DESA1002 'Continuous City' Thong Mau

Abstract

The proposed building for F5 of New York City is a vertical farm. It was in response to New York City's food supplies, since New York City imports nearly all its food, there is an environmental concern. The vertical farm is a relatively new urban concept, developed in 1999 by Professor Dickson Despommier . It was developed in response to the overpopulation crisis. How the world’s population is growing at a rate in which we do not have the land required to sustain ourselves. What a vertical farm is, it’s basically farms stacked on top of each other (or it can go vertically) in a controlled environment and utilizing conventional greenhouse methods such as hydroponics and aeroponics to get faster and more yields. The strategy for the configuration of my building is to allow maximum sunlight exposure to the farm area but also maintaining a balance between public and commercial functionality. To maximize on sunlight, the farm block is placed higher above all the other blocks including surrounding neighbor buildings. It’s envisaged to the south, taking advantage of the southern sun. The circulation/services block is placed on the north side, to minimize shadow castings onto the farm block. The gap in between the farm block and circulation/services block allows the farm to benefit from the summer sun’s path when it creeps over the equator. Water is supplied by treated waste water, then filtered through fish tanks for nutrients Electricity is provided by burning biowaste gases. There’s commercial farming, public farming, educational facilities, a market, research and development