Global megatrends including climate change, depletion of natural resources, and urban challenges such as pollution of air, water, and soil need to be addressed immediately. Our goal is to create a location where innovative solutions are researched and applied. In doing so, we are creating the foundation for a new urban way of life and a blueprint for future living spaces. An abandoned village in Spain is revived and serves as a real-life prototype for innovative concepts.
Resource and climate neutrality are our guiding principles. The focus is on six technical project groups: Green Building, Urban Farming, Energy Management, Resource Management, Water Management, and Mobility. An innovation hub is located in the centre of the village and serves as an interdisciplinary meeting point. Training programmes and workshops are offered in the Humanotop Aldea to strengthen knowledge transfer and develop the concept of the Humanotop beyond the boundaries of the Spanish village.
Global megatrends including climate change, depletion of natural resources, and urban challenges such as pollution of air, water, and soil need to be addressed immediately. Our goal is to create a location where innovative solutions are researched and applied. In doing so, we are creating the foundation for a new urban way of life and a blueprint for future living spaces. An abandoned village in Spain is revived and serves as a real-life prototype for innovative concepts.
Resource and climate neutrality are our guiding principles. The focus is on six technical project groups: Green Building, Urban Farming, Energy Management, Resource Management, Water Management, and Mobility. An innovation hub is located in the centre of the village and serves as an interdisciplinary meeting point. Training programmes and workshops are offered in the Humanotop Aldea to strengthen knowledge transfer and develop the concept of the Humanotop beyond the boundaries of the Spanish village.
The site selection is based on the results of a student final thesis. Spain has seen an increased migration from rural areas into cities in recent decades.
Abandoned villages – so-called Abandonadas – offer a perfect foundation for the Humanotop with a basic infrastructure and the combination of areas available for building, agriculture, and nature.
The site selection is based on the results of a student final thesis. Spain has seen an increased migration from rural areas into cities in recent decades.
Abandoned villages – so-called Abandonadas – offer a perfect foundation for the Humanotop with a basic infrastructure and the combination of areas available for building, agriculture, and nature.
Contact
Project Coordination
Elisabeth Nierle
e.nierle@humanotop.earth
Patrik Heintze
p.heintze@humanotop.earth
Project Coordination
Elisabeth Nierle
e.nierle@humanotop.earth
Patrik Heintze
p.heintze@humanotop.earth
Project Groups
About 20 residential buildings will provide living space for 50 people in various household sizes and housing concepts. In the long term, Earthships will serve as residential housing for village residents. Existing building infrastructure will be restored and integrated to serve as an innovation hub and community centre. The focus will be on inclusion, accessibility, and social sustainability. Everyone is welcome at Humanotop ALDEA.
About 20 residential buildings will provide living space for 50 people in various household sizes and housing concepts. In the long term, Earthships will serve as residential housing for village residents. Existing building infrastructure will be restored and integrated to serve as an innovation hub and community centre. The focus will be on inclusion, accessibility, and social sustainability. Everyone is welcome at Humanotop ALDEA.
To ensure a self-sufficient food supply, the principle of permaculture is combined with innovative technologies. Through vertical farming, green roofs and raised beds, the entire urban area is planned to be usable for food production and as a biotope. Our goal is to ensure sustainable yields and to promote biodiversity and soil health in the long term. Cultivation will be adapted to local conditions.
To ensure a self-sufficient food supply, the principle of permaculture is combined with innovative technologies. Through vertical farming, green roofs and raised beds, the entire urban area is planned to be usable for food production and as a biotope. Our goal is to ensure sustainable yields and to promote biodiversity and soil health in the long term. Cultivation will be adapted to local conditions.
Energy is provided by a microgrid that uses only renewable energy sources. Ideally, enough energy is generated to supply the grid independently all year round. Flexible buffer and storage systems as well as a connection to the public power grid ensure a stable and secure energy supply.
Energy is provided by a microgrid that uses only renewable energy sources. Ideally, enough energy is generated to supply the grid independently all year round. Flexible buffer and storage systems as well as a connection to the public power grid ensure a stable and secure energy supply.
Waste management is defined in terms of sustainability as the careful use of renewable and fossil raw materials. To avoid unnecessary waste, resource requirements are optimized to keep them as low as possible. The focus is on the circularity and recyclability of materials.
Waste management is defined in terms of sustainability as the careful use of renewable and fossil raw materials. To avoid unnecessary waste, resource requirements are optimized to keep them as low as possible. The focus is on the circularity and recyclability of materials.
To achieve a sustainable water supply, abstraction, storage, and return are designed to keep the natural water cycle in balance. By integrating water storage systems into the natural ecosystem, synergies are created between the urban water supply and the natural water cycle.
To achieve a sustainable water supply, abstraction, storage, and return are designed to keep the natural water cycle in balance. By integrating water storage systems into the natural ecosystem, synergies are created between the urban water supply and the natural water cycle.
The mobility concept takes into account the entire transport system inside and outside of the village and is continuously adapted and optimized. The aim is to ensure that all transport users have access to safe and barrier-free mobility.
The mobility concept takes into account the entire transport system inside and outside of the village and is continuously adapted and optimized. The aim is to ensure that all transport users have access to safe and barrier-free mobility.