2016 Global Innovation Camp, Italian Architecture, Concept Design, Images
2016 Global Innovation Camp in Italy
Italian Temporary Concept Work Pods Development – design by Estudio Flume architects
17 Nov 2016
2016 Global Innovation Camp
Design: Estudio Flume, architects
Location: Italy
A prototype of low cost agro industries wins the 2016 Global Innovation Camp in Italy

Based on the principle of poverty eradication through its origin, this proposal of Estúdio Flume, an architecture office from Brazil, is an innovative way to generate income as a first step to develop self-sustainable communities and individuals.

The merger between design and local materials and techniques will be implemented to respond the needs identified in small agro food factories, where people will locally build cells that can grow according to the demand suiting different scales of production. They can also be located in inhospitable and difficult access regions, where industrial construction methods are not affordable. Today in Latin America the average urban population is 80 %, while the world average is 51%. This indicates a lack of opportunities for people who live in towns or small cities. In the specific case of Brazil, according to the IBGE (Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics), the Northeast region is the hardest hit, as it had the highest absolute loss of population, 760.000 people in the last census. Given this recurring reality, we wonder if they could not generate job...