Clepsydra Urban Farming

Clepsydra is a a vertical farm linked through a bridge to host buildings with a scale applicable to new housing developments, existing urban blocks, diverse type of buildings (hospitals, dorms, hotels, supermarkets)

Project by Bruno Viganò – Florencia Costa
via Agritecture
2011-10-31

Excerpt:

“The autonomy of the stories facilitates the creation of the appropriate environment for each crop allowing year round production. The 1500 sq ft footprint urban lot prototype produces the equivalent to 6 acres of farmland for certain crops or 40 tons of tomatoes a year. The prefab structural frame is built with mechanically assembled steel rods needing no welding, enable fast mounting, disassembling and maintenance operations. The enclosure is made of a transparent, resistant structural plastic membrane (ETFE). Clepsydra can be composed into multiple kits creating sustainable neighborhoods and cities.”

Clepsydra®VerticalFarm from florencia costa on Vimeo.

“We have considered potential applications in the different environmental and climate conditions of 3 Chinese cities, two of which are undergoing a massive planned migration from countryside to urban centers, where the large scale new housing typology proposed by Clepsydra could be a breakthrough.”

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