish pond. It can improve the activity of fish by increasing the oxygen content in the fish pond
Sewage Pump
Collect the preliminarily purified water into the lifting container and supply it to the algae purification system for the later fish culture system and the irrigation system required by other towers.
The annular solar panel can rotate freely in the direction of the sun to obtain more power generation.
Filtration Purification
The density of particles in the filter tank decreases from top to bottom, and different densities can absorb impurities of different sizes. The particles in the filter tank are taken out regularly for drying and disinfection
The storage process of sewage can be supervised by the community as an educational significance of environmental protection.
Solid Waste Storage
The purified organic solid residue is dried and chopped and converted into solid fertilizer for planting system.
The transparent tank system at the top of the tower visually stores the collected sewage.
Illustrated Section 1:250 to fit 2 xA1 panels stacked portrait Ilustrattion to Focus on aspects of production and occupation, and connection with its surrounding context.
都 市 垂 直 雨 林
URBAN VERTICAL FOREST Unimelb MSD Studio 04 Cities Without Country Mingxun MA & Jing KANG