URBAN AGRICULTURAL PAVILION | VERTICAL FARM
The project can be seen as having 2 main clients; plants and people, each of which have there own set of needs, wants, and activities. In order to satisfy these two clients, the design delineates two spaces using material and tectonic strategy. The spaces for plants are light and open, allowing ample daylight for growing and open spaces for ease of harvesting. In contrast to this the spaces for people are made of monolithic materials and are heavy. The difference in material helps to define the programmatic order, however in the center of the design we can see an area where the heavy concrete spaces for people and the light wooden spaces for plants meet, allowing interaction between the two clients. These spaces give areas where the public can partake in the act of harvesting the plants, allowing those who will consume the food to have a hand in getting it out to market. When it is not time to harvest, glass curtain walls conceal the space while allowing the public to view what is going on inside. The public market meets the street so everyone has access to the space where they can purchase the food grown above them. Public park spaces are then located behind the market, where the plant viewing will take place.
