This is looking at my thesis studio in more details.
This studio is about creating an environmentally sustainable design, in which it will not only contribute to the ecology but also to the community. The site is at Broadmeadows, a northern suburb in Victoria. Broadmeadows had been identified as one of the Central Activity District (CAD) in Melbourne 2030 and this studio aims to implement a sustainable design in a form of eco-acupuncture. The Victorian Ecological Innovation Laboratory(VEIL) has named this project 'Eco-acupuncture' as the sustainable design will be one element in the whole system to contribute to the better of our ecology. The design is projected as a Vision of Broadmeadows in 2032.
CONCEPT
So, my concept was to look at how we could tackle our ever escalating ecological footprint. The EPA had identified the food industry to be the main contributor to our ecological footprint. Therefore, I have decided to look at providing more efficient and sustainable food production to the Broadmeadows community.
SITE ANALYSIS
As the site is situated far from the port, the seafood or food needs to travel a significant amount of kilometres just to reach the locals or vice versa. This contributes to the high embodied energy in our food production. Broadmeadows had also been identified to have hydrophobic soil rendering it inappropriate for soil farming.
DESIGN idea
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