The Project
In this project, we were tasked to research a current biological issue in the world and find a solution to it.a My group had a major focus on Urban farming. We also decided to take it to another level and include aspects from a class that our group member Ethan Fonarev took called AP Human Geography. This means that the structure of our solution not only included biological reasoning but urban planning and management. We created a VR experience of a model of the indoor farm, a 3-D model of the overall building, a Lego recreation of the building and model apartment, and a professional website.
The Website
This is our website link so that you can view more aspects of it but I will include screenshots down below: https://dekco.weebly.com/
Concepts
Adaptive reuse- Rehabilitation or renovation of existing building or structures for any use other than the present use.
Amenity- Aesthetic or other characteristics of a development (natural or man-made) that increase its desirability to a community or its marketability to the public. Amenities may include things such as a unified building design, recreational facilities, security systems, views, landscaping and tree preservation, attractive site design, permanent open space, public art, etc.
Agriculture- is a broad term used to describe cultivation of plants, livestock, fungi, and other life forms to serve human interests in the form of resources.
Building integrated agriculture (BIA)- the practice of locating high performance hydroponic greenhouse farming systems on and in mixed use buildings to exploit synergies between the built environment and agriculture.
Carbon Dioxide (CO2)-a colorless, tasteless and odorless gas that is a necessary input to the photosynthetic process. It occurs naturally in the atmosphere at approximately 400 parts per million.
Deep water culture (DWC)-is a hydroponic method of plant production by means of suspending the plant roots in a solution of nutrient-rich, oxygenated water. Bubbleponics is a related method of plant production that involves a top-fed deep water culture system. A more accurate definition for the acronym DWC is Direct Water Culture. Direct Water Culture can be performed in deep or shallow water.
Amenity- Aesthetic or other characteristics of a development (natural or man-made) that increase its desirability to a community or its marketability to the public. Amenities may include things such as a unified building design, recreational facilities, security systems, views, landscaping and tree preservation, attractive site design, permanent open space, public art, etc.
Agriculture- is a broad term used to describe cultivation of plants, livestock, fungi, and other life forms to serve human interests in the form of resources.
Building integrated agriculture (BIA)- the practice of locating high performance hydroponic greenhouse farming systems on and in mixed use buildings to exploit synergies between the built environment and agriculture.
Carbon Dioxide (CO2)-a colorless, tasteless and odorless gas that is a necessary input to the photosynthetic process. It occurs naturally in the atmosphere at approximately 400 parts per million.
Deep water culture (DWC)-is a hydroponic method of plant production by means of suspending the plant roots in a solution of nutrient-rich, oxygenated water. Bubbleponics is a related method of plant production that involves a top-fed deep water culture system. A more accurate definition for the acronym DWC is Direct Water Culture. Direct Water Culture can be performed in deep or shallow water.
Reflection
Looking back on this project I see that my group worked efficiently and had a good time while doing it. Everybody in my group worked equally and not once did we ever argue or disagree on ideas. As an individual I put a lot of time and effort into this project. I worked on the weekends and with other group members away from school on making sure that we connected to the subject and cause as deeply as possible. I think we could have done less so that we had more time to present. I also could've prepared more for the final presentation, but that being said I am very happy with how everything turned out and the hard work my team members put into this project.