Beehive Tower is a Honeycomb Inspired Vertical Farm for London

This greenery filled <a href="http://www.ctbuh.org/Research/DesignResearch/Nottingham/200708TallGreenDavidNicholsonColeStudio/DesignResponses/BeehiveTower/tabid/879/language/en-GB/Default.aspx">Beehive Tower</a> for Heron Quay, London is a <a href="http://inhabitat.com/2010/10/11/spiral-garden-is-a-lacy-mesh-vertical-farm-for-the-city/">vertical farm</a> inspired by the hexagonal forms of the honeycomb. Designed by Rory Newel &amp; Lucy Richardson, the 220m high ‘Hive' is a place for green thumbs to reside and to cultivate all kinds of plants, especially edible ones. The structure features a number of sustainable systems such as an army of <a href="http://www.energy/wind">wind</a> turbines that sits atop it and a rainwater collection system to water the crops within it.

The aim of the Beehive Tower is to provide the Canary Wharf community of city dwellers a place to garden and live.

The tower's hexagonal <a href="http://inhabitat.com/2010/10/11/spiral-garden-is-a-lacy-mesh-vertical-farm-for-the-city/">mega structural lattice</a> contains greenhouse spaces that also serve as a place for people to meet and socialize.

Each hexagon is 8 stories high and contains 8 duplex apartments.

A number of the hex cavities are dedicated to gardening and face in different directions so that each element gets a fair share of sun.

Atop the tower, fourteen Quiet Revolution QR12 turbines collect enough <a href="http://www.energy/wind">wind</a> to generate 420,000kWh a year.

In addition, rainwater collection and permaculture systems would make the watering needs of the tower sustainable.

An east west residential section of a portion of the tower.

The tower has multiple uses as a residence, farm and meeting space.

A ground floorplan of the tower.

A section view of the hive tower.