Sydney Jones, Mea McCormack

PIXEL FARMING

URBAN AGRICULTURAL IDEATION SYDNEY JONES + MEA MCCORMACK

01.

CLOSED CYCLE CONTINUAL PRODUCTION

02.

GROWING OPTIMIZATION COMPANION CROPS

RAINWATER + COMPOST ARE COLLECTED FOR REUSE IN THE GROWTH OF VEGETABLE CROPS. GREYWATER IS COLLECTED + FILTERED FOR THE WATERING OF FRUIT TREES ON-SITE.

TWELVE COMPANION CROPS ARE ROTATED QUARTER-ANNUALLY. SELECTED CROPS UTILIZE DIFFERENT NUTRIENTS IN THE SHARED SOIL TO IMPROVE YIELD.

03.

LEARNING + RESEARCH SUPPORTING FACILITIES

04.

LIVE + WORK INTEGRATED RESIDENCES

LABORATORIES + GERMINATION CHAMBERS SUPPORT STUDENT COLLABORATION WITH RESEARCHERS + FARMERS TO IMPROVE URBAN FARMING TECHNIQUES.

FARMERS + THEIR FAMILIES LIVE ON THE SAME FLOORS AS THEIR PIXEL PLOTS. FARMERS COMMUTE ACROSS THE HALL TO TEND TO + HARVEST THEIR DESIGNATED AREAS.

PIXEL FARMING DESIGN STANDARDS

PIXEL FARMING ITERATIVE MODELS

PIXEL FARMING FINAL MODEL

PIXEL FARMING CITY APPROACH

PIXEL FARMING LATERAL SECTION

PIXEL FARMING INTERIOR FARMING

PIXEL FARMING RESIDENTIAL FLOORS

PIXEL FARMING OPEN AIR CONDITIONS

PIXEL FARMING THIRD STREET

COMPOST

PIXEL FARMING CLOSED CYCLE

COMPOST

GREYWATER

GREYWATER

RAINWATER

RAINWATER

PIXEL FARMING ELEVATIONS

PIXEL FARMING SECOND STREET