week 11 | design development

as it was mensioned before there is a power problem to run the facility as it could use 8 times of electricity  generated by all the power plants in US over a single year to operate LED light constantly 24/7..

solution...?
solar panel roofing

this might be the general idea of solar panel installation..
but would it be enough? it is still being under research to create more energy with same amount of solar panels..


solar panel wall cladding

another way of installing solar panels.
but i guess by installing panels on the wall the location of them would make big difference and would not get sun light as much as when they are on the roof...

new solar panel shape

a better way of generating 20 times more electricity of solar energy than normal flat solar pannel by using spining cone shaped panels calls V3 Solar has been developed and undergoing refinement currently..

this might be a way to solve the energy problem, as the facility may require lots of lightings and generater to operate the urban farm for temperature and commercial area.
but the question is, can this be installed anywhere such as sloped surface or vertically as well..?

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design development

 simplified the shape and level to reflect site slope as previous design required more space and level drop.
6-7 level is suitable for the ground level drop and as it's not high even on the street level, it would not cast a shadow over the residential area.

 

above layout will be the basic pad layout on the private farm level.
ther user gets to choose and rent a pad site as many as they want and also it's their to choose from the pad types of tower or traditional type.
from the tower pad type, low height crops (such as herbs) can be grew on the layers on top of each other to use the land size efficiently.

made a concept model to visualise the form and area

 
floor layout following function of each floor.
ground-upper 2nd floor for public. - community & gathering space.
lower ground 1-2 - private farm
lower ground 3 - office and car park
lower ground 4-5 commercial farm

feed back and things to be considered
the existing building (paddington central), as i observed it, has a trace that the interior was designed to look like a street shop scape to incorporate with the surrounding character of paddington, however, the overall design of the building especially both side of the building with high blank walls that are facing the residential houses, was not considered the surrounding area.

therefore, throughout my design, it is required to consider how this will sit / fit within the surrounding area. such as will it merge into the site? or stand out?
how will it draw the movement of people into the building? 
how space works through out the whole building? such as circulation or indication.