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Camden Town, London, faces challenges from commercialisation and tourism, resulting in limited public spaces, a lack of community attachment and green areas. To tackle these issues, Camden Sky Farm proposes repurposing neglected spaces for a community farm, creating a connected network of green spaces that prioritise spatial justice and community involvement. The project will incorporate traditional farm elements into the urban landscape, transforming rooftops into dynamic hubs with playgrounds, markets and skywalks, fostering connections between residents and visitors.
Active engagement from local authorities, schools, communities, and visitors is crucial to establishing a vibrant urban green system. By implementing sustainable farming methods and fostering a sense of shared ownership, Camden will be able to preserve its identity while meeting community demands. The objective is to offer social opportunities and healthy green spaces, setting a prototype for other high-density areas seeking to strengthen their communities through urban farming.
The atlas shows unattended or forgotten spaces in Camden Town. 3D scanning, sketching and documenting the deriving route using zigzag red lines highlight uncomfortable or dangerous experiences and provide the perspectives for retrofitting.
Site visits in Camden highlighted unique, non-commercial characters. Google Street View and personal photos were blended using collage, conveying emotions with colours and scale with section diagrams.
This illustration envisions a community farm's role in enhancing biodiversity, connecting green spaces, and engaging residents, schools, businesses, volunteers, and tourists in farming and celebration events.
A rainwater farm repurposes parking and rooftop spaces, collecting water from roofs and drainage, filtering overflow via vertical greenery and storing for irrigation.
These eye level drawings depict driving through the innovative farm system, showcasing scenarios like a street park (1-3), container project (4-5), garden installations (6), and a roof farm with water recycling (7-8).