Margaret M. Fain from the Harvard University, Cambridge, proposes a new, self-sustaining housing typology for the drought-hit Los Angeles. The community – a green zone christened as Stacked – will employ water recycling and rainwater harvesting for the same. The entire building massing will be decked with farms and vertical gardens.
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With a definite focus on current and future lifestyle demands, the sustainable housing type will seek to replace existing dingbats across the West Hollywood region. The new modules with planted and sloped roofs will direct greywater from adjacent residential units to the plants’ root systems. Rainwater harvesting will enable residents to maintain a garden without relying on municipal water for irrigational purpose.
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Fully accessible vertical gardens will have sufficient access to sunlight. The vertical gardens will serve as porous and penetrable facades. The high density stacked housing system is perfectly suited to the West Hollywood area. The novel housing design received an honorable mention at the Dingbat 2.0 Competition.
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