Urban Sky Farm
Manhattan, New York
Urban Sky Farm Manhattan, New York
Hydroponic Plants
Hyper-Local Food Supply + Public Garden Water Processing
Output Input
Nutrient Rich Sludge
Output + Input
City Systems
Biogas Production
CO2
Sewage + Waste Water
CH4 Potable Water
Local Organic Processing
Energy Grid
N
Livestock Energy + Heat
Building Systems
HVAC
Electrical
Plumbing
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The Urban Sky Farm addresses the rising demand for local food sources by creating an urban farm in the increasingly dense Manhattan. Through the examination of the requirements for feeding 10,000 people, program associations were developed to optimize the system as a whole. The vertical and horizontal relationship between programs is important; however, day-lighting is quintessential. Furthermore, allowing the public accessible entrance to the interior public gardens as well as the ability to transport the harvest, were a key elements for the successful development of communitycentered food production. Through the dynamic integration of the necessities of these forces, the Sky Farm’s morphology was manifested in an optimal way with regards to its context and function.