AÑO
2017
CATEGORÍA
Comunidad
OBJETIVOS
Vida de ecosistemas terrestres
PAL. CLAVE
urban farming, Zero impact farming, Urban regeneration
PAÍS
Italy
CRÉDITOS
JFB has been developed by Pnat, a company spin-off of the University of Florence. Pnat is an emerging think tank of designers and plant scientists with the aim of conceiving creative solutions based on evidence. The project was conceived
and designed by the architects Antonio Girardi and Cristiana
Favretto. It was coordinated by the plant scientist Stefano Mancuso and the cultivation system was developed by the botanist and agronomist Camilla Pandolfi, Elisa Masi and Elisa Azzarello
LINK
http://www.pnat.net/jellyfish-barge/
Jellyfish Barge: the floating modular greenhouse
Jellyfish Barge is a floating, sun-powered, modular greenhouse for Urban Agricolture
Jellyfish Barge (JFB) is a revolutionary solution for Urban Agriculture as it produces food without bearing on existing resources. A module produces 1400-1600 edible plants per month, grown in high efficient hydroponics. Water needed is extracted from the body of water where the greenhouse floats, whether salt or polluted water. All the need for energy is fulfilled by sun power. Thus, JFB doesn't impact on existing land, water and energy resources of the city, but expands the capacity of the urban environment to provide jobs, economic opportunities, social relations and urban quality. It combines a production facility with a vibrant public space, where creating public activities such as a weekly market. Various modules can create an agricultural archipelago activating unused docks, underutilized waterfronts areas and forgotten spots in the city and making them productive, letting production of food move to the place of consumption while starting a urban regenerative process.