AWR AWARD COMPETITION

In the city of New York, in the district of Chelsea, the success of the requalification of the High Line, not more obstacle but occasion of development, have suggested the planning of the vertical farm in the urban environment as a new way to conceive the agriculture dictated from the requirement to satisfy the new needs of the man and the environment. The country life is brought inside the city, in the district, where more families cultivate the same land, breed animals and eat what they produce, not wasting and anything recycling. Today it is possible also without having much availability of ground, using the innovative techniques of agriculture hydroponics and aeroponic The farm has been designed as a place and a parking space, which runs from the path of the High Line to create environments to live, produce, recreation, save energy, surprise and welcome the local residents. The concept consists of paths from High Line branch enter the area and lead us to discovery of “other places” where we can discover a new sustainable way of life, a new relationship between people and nature, to generate a virtuous circuit, to create new conditions for socialization and to live in healthy way. Thinking to a new ecological urbanistic development, some gems bind to the paths and develop vertically and all activities of the farm focus in them, promoting energetic efficiency using renewable energy sources. We wanted to design vertical and horizontal connections to involve all levels in the operation of the form and keep alive the system.