vincent callebaut architectures : 'dragonfly' vertical farm concept in nyc
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'dragonfly' vertical farm concept by vincent callebaut architectures
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belgian firm vincent callebaut architectures have designed a vertical farm based
on the wings of a dragonfly. located along the east river at the south edge of rooselvelt island
in new york city the tower is a true living organism being self sufficient in water,
energy and bio fertilizing. spanning 132 floors and 600 vertical meters, the dragonfly
can accommodate 28 different agricultural fields for the production of fruit, vegetables,
grains, meat and dairy.
'dragonfly' vertical farm concept
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'dragonfly' vertical farm concept
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'dragonfly' vertical farm concept
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to ensure the social diversity and a permanent life cycle (24h/24) in the tower,
the mixed programmation is mainly laid out around two poles of housing
and work places. around housings, offices and research laboratories as well as
the most private to the most public agricultural and leisure spaces are designed
in gardens, kitchen gardens, orchards, meadows, rice fields, farms and suspended
fields. the distribution of flows is made around a true safe spine spreading in loop
the numerous elevators, the goods elevators and stair wells serving all the levels
by separating simultaneously the inputs and the outputs recycled from plants,
animals and human beings.
'dragonfly' vertical farm concept
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'dragonfly' vertical farm concept
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a completely self sufficient vertical farm
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organic exostructure intergrating solar and wind renewable energies
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'dragonfly' vertical farm concept - model studies
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interior view of gardenhouse between the two dragonfly wings
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bioloft concept for the urban gardner
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programmatic sections
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general info
program : a metabolic farm for urban agriculture / mixing uses
location : new york city, roosevelt island
surface area : 350.000 m≤
heights : antenna=700m; roof=600m; top floor=575m
floor count : 132
agricultural fields : 28
model studies : philippe steels
perspectives : benoit patterlini
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looks like Microsoft designed it.
oh my!
Star wars
This is insane
too complication ….
hmmm….
what is the go with the form???
Just because the ideas revolve around environmental systems, shouldn’t mean that the form needs to be derived from biomimicry. It pushes the ideas on sustainability into the realm of fantasy instead of being realistic and achieveable to implement now.
perma: this isn’t even biomimicry, its a joke of a project.
There are numerous great examples of a biomimicry approach, however they’re based not on a one-liner scaling up of how a biological form LOOKS, but rather adapting how a biological form or organism WORKS.
This is just fancy commercial rendering of a dumbed-down and blown-up shape/pattern, plain and simple. And to copy Emergent’s SCIArc project title “Dragonfly” (a far more sophisticated structural/architectural adaptation of the structural efficiency of a dragonfly wing) is pathetic and shameful at best.
The biomimicry is something that should make humans more comfortable. It looks like a good design, the height doesnt look to stable though
this is horrid in shape – reminds of a local philadelphia firm who made a building look like a boat. and, has “green” architecture become a full-on joke now? It’s amazing…you say green and everyone creams.
take a basic class in urban planning & learn how this proposal is wrong in so many ways.
this may be appropriate for dubai, where there are no restrictions on architectural scale & glitz.
Thaks to Designboom here´s an example of what in Theory of Design is called Styling.
It sends a message, like a poem, using shape, about the powerfull looking after the fragile.
the architect should have met CA Doxiadis before his concept morning!
Never going to happen.
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why?