Utopilize
What
Final Project
Bachelor Degree
Where
HIT Institute of Technology
When
2022
This project envisions an urban eco-village that seamlessly
integrates commercial spaces and residential living.
The design employs a retrofitting an existing industrial structure located in Jaffa, Israel, while incorporating innovative ecological mechanisms.
The concept is anchored in three core principles:
Water, Vegetation, and Energy, transforming the space into a utopian ecological system that responds sensitively to the needs of its inhabitants.
This fusion of sustainable strategies and adaptive reuse reflects a commitment to environmental harmony and urban resilience.
Commercial spaces
Greenhouses
Passages and Circulation
Restrooms
Residential Area
Common Areas
Operation Areas
Roof
Floor -1
Floor 1
Floor 2
Floor 0
Solar
Panels:
Rainwater Harvesting:
Heat Reduction:
Natural light:
Green Facades:
Vegetation covered rooftop, and solar panels deflect sunlight.
Vertical Agriculture:
Climbing plants on the facades cool and purify the air.
Hydroponic farming in a rooftop-greenhouses fosters a self-sustained community.
Solar energy from transparent panels.
Rainwater is collected in roof channels
Mashrabiya wall:
Reused water:
Added openings for sunlight on the northern facade.
Greywater underground filtration systems
allows breezes from the north for natural cooling.
Flat Prototype
Gallery Floor Plan
First Floor Plan
Aluminium
Mineral plaster
Recycled wood
Eco Glass
Biodegradable 3D-printed Mashrabiya
Bamboo panels
Common Area
Carpentry
Store
Cafe
Store
Store
Restaurant
Storage
Store
Store
Cafe
Store
Store
Bar
Kitchen
Kitchen
Markets
Common Area
Store
Ceramic Studio
Ground Floor Plan
