Growing Together
Collaboration with a European funded project to develop a “mobile garden” for the Media Library in Nantes, France, together with the local community
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Growing Wall
Growing Wall
The design intent behind the “Growing Wall” was to promote modularity and flexibility for continual growing. Taking into consideration of Nantes, France’s Summer and Winter conditions, with expansion of hanging plant room in the summers, and the capability to envelope creating greenhouse in winter.
Plant Overview
Vegetation
Taking into account what growing conditions that would promote the growth of Tomatoes, Zucchini, and Lettuce. Reaching to achieve daylight for 6-8 hours and growing room for plants reaching height 1200mm.
Cascading Garden
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Cascading Gardens
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Modularity of Cascading Garden
RUVA
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RUVA
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Construction Plan of RUVA
Growing Wall
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Bringing Ideas Together
Case Studies
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Sky Garden / So?
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Geçit Wooden Pavilion / IEU Faculty of Fine Arts and Design Workshop
Material List
Sketches
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Sketches
Diagrams
Structural Studies
The verticality of the growing wall and the mesh used for sun protection creates a sail for the structure to easily catch wind. To counteract, implication of cables helped to tether down the wall.
Details
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Triangular Stationary Planters
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Hanging Plants
Growing Together
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Growing Wall Implemented on Site
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Growing Wall
Growing Wall is a project of IAAC, Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia developed at the Master in Advanced Architecture in 2021 by: Jack Davis, Rishaad Mohammad Yusuff, Rachel Busche, Vishakha Darshan; Faculty: Manja van de Worp, Raimund Krenmueller