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.