Solar Greenhouse: Generation of Energy and the Self-sufficient Cultivation of Food

Energy and sustainability, IAAC, Low Density, Project, Technology and fabrication

Architecture&nature, Barcelona, Collaborative work, Ecological footprint, Ecology, Energy consumption, Energy production, Food production, Greenery, Greenhouse, Lighting design, Material extraction, Project, Prototype, Research, Rooftop, Scalability, Self-sufficiency, Solar Energy, Sustainable construction, Technology, Timber, Urban Agriculture, Zero emissions

The Natural Park of Collserola, on the outskirts of Barcelona, is the setting for the Solar Greenhouse project, carried out by a team of students, professionals and experts from the Master’s program in Advanced Ecological Buildings and Biocities (MAEBB) at the Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia (IAAC) Valldaura Labs. The Solar Greenhouse was designed for the generation of energy and the self-sufficient cultivation of food, and it represents the next step towards a more ecological agricultural transformation and progress in the fight against food and energy poverty. The aim was to design and build a system that could be replicated in both rural and urban areas.