Recycled Silos/Biotope

Recycled Silos, Zeeburg (Amsterdam), The Netherlands, 2008
Professional: Allard Architecture

Through the exploration of recycling at a larger scale, it was proposed to re-use the site of three, rather large, old grain silos located in an upcoming neighborhood of Zeeburg, on the outskirts of Amsterdam. It was proposed to recycle the silos through the implementation of a community co-op featuring urban agriculture, community volunteering initiatives through educational exchange and an urban farm/zoo. The proposed collected centre would become a central, community-driven and inspired program. Each silo would come to represent a different element found in nature and highlight on said element: air, land and water. Inspiration was taken from Lina Bo Bardi’s SESC Pompéia building in São Paulo, Brazil.

Work Completed:
Research, Diagrams, Photographs, Text