Growing Vertical Urban Skyfarm - A vertical farm in Korea by Aprilli design studio

Growing Vertical Urban Skyfarm: Architectural project in korea by Aprilli design studio is presented prototypical plans. For a vertical farm to be built adjacent to the cheonggyecheon stream in downtown Seoul, Korea.

The vertical farm, located within the city’s heavily populated central business district. That would support local food production. While simultaneously contributing to the improvement of environmental quality. Through water, air filtration and renewable energy output.

Growing Vertical Urban Skyfarm in Korea

Through elevating the primary source of food production, vegetation gains more exposure from sunlight and air. Freeing up open public spaces at ground level. Conceived as a ‘giant tree’, comprised of four major components. The root, trunk, branch and leaf.

The structure’s lightweight form has many environmental advantages. And is capable of hosting a diverse range of farming activities.

The lower sections of the tree, enclosed by the design’s structural skin. Provide more controlled environments for solution based productions.

Vertical urban skyfarm Design Brief:

During daytime, photovoltaic panels generate electricity that can be used during night time for lighting and heating. the urban skyfarm creates its own mini ecosystem. Which brings balance back to the urban community. The tree-like form creates a strong iconic figure in the prominent location, standing as a symbol of sustainable development.

Together with the cheonggyecheon stream. The urban skyfarm will become a destination where local people. As well as visitors, can find fresh food in an oasis at the heart of the city.

Designed to mimic the shape of an enormous tree, the Urban Skyfarm is covered in leaf-like decks that can provide 24 acres of space for growing fruit trees and plants like tomatoes.

The “trunk” of the tree houses an indoor hydroponic farm for greens, and solar panels and wind turbines at the top of the tower provide enough energy to power the whole operation.

The design would also capture rainwater and filter it through a constructed wetland before returning it to a nearby stream.

Concept of vertical urban skyfarm:

The architects aren’t the first to embrace the trend of sticking greenery on towers, but they may be one of the first to look at how to use the technique to maximize food production.

“Our version of the vertical farm was intended to become an independent, open-to-air structure which would be purely focusing on farming activities and sustainable functions such as generating renewable energy and performing air, and water filtration,” say architects #Steve Lee and #See Yoon Park.

The architects envision the project in the middle of downtown Seoul, South Korea. “It seemed to be an ideal place to test out our prototype since the specific area is very dense and highly active and has been suffering for a long time by all sorts of environmental problems resulting from rapid urbanization,” say Lee and Park.

“With the support of hydroponic farming technology, the space could efficiently host more than 5,000 fruit trees,” the architects explain. “Vertical farming is more than an issue of economical feasibility, since it can provide more trees than average urban parks, helping resolve urban environmental issues such as air pollution, water run-off and heat island effects, and bringing back balance to the urban ecology.”

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The design would also provide community gardens, park space, and a farmers market to cater to a demand for fresh, local food in a city where apples can cost more than $20 at local markets.