In the recent times, we have come across a number of unique design concepts that address the core issues of the future of our sustainability, especially in relation to our technology. But the Farm House conceived by the Endemic Architecture group innately stands out from the rest by conscientiously relating itself to ‘human’ side of affairs albeit imbibed with our latest technology.
This laudable conception is basically an 800 sq ft farm house that is primarily designed to collect, store, and distribute rain water and snow melt in its radically contrived elastic exterior skin. Secondly, the house also serves as a temporary dwelling unit for the seasonal migrant worker; thus, unequivocally serving to help increase our food productivity.
The remarkable exterior skins are imbued with rubber ‘canteens’ that can be filled with water, to be utilized in times of low water supply. One skin can hold up to 17,000 gallons of water, making for a total capacity of 34,000 gallons, which is enough water to irrigate almost 50 acres for a time period of one month during the cultivation season!
Furthermore, the skins also act as visual indicators, which swell and contract depending upon the various periods of the hydrological cycle. This gives us an adequate measure of the hydration conditions of the surrounding environment and the house itself.
Source: Bustler
