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DI: What is the main principle, idea and inspiration behind your design?

: The Loft London Farm Tower in the form of an imaginary gigantic tree in whose artificial crown two big loft formations are placed as floating nests. The vision of an unprecedented zest for life (joie de vivre) while, at the same time, utilising the entire Metropolitan logistics.

DI: What has been your main focus in designing this work? Especially what did you want to achieve?

: The "floating nest concept" is based on a high exploitation of the air space above the respective plot of land in connection with a minimal impact on the available plot area. Even after the implementation of the project, the unrestricted panoramic view over the Thames of all neighbouring buildings will remain barrier-free to the greatest possible extent, since the air space below the treetop reaches a height of 35 metres.

DI: What are your future plans for this award winning design?

: to develop further projects in the form of habitable trees

DI: How long did it take you to design this particular concept?

: over two years of development

DI: Why did you design this particular concept? Was this design commissioned or did you decide to pursuit an inspiration?

: In addition to the sculptural effect of a building, further aspects are to be pursued here to burden the surface of the property as little as possible to relieve the environment to create a sheltered oasis for the residents in the middle of the city

DI: Is your design being produced or used by another company, or do you plan to sell or lease the production rights or do you intent to produce your work yourself?

: unfortunately not yet

DI: What made you design this particular type of work?

: The artificial treetop not only assumes the supporting and development function for the floating nests, but will also be used as an important agricultural area for vertical farming. As a result, e.g. algae can be produced (for biopetroleum) within predefined organically shaped net constructions. Supply and maintenance of these agricultural facilities will be ensured by moveable bridge constructions, which are placed on rails between the rings on their inner edges. An additional effect of this artificial treetop is the creation of an oasis-like environment embracing the floating nests below a transparent green screening. This enables every resident or visitor to enjoy the entire panoramic view across London’s city centre.

DI: Where there any other designs and/or designers that helped the influence the design of your work?

: in the last draft phase came the renderer

DI: Who is the target customer for his design?

: all cities that are overcrowded

DI: What sets this design apart from other similar or resembling concepts?

: There are already many concepts for residential vertical farming houses However, the concept Floating Nests offers an important advantage the creation of the living areas in the form of floating nests in the midst of a surrounding artificial treetop

DI: How did you come up with the name for this design? What does it mean?

: The whole idea of the project was realized under the term Floating Nests The main utilization of all nest levels is defined as a mixture of vertical farming and inhabitable loft areas. On the top floors, there will be gastronomy and shops. A part of the underground parking lot, which is situated below the entire plot area, will be available for all residents and visitors of the floating nests.

DI: Which design tools did you use when you were working on this project?

: imagination drawings photoshop CAD-BIM 3dsMax photoshop

DI: What is the most unique aspect of your design?

: Maybe one day humanity jumped out of the tree, so maybe the time is right to reverse that jump

DI: Who did you collaborate with for this design? Did you work with people with technical / specialized skills?

: several companies are available for the further development of the project et al Altair, Bureau Happold

DI: What is the role of technology in this particular design?

: the development of the construction is the biggest challenge here

DI: Is your design influenced by data or analytical research in any way? What kind of research did you conduct for making this design?

: not really

DI: What are some of the challenges you faced during the design/realization of your concept?

: the connection between living and vertical farming

DI: How did you decide to submit your design to an international design competition?

: as the test of the reaction

DI: What did you learn or how did you improve yourself during the designing of this work?

: Floating Nests was my first concept idea for habitable vertical farming Since then we have been working on further concepts, which however use the concept Floating Nests as a basis