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PIXEL FARMING
URBAN AGRICULTURAL IDEATION
SYDNEY JONES + MEA MCCORMACK
01. CLOSED CYCLE CONTINUAL PRODUCTION
RAINWATER + COMPOST ARE COLLECTED FOR REUSE IN THE GROWTH OF VEGETABLE CROPS. GREYWATER IS COLLECTED + FILTERED FOR THE WATERING OF FRUIT TREES ON-SITE.
03. LEARNING + RESEARCH SUPPORTING FACILITIES
LABORATORIES + GERMINATION CHAMBERS SUPPORT STUDENT COLLABORATION WITH RESEARCHERS + FARMERS TO IMPROVE URBAN FARMING TECHNIQUES.
02. GROWING OPTIMIZATION COMPANION CROPS
TWELVE COMPANION CROPS ARE ROTATED QUARTER-ANNUALLY. SELECTED CROPS UTILIZE DIFFERENT NUTRIENTS IN THE SHARED SOIL TO IMPROVE YIELD.
04. LIVE + WORK INTEGRATED RESIDENCES
FARMERS + THEIR FAMILIES LIVE ON THE SAME FLOORS AS THEIR PIXEL PLOTS. FARMERS COMMUTE ACROSS THE HALL TO TEND TO + HARVEST THEIR DESIGNATED AREAS.