Brief: Designing a sustainable restaurant, with a roof garden which makes use of a sustainable system.
The final design makes use of Aquaponics, a system consisting of plants and fish. A grey water harvesting system and solar panels should also be implemented to recycle grey water and keep the system running off the grid.
The fish tank walkway should be placed above ground to make the design more practical since there is more than enough space to lift the finished floor level.
P.O.S. on the left with informal Cafe lounge area on the right.
All white column like structures and wall features are made from recycled PVC pipes to keep the Aquaponics system running from the fish tank walkway to providing nutrients to the roof garden and plants in the restaurant.
Coffee tables are also fish tanks to provide customers to interact with the system.
Perspective to form an idea of where the entrance leads as well as the walkway.
The bar area on the left and formal seating area to the right.
Bar area, the bar is a fish tank topped with a counter top, up-cycled ceiling battens cover up PVC pipes in the above ceiling feature. Up-cycled metal tractor seats were used as bar chairs.
The formal area consists out of metal garden tables and chairs as well as up-cycled cable reels for tables.
The wall feature in the formal area also forms a part of the system, the pyramid shape brings in a little balance since everything is very curvy and organic.
Rough floor plan to show proportions and layout. The bathroom and kitchen is placed at the back of the restaurant.
A section providing proportions, keep in mind that a more practical way to install the walkway fish tank would be to level up the finished floor instead of digging up the floor.
Smaller fish tanks all lead to the walkway, from their the walkway fish tank flows to all interior plants and the roof garden.
