ResourceXchange 03

Year: Fall 2021

Type: Research Laboratory / Commercial

Working together to expand water’s potential, the resourceXchange strives not only serve the purpose of being a research lab, but also as a way to teach our community the potentials of the environment around us. The structure will provide the public with a new space to occupy and investigate, incorporating environmental building strategies to achieve a low carbon impact.

The form of the structures were derived from the sloped linear paths leading towards the Santa Cruz river. The recycled corten steel structures incorporate sloped roofs and walls to channel water to specific drainage points leading to a water collection tank. Water collected on the site will be used for research and recycled throughout the structures to provide a consistent and stable supply.

The ResourceXchange aims to engage with it’s surroundings, by incorporating vegetation and green life in and around the structure. The project seeks to transform the way we look at the agricultural industry, discovering new ways we can consciously collect and use our limited water sources in the Sonoran desert.