Within the next year, Dutch firm Van Bergen Kolpa Architects hope to have a working prototype of a supermarket farm that could produce most of the food items found in any grocery store.
The 'Park Supermarket' —
Within the next year, Dutch firm Van Bergen Kolpa Architects hope to have a working prototype of a supermarket farm that could produce most of the food items found in any grocery store.
New climate zones and landscapes would be created based on the type of food produced, such as risotto rice on water terraces, tilapia fish in basins, and kiwis and avacodos along undulating fruit walls.
The 'Park Supermarket' —
New climate zones and landscapes would be created based on the type of food produced, such as risotto rice on water terraces, tilapia fish in basins, and kiwis and avacodos along undulating fruit walls.
Warmth-accumulating snake walls and more contemporary solutions such as insulating water spray 'roofs' and geothermal heating would create the necessary climate to grow whatever food was demanded in the urban environment.
The 'Park Supermarket' —
Warmth-accumulating snake walls and more contemporary solutions such as insulating water spray 'roofs' and geothermal heating would create the necessary climate to grow whatever food was demanded in the urban environment.
Growing the food on site will remove the need for packaging and long-haul transportation. The park's architects hope that this will to cut the carbon emissions typically associated with food production.
The 'Park Supermarket' —
Growing the food on site will remove the need for packaging and long-haul transportation. The park's architects hope that this will to cut the carbon emissions typically associated with food production.
The park is also designed to be a recreational space, with customers invited to casually walk or cycle around the different climate zones.
The 'Park Supermarket' —
The park is also designed to be a recreational space, with customers invited to casually walk or cycle around the different climate zones.