Roof spaces that would accommodate hundreds of households and their need for fresh, crisp vegetables? In exchange, the cities would be able to better manage their stormwater, support biodiversity, encourage social interaction, cut greenhouse gas emissions, enhance air quality, and generally improve the quality of life.
Every city already has sizable warehouses, stores and industrial structures, some of whose roofs measure more than 40.000 square meters. The necessity for citizens to drive to their colonial gardens and contribute to environmental pollution would lessen. Everyone would have an equal opportunity to rent space and grow their own food in an environmentally and socially friendly manner. An opportunity that does not exist today, only to those that have the means to buy their own land.
Locally grown produce would minimize greenhouse gas emissions and reduce the need for plastic packaging by harvesting the vegetables straight from the garden. Along with the positive environmental shift in how we grow our food, it would make people feel less tense. Communities would change, provide space for mindfulness in a century of stress, lift spirits, and give space for reflection somewhere away from the rush of daily life. In addition to citizens’ mental health, their physical bodies would be nourished with fresh, mineral and vitamin-rich vegetables and fruits.
To make these buildings safe and accessible, we simply need to reevaluate the conventional construction methods that have been used in the past. To create holistic design concepts that take a number of factors into account, business owners, architects, engineers, politicians, and local communities will need to work together.
We start by asking questions:
- How can we design a space that allows gardeners to work without interfering with the business’s regular operations?
- How do we provide safe access to and from the structure without interrupting everyday business?
- How can we modify the existing facilities to better withstand the imposed loads and minimize the sound of heavy machinery, creating a more comfortable environment for the gardeners?
There are already locations that follow this ideology; why don’t we take a cue from them? We may impose sustainable building principles for the individual greenhouse creations: emphasizing the use of upcycled window usage for the creation of greenhouses.
Along the communal gardens, we may construct play areas, skate parks, and basketball courts. Just imagine how versatile and practical these unused roof spaces could become and how drastically they would change the urban landscape.
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