- Elliot Bourne
Wider Context and Environment
Stretford Future Living Centre will source as much of food as possible on site, from its growing facilities. The secondary source is a supporting allotment which i propose will be located at Moss park as a less developed piece of green space, cited by residents. Food unavailable from the scheme will be sourced from local farms in Urmston and Sale.
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It will be important for there to be an on site greenhouse in order to increase the growing season.
Environmental Strategies
After establishing the programme of spaces the next key creative driver for the project, the next most important aspect, is how it engages with it's environment, at both a micro scale: local biodiversity and urban agriculture;and a macro scale: carbon consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. Please hover over each individual strategy and map for descriptions [REFRESH PAGE IF THERE APPEAR TO BE ERRORS].
Thermal mass position on the West side to maintain heat overnight. [Trees are bare in winter maximising efficiency]
Sunpath
Annual prevailing wind direction
Summer average wind
807mm rainfall annually
Urban drainage green roof grey water system [green roofs absorb 50-90% of rainfall and and support evaporative cooling]
Solar panels south facing at a 30 degree tilt for 100% efficiency
Enhance biodiversity and reduce air pollution with a roof garden and south facing greenhouse
Combined heat power unit to provide more energy efficient hot water to both SFLC and SPH as well as electricity. Boiler in SPH will act as backup hot water source
Maintain existing routes through site to subway. Despite excavation have ground level access
Local materials used for building where possible.
Sun space facilitates natural cross ventilation by creating a convection current of air. In winter the space acts as insulation
Green house floors act as solar shading in summer
Green house sunspace angled on the North-South axis at 40 degrees to maximise solar penetration
Trees act as windbreak on SW side, making natural ventilation possible. Also reduce solar heat gain in summer
As airtight as possible to maximise energy efficiency