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plant&educate in porto alegre | a new productive system for the old industrial district
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WHAT. This project develops the program of an urban vertical farm combined with a restaurant school and a republic for the reintegration of former homeless people in the 4th district of Porto Alegre. Urban agriculture (UA) is already known as a strategy for food security, bringing consumers closer to production, reducing costs with transportation, and creating an environmental conscience. The vertical farm is a modality of UA that uses technology to make production more efficient and sustainable. Moreover, this project also proposes to create a space of discussion regarding the environmental issues, climate change, and the preservation of natural ecosystems

WHERE
WHERE. This project is situated in the 4th District of Porto Alegre, the old industrial area that entered a degradation state after the departure of many factories in the ’70s. Today it’s noticed as a place of abandoned buildings and a wide socially vulnerable population. Therefore, it was chosen to intervein in a very characteristic lot, the old Wallig Stoves Factory, it was deactivated in the ’80s and today it is perceived by the ruins of the sheds and the historical facades, that were a project of the eclectic architect Theo Wiederspahn, in 1921. The buildings and facades are considered historical heritage within the city hall.
WHAT FOR. The project aims to ally nature, quality food production, food security, technology, and social support. A percentage of production will be available for socially vulnerable communities nearby, generating jobs, offering training classes at low costs, and temporary shelter for people without homes. Beyond that, it aims to have a close relationship with schools and the general public, creating an example of resilient food production. Finally, it is thought to be a democratic space with quality open areas that bring people together and benefit the microclimate.


HOW. So the complex of the farm becomes self-sufficient and an example of sustainable food production, the project has different reuse systems. On the ground floor, there is a composting center that will recycle the organic waste of the complex and will become fertilizer to the farm or will go to the biodigesters to provide energy for the farm lights. Also, the organic waste of the neighborhood can be used as compost, giving new purpose to the population residuals. Moreover, photovoltaic panels in the roof of the building will use solar energy to pump the aquaponic systems. Due to the aquaponic system, there is a closed cycle of water reuse, from rainwater to biofilters, to vegetables and fish. Another strategy used is the productive facade which aims to utilize the most out of natural light and it uses a system of water cascade that keeps the water running through the structures at all times














Yasmin Jaskulski
architecture portfolio
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