Repurposed Parking Lot Farms
Modular Stackable Urban Farms
Food Waste-Collecting Indoor Farms
Energy-Generating Rooftop Gardens
Waste-Diverting Parking Lots
Sustainable Self-Powered Rooftop Greenhouses
In-Store Farming Initiatives
Plant-Aiding Hydroponic Systems
Automated Urbanite Farming Systems
Car-Free Neighborhood Redevelopments
Circular Sustainability Parks
Community Supporting Garden Systems
Landfill-Transformed Wetland Parks
Residential Developed Urban Farms
Tech-Rich Gardening Facilities
Ambient Energy Harvesting Planters
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Car Parks 2.0 Turns Big, Empty Spaces Into a Farm in the City
Laura McQuarrie — November 12, 2019References: fastcompany & studionab.fr
Studio NAB created a vision for a farm in the city with a conceptual design by the name of Car Parks 2.0, which repurposes the parking lots of big-box stores into green space. The urban farm proposes that fresh produce could be grown and sold through neighboring stores or potentially even delivered to homes nearby. The concept for "a new generation of parking" also envisions solar panels and charging stations to accommodate electric cars and shared garden plots for locals.
By rethinking commercial parking plots, Car Parks 2.0 has the potential to allow for the collection and filtration of rainwater, as well as recycling and composting and the creation of an ecosystem in an urban location.
Image Credit: Studio NAB
