Resilient balconies. Introducing water, energy, and food safety in multifamily housings

Abstract

The urban density in cities is growing, which could favor land use efficiency, mobility and

provides an opportunity for other environmental services; for those reasons is expected

the increase of homes in high buildings in the coming decades. On the other hand, the

urgency of initiatives for adaptation and mitigation to climate change in the cities has led

to questions and rethinking for the built environment, as well as alternative proposals

moved away from conventions.
Considering the large number of families living in medium and high density multifamily homes
in most of the world’s cities, the “resilient balconies” project proposes a change in the design
and planning of the balcony space; destined to water, energy and food security to create an
opportunity for survival face of the uncertain impacts of climate change on cities.