Marco De Gregorio architect/s

Synopsis:
The Veining Structure
Through the digital technique, the project explores the qualities of the Cerdà grid.
The building is conceived as a body fluid system like the lymphatic. It forms the structure and the spatial configuration of the construction .
Suggesting and reinventing the vertical building in a structurally, ecologically and energetically way.
On top of the building there is a rain water tank where the water flows through the veining-structure, serving each floor of the building and to provide water for irrigation of the orchard.
The Orchard/Farm
The project explores the notion of food-farming in a urban context. Incorporating a traditional orchard in the city, it reasserts the environmental importance of locally produced food for the sustainability issues of the city and the health of its residents.
Beyond creating a sustainable and local source for food, the notion of urban farming becomes an important resource in helping the world’s food supply.
The residents become both the producers and the consumers of the garden farm products.