{"id":509,"date":"2017-03-15T15:33:03","date_gmt":"2017-03-15T19:33:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/reprogrammingthecity.com\/?p=509"},"modified":"2019-06-30T17:49:23","modified_gmt":"2019-06-30T21:49:23","slug":"buzzbuilding-stockholm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reprogrammingthecity.com\/buzzbuilding-stockholm\/","title":{"rendered":"Future Food Production Centers: Traffic Roundabouts"},"content":{"rendered":"

As its population nears one million, Stockholm will soon face a challenge common to rapidly growing urban areas – finding future food production sources to feed an expanding population using limited land and resources.<\/p>\n

Belatchew Arkitekter has developed a concept to make Stockholm self-sufficient in its production of a key food group, protein, using under-utilized land in the city: traffic roundabouts. The firm estimates that if Stockholm increased the functionality of these spaces to include food<\/a> production, the city could produce all the protein its citizens need.<\/p>\n

The first step in their vision for the future, however, requires residents to gain an appreciation for the source of that protein: insects.<\/p>\n

There are approximately 1,900 edible species of insects, and 2 billion of the world\u2019s population already include insects in their diet. Western consumers have yet to embrace insects as a source of protein, but future preferences may need to change as agricultural land becomes scarce. Insects represent a significantly more efficient form of protein in relation to the land needed for its production. While 10 kg of fodder is needed to produce 1 kg of beef, the same 10 kg of fodder can produce 9 kg of insects.<\/p>\n

Belatchew Arkitekter calculates that by repurposing nine specific roundabouts throughout the city into insect farms and insect-based food production complexes known as \u201cBuzzbuildings,\u201d Stockholm could become a pioneer in the global quest for future urban food solutions.<\/p>\n

\u201cBuzzBuilding consists of a building that integrates the whole insect production flow, from the egg to the ready-to-eat insect,\u201d the firm explains. \u201cAdditionally, BuzzBuilding is a safe haven for endangered wild bees, which, apart from ensuring endangered species of bees\u2019 continued existence, also turns Stockholm into a blooming and fertile city.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u201cThe main structure is a steel exoskeleton, an outer skeleton, inspired by the structure of insects. On the ground floor there is a restaurant where insects are prepared and sold. The goal is to make the production public; in contrast to hidden meat production, it invites the public to observe and participate, and offers accessible knowledge about where our food comes from.\u201d<\/p>\n

As urban assets ranging from airport terminals<\/a> to highway bridges are being repurposed for future food production, it is good to see traffic roundabouts being considered for innovative new use.<\/p>\n

This project and dozens of others are featured in the Reprogramming the City Book<\/a>!<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n

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http:\/\/belatchew.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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