Interior View
Interior Crown View
Plant Base View
Closed System
Semi-Closed System
Open System
The ability for each crown to open and close allows the system to be independently controlled to ensure that plants of various species receive the appropriate amount of light.
Since the system modular, the urban farm can be arranged in many ways depending on various factors such as area.
Efficiency
Aesthethic
Space
Circulation
Each module has a crown which closes and opens. One of the most important states of the crown is the closed state as it is able to harvest rain water. The system is able to collect water which can be used to water the plants of each module.
How does it work?
State
Site Adaptability
The Hex Project is a modular urban farm made up of detachable and arrangeable hexagonal modules. Grasshopper is utilized to create a definition of a responsive design in which the need of any program or site can adaptably change the form of the urban farm to best fit. Each module has a base in which plants will be grown. The crown of the module closes and open to provide shade and daylight.
The project took inspiration from crown shyness which is is a phenomenon observed in certain species of trees, where the upper branches and foliage of neighboring trees do not touch or overlap each other.
Initial Ps sketch of crown shyness. The drawing was used to develop a pattern or system.
With the initial Ps sketch, closed curves were recreated in rhino and grasshopper to create some sense of space. The space above has some interest, but feels gloomy and uninviting. While the initial sketch and modeling's were inspired by a natural phenomenon, we approached our next steps to add control to the shape and pattern. We tested various shapes and patterns, but landed on a hexagonal shape and pattern as the hexagon is known for its strength and structual stability.
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Modular Urban Farm For cities
Collaborative Project With Victoria Posada
The gif above demonstrates how the modules close and open.
Modularity allows the urban farm to adapt to a range of sites and needs.
The modular farm can be located anywhere to suit the needs of the community.