The VMC: Vertical Multi-use Center

An urban center for resources, engagement, and learning. Where individuals can help impact the lives of many.

This urban community center is a new take on the community garden. With updated technologies and best practices it will help supply the local community with fresh produce. The space will also provide opportunities for community engagement and learning, with the potential for providing translational skill migration within other industries.

Because providing a multifaceted space to urban communities will allow the local inhabitants to grow their own food, become connected to the foods that they eat, and teach those skills to their children. A long lasting legacy of engagement and building bridges between all classes has always been beneficial.

Urban community drive towards becoming more efficient in the future. Bridging the gap between food and consumer so that they know where it comes from, and how it's grown.

Electronic login procedures - Feeding the entire local community

Electronic login procedures - Teaching the community about produce growth and prerequisite skills

Solar panels to power the facility. Water treatment capabilities for reduced resource waste. Vertical farming practices for efficient use of space.

the low barrier to learning will allow for the entire community (people of all ages) to engage in the facility's production of food. 

By proximity of the facility to those that will use it most. We will ensure that the facilities will be within walking distance of a public transportation stop.

The on-site brewery will provide for a sustaining revenue stream to fund the facility, its workers and all utility bills.

Solar panels and cyclic filtration systems will provide savings. Those savings will then be passed on to the consumers and patrons of the facility.

Lack of community engagement in the facility. Without people to help the farm will not be able to produce the food. Will need to offer incentives to local community workers. 

Lack of managerial skills to ensure production cycle deadlines are met.

the community and networks necessary to bridge the required technologies and being then all under one roof