presented by rafaele joudry. why i chose atamai village most places are not designed for resilience...
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Living Well,Sustainably,Together
Presented by Rafaele Joudry
Why I chose Atamai Village
Most places are not designed for resilienceAtamai is consciously designed for resilienceMuch thought has gone
into resource needsCould this be replicated
in cities?
Designed for Resilience
Atamai Harvest Festival
Atamai Harvest Festival Video
Designed for Resilience
Presentation Outline
The Vision & Concept
The Community & Economy
A Village Settlement
Permaculture Design
Energy Technology & Transport
Food & Water
Designed for Resilience
Food & WaterIs it real?
Designed for Resilience
The Vision & Concept
Vision & Concept
2. The Vision
1. The Challenges
3. The Concept
Designed for Resilience
Atamai – Common Sense
A new approach to developmentIntegration of innovative and proven technologiesSolutions to resource
constraintsControl over essential services
The Vision & Concept
Designed for Resilience
Atamai – Goals
A ‘full service settlement’ for connection, safety and shelterLightest feasible ecological footprint Subdivision that increases the land’s natural productivityConversion of low value areas into productive land
The Vision & Concept
Designed for Resilience
A Sustainable Life The Vision & Concept
Designed for Resilience
“Fundamentally, sustainable development is a notion of discipline. It means humanity must ensure that meeting present needs does not compromise the ability of future generations to meet their needs.”
Gro Harlem Brundtland
Nicole Foss
Futurist and systems analystTheAutomaticEarth.com “More joined up thinking”
Facing the Future
The Vision & Concept
Designed for Resilience
“Home”
Safety BelongingComfortSecurityBeautySharing of Enjoyment
Life satisfaction beyond ‘life-styles’.
The Vision & Concept
Designed for Resilience
Community
Friendship SupportSelf governanceSharing resourcesConflict resolutionCulture
Beyond DIYDo It With Others - -- DIWO
The Vision & Concept
Designed for Resilience
A Village Settlement
A Village Settlement
2. Layout3. Governance &
Tenure
1. The Site4. Architecture &
Built Environment
Designed for Resilience
Atamai Village Site A Village Settlement
10 Min from Motueka by car25 Min by bicycle95 ha of land with the core zoned rural residentialGood rainfall Sheltered valley siteIdeal settlement location40-60 householdsDesigned for Resilience
Provide foralternative publicaccess ways - suchas cycle-paths,walkways andbridle-paths – toconnect dwellings,linking them witheach other, topublic amenities,and othercommunityservices”
Settlement Layout
Long tradition of human scale settlementsCentral Village with greenRecreational amenitiesSocial exchanges and community interactionNestled into natural environment Built environment which provide food, water and services
A Village Settlement
Designed for Resilience
Governance & Land Tenure A Village Settlement
Organisation & Governance
Participatory Democracy
Affordable Housing
Freehold Titles
Land Use Rights for Commons
Atamai Village
mar
kets
&
sellsVillage Stewards
Trustee foradvisesAtamai Land Trust
develops
governs
Atamai VillageCouncil Inc.
(Owner & Manager of the Commons)
The Developer
Designed for Resilience
Seek to locatedwellings to takeadvantage of sitefeatures, such assun exposure,shelter, privacyand outlook.”
Architecture & Built Environment
Clustered & wider-spaced housingPassive solarLocal materials Healthy natural building materialsCommon aesthetic themeCar free areas
Architectural Review board to ensure building guidelines
“Seek to locate dwellings to take advantage of site features, such as sun exposure, shelter, privacy and outlook.”
Designed for Resilience
Permaculture Design
Permaculture Design
1. What is Permaculture
2. Application at Atamai
Designed for Resilience
What is Permaculture ? Permaculture Design
Sustainable human settlements
Weaves together
Microclimate
Plants
Animals
Soils
Water management &
Human needs
Productive communities
Designed for Resilience
Permaculture DesignApplication at Atamai
Designed for Resilience
Latest PDC training course May 2015
Community Values
No romantic notionsThoughtful settlement designs helpInformed behaviour
Community & Economy
Living as part of a village community brings back the currency of values, not money
Honesty & transparency Integrity of promises Consistency of actions & beliefs
Designed for Resilience
Culture & Education
Inter generationalMulti professionalPerformance and public spacesIntegration with wider communityEducation centre
Living SkillsVillage Library
Community & Economy
Designed for Resilience
Greenwashing Community & Economy
Designed for Resilience
Economy & Finance
Localised economy
Local food production aiming at surplus
Local livelihoods
Leasing Commons
Community & Economy
Designed for Resilience
Current enterprises
Work online
Upcycling in local area
Food and produce from the land
Cottage industry
Natural health services
Community & Economy
Designed for Resilience
Energy
Wind & micro-hydro
Solar array & wood pyrolysis
Food and energy crops produced for local demand
Agri-Char direct carbon sequestration
Bio-gas production
Micro-hydro
Energy Technology &
Transport
Designed for Resilience
Layered Technology
Layered Technology Principles
High Tech – independent layers where desirable safe and available
Low tech for critical systems
Energy Technology &
Transport
Lister power back-up engine
Designed for Resilience
Atamai Transport PolicyEnergy
Technology & Transport
Designed for Resilience
Transport Provisions
Car Free Internal TransportFoot trafficBicycles/Electric bikesPublic transport system(electric vehicle based)
Public scheduled shuttle service into Motueka, Richmond & Nelson (Bio-diesel)
Commercial car sharing company
Energy Technology &
Transport
Designed for Resilience
Food & WaterFood Production & Distribution
Te Mara Farm
Atamai nursery
Designed for Resilience
Food & WaterFood Protection & Storage
Reliance on natural preservation
Permaculture & Biodynamics Root cellar – underground food preservation
Designed for Resilience
Food & WaterWater
2 x 24,000Ltanks
Many ponds and springs
Maintain riparian buffers
Mapped springs
Rainwater catchment
Maximise water storage
Water for irrigation aesthetics & recreation
Each lot with 48,000l storage
Designed for Resilience
Food & Water The Commons
Part of purchase of titles
Preserved in perpetuity
Managed by Village Council
Leasable
Builds community & educates
Community demonstration orchard
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11
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Food & WaterBiomass Management
Biomass balancing
Compost
Composting toilets
Designed for Resilience
Project Status – Phase 1
Phase 1 virtually complete
12 Families in residence
20+ by end 2015
Lot 5 Phase 1
6
5
2
3
0
4
10
7000m2
5165m2
5210m2
4270m2
19
Main pond
9
10
Motueka
Val
ley
Hig
hway
Mytton Heights Rd
11
8
11
20
7
1
Orchard Pond
Demonstration Orchard
Community Garden
Cherry Orchard
Grazing land
Utilitytrees
Wellspring Place
12
1219
For sale – title now available
For sale pending titleSold (titled)Sold pending titleCommons (AVC owned)RoadCycleways (max 10%
gradient) Ponds – existing and
planned1
6
5
2
3
0
4
10
21905m2
2090m2
2370m2
2680m2
2920m24220m2
4740m2
4630m2
4500m2 4740m2
3350m2 2250m2
4580m2
3280m2
5190m23090m2
2820m2
3600m2
8430m2
4750m2
7000m2
5165m2
5210m2
4270m2
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Main pond9
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7150m2
4870m2
29
Motueka
Val
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Hig
hway
Mytton Heights Rd
11
811
207
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Planned Village Centre
26
11000m2
9
Te Mara FarmForestryBlock
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EBC
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Orchard Pond
Demonstration
Orchard
Community Garden
Cherry Orchard
Grazing land
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Utilitytrees
Wellspring Place
12
12
12 19
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Wellspring Place
A variety of local materials
Hybrid Homes
Lot 5 Phase 1
Designed for Resilience
New Homes in the Village
My boat
My cool cellar
My shed
Lot 5 Phase 1
Designed for Resilience
Getting started on my Lot
Project Status - Phases 2 and 3
Redesign complete
Village centre design
Designed for Resilience
Summing Up Implementation of Carbon Neutral LivingA living and functioning localised economyCommunity owned infrastructure A fully functioning village
View east from Lot 10 Phase 2
Designed for Resilience