CplusC Architectural Workshop has built a house in Sydney with recycled materials, a rooftop vegetable garden and an aquaponics system containing edible fish.
Welcome to The Jungle House, which has been shortlisted for Dezeen Awards 2020 in the Residential rebirth category, is a home for the studio's director Clinton Cole and his family.
Solar panels cover part of the facade of Welcome to the Jungle House
The project, with its solar panels, gardens and pond for edible perch, was designed in response to the climate emergency to be a model for more sustainable urban living.
A complete roof structure was designed to hold all the drainage for the open-air pond and planters for beds of fruit and vegetables.
Nitrogen-rich wastewater from the fishpond, which is located between the home's outer facade and inner skin on the first floor, irrigates and fertilisers the garden. Rainwater drains into an underground tank, is filtered and pumped back up to the pond. The spackled render was chosen to respect the area's heritage
"The system was challenging to install," said CplusC Architectural Workshop.
"But with a lot of collaboration between our plumber, landscaper, home automation, irrigation and weather-sensor contractors we were able to ensure the system was set up fully integrated without any major setbacks."
The roof structure doubles as beds for plants and vegetables
Sadly, climate change may have already negatively affected the house's aquaponics system.
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