Permaculture: Our Urban Design Part 2 – Office Design
Having complete our site survey, we begin our “Paper Design” using Google Sketch Up.
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Having complete our site survey, we begin our “Paper Design” using Google Sketch Up.
Thanks… This was our take on things just a few weeks after my 2 week PDC… So far it has served us well as a bare bones structure… The purpose of attempting this design is to learn… Lucky we’ve been so slow at putting this plan into action its’ allowed us time to observe and to tweak accordingly… If we are able to continue beyond this basic design I’m sure there will be lots of additions… 🙂 Chris
Chris Towerton
December 31, 2012 at 9:55 pm
Great video, thank you. It really shows how thoughtful Permaculture thinking is.
Marc-Antoine Cousin
December 31, 2012 at 10:42 pm
Thanks porcheberry… That sounds like good advice… At the moment we haven’t really planted much at all but have been concentrating on the mechanical side of the design… Our average winter temperature is around 14Deg C (59Deg F), I don’t believe we have ever recorded anything below 0Deg C (32Deg F). During the coldest part of winter though the daytime temperature stays fairly low, maybe around 10Deg C (50Deg F)… Thanks… Chris
Chris Towerton
December 31, 2012 at 11:25 pm
what are your temp averages during winter? Check them because if its warm enough you could simply grow your more leafy crops at that time. Lettuces and such do not want full sun if you actually plan to eat them. Nice tip that I learned is if your growing it for the root or the fruit then full sun is what you need, if your growing it for the leaves then partial shade is all you need
porcheberry
December 31, 2012 at 11:44 pm
Hey bowehj96…. Trouble is that we are on a southern slope, which in the southern hemisphere is a bad thing… Even short trees up hill can cast long shadows… none of which we personally own… In preparation for the next clip on solar energy we have taken a time laps of our roof and even in deep summer our water collector does not get full light till 12:19pm… 🙁 … Amazingly though it still does a great job!…Chris
Chris Towerton
December 31, 2012 at 11:57 pm
Hey bowehj96…. Glad you like the clips… If you do make your way down here you won’t need to invite yourself… You would be more than welcome… Chris
Chris Towerton
January 1, 2013 at 12:37 am
Generally, you seem to have a bit of a challenge with sufficient sunlight. I assume you probably don’t want to get rid of any trees, but what you can do is to thin the branches substantially on the side, and/or ‘top’ the trees to reduce them in height (and lessen the shadow they cast). The wood you gain from this you can burn, use for the core of a ‘hugelkultur’ bed, etc.
bowehj96
January 1, 2013 at 1:27 am
Mate, I live in the wrong hemisphere, but if I lived near you, I’d definitely invite myself over for breakfast! Your videos are fantastic. I know it must have been hours of extra work to document for everyone in the world what it is you were doing, but I think I speak for all of the people watching when I say that we’re all really grateful for this opportunity to learn.
bowehj96
January 1, 2013 at 2:01 am
Thanks Stephen…. It’s maybe not as useful as a real paper design… But it’s a great visual tool to present to someone not physically here. By the way this is a live project; I basically have no plans as to what I am doing next, I’m just hoping that as each stage comes I will meet people with the knowledge to lead me on… I’m open and would appreciate advice form anyone willing… Ta 🙂
Chris Towerton
January 1, 2013 at 2:45 am
great stuff.
TheStephenDobson
January 1, 2013 at 3:27 am