“Architecture studio Precht has developed a concept for modular housing where residents produce their own food in vertical farms. (…) The conceptual modular system would allow people to grow food in residential tower blocks to eat or share with their local community. Prefabricated A-frame housing modules made from cross-laminated timber (CLT) would be stacked to provide flexible living spaces. CLT is more sustainable than other low-cost building materials such as concrete because it locks in the carbon absorbed by the trees that were grown to make it. (…) Each of the module’s wall would be made of three layers. An inner layer, facing the home interior, would hold the electricity and pipes with the surface finishes. A layer of structure and insulation would form the middle layer, and on the outside layer would hold all the gardening elements and a water supply. Different modules would have different types of external systems, such as hydroponic units for growing without soil, waste management systems, or solar panels to harness sustainable electricity.” Read more…
