Basic Gardening Manual for Northern Manitoba, Canada
Presentation Serendah Weekend Homes
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2. Integrated Urban Farming within the thick rain forest of Serendah
With seven billion mouths to feed, human agriculture exerts a tremendous toll on the planet, from water draws to pollution, and
from energy use to habitat loss. But there is also a growing set of solutions, from organic agriculture to integrated pest
management
Still, if the right combinations of new technology, community support, and economic incentives align, it's possible we may soon
be munching on skyscraper scallions and avenue arugula
Growing food closer to home can help to build awareness of—and appreciation for—food production. Many children
growing up today have no relationship with farming; they have never seen a head of lettuce being grown, picked a tomato from the
vine, or watched chickens scratching in the soil. Such awareness will help to build respect for the Earth and environment on which
we all depend
The Stop Community Food Centre in Toronto, Growing Power in Milwakee, People’s Grocery in Oakland, or Lifecycles in Victoria are
the example of community urban farming which we can learn from
16. Diagram of Half acre land Diagram of 1 acre land Diagram of 2 acres land
Tropical weekend home
-design concept of the house is focused on cluster idea,
trying to blend the layouts with the natural landscape
of Serendah hilly site
-the layout is also responding to the north & south
openings to avoid the heat of east & west sun
-deep overhang is part of the design to allow people to
have an open planing layout where green landscape
becomes part of the house
Edible forest gardens
-is the land reserved for the people
to plan in planting their own fruit
orchard
-the original slope will become the
nature of the grid for the fruit trees
Raised beds for individual plots
-the concept of having the raised
bed is to make home farming
becomes easier for the people
-raised bed also helps to protect the
nature of the land from being cut
-raised bed becomes part of the
landscape design for the house
layouts.
Leisure garden/Kid’s playscape
-kid’s area is located to be near the
house and also becomes part of the
home farming concept
-kid’s area is designed with interesting
small gardens
-the quality space for the family to enjoy
their gardening time
17. 1. Entrance
2. Car park
3. Family lounge
4. Living room
5. Dining area
6. Kitchen
7. Powder room
8. Utility
9. Courtyard
10. Kid’s pool
11. Fish Pond
12. Family lawn
13. Kid’s play-scape
14. Open deck
Half Acre Land
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19. Layout 2
1. Entrance
2. Car park
3. Courtyard
4. Living room
5. Kitchen
6. Powder Room
7. Infinity pool
8. Master bedroom
9. Bedroom 1
10. Bedroom 2
11. Herbs planting
12. Pool deck
13. Outdoor dining
14. Farm house
15. Family lawn
16. Kid’s plays-cape
17. Leisure garden
1 Acre Land
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21. 2 Acres Land
1. Entrance
2. Car park
3. TV lounge
4. Indoor dining
5. Kitchen
6. Powder room
7. Bedroom 1
8. Bedroom 2
9. Master bedroom
10. Living room
11. Reading room
12. Infinity pool
13. Open deck
14. Kid’s lawn
15. Farm house
16. Raised beds for plantation
17. Farm shades
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23. Acres M²
Total Land Area 316 407 1 280 451 668
Total Land Area for Residential 270 890 1 096 251 197
Total Land Area for Facilities & Commercial 45 517 184 200 471
Summary
Building Type Unit Number GFA Total GFA
House type 1 (half acre land) 67 340.93 22842.31
House type 2 (1 acre land) 49 398.78 19540.22
House type 3 (2 acres land) 52 481.83 25055.16
Facilities Area
Shop lots 42856
Club house 14052
Mosque 7279
