NQOBILE MOLAI BSc ARCH STUDENT
FARM -2TABLE
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INTRODUCTION The following project that I have chosen to present, is a studio project we did in the Spring of 2020. We were tasked to design a 80 seat, Net Zero Farm to Table Restaurant at the UDC East Capitol Hub Farm The East Capitol Urban Farm is one of several urban food hubs pioneered by the University of the district of Columbia’s CAUSES program to improve food security and sustainability in D.C. neighborhoods through food production, food preparation, food distribution, and waste and water management. East Capitol Urban Farm is a result of a major local, federal, public and private alliance between CAUSES, the District of Columbia Housing Authority, the Urban Waters Federal Partnership, several District of Columbia government agencies, community organizations, churches, and businesses to transform a vacant, three-acre parcel of land to become the city’s largest scale urban farm of its type. The farm increases access to local and sustainable produce for the Ward 7 community. Important factors I considered when designing this Farm to Table restaurant were: The location on the site to provide the patrons of the restaurant with the best possible view of the farm from their seats. To create an interior experience of a farm to table restaurant which still has the same experience in the winter when the exterior might not be so appealing. To Orient the restaurant so that it maximizes passive solar heat in the winter.
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FARM-2-TABLE ENTRANCE TO BASEMENT OFFICE AND STORAGE
KITCHEN SPACE
ENTRANCE
PRIVATE DINING NORTH
FLOOR PLAN
GREENWALL SECTION
WALL SECTION
GREENROOF SECTION
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GREEN ROOF WITH WATER COLLECTION
LONGITUDINAL SECTION
LATITUDINAL SECTION
SOLAR PANELS
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TRELLIS SHADING DEVICE
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I N T E R I O R S
F A R M 2 T A B L E
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3D PERSPECTIVE
INTERIOR PERSPECTIVE
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