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Grant Houses Urban Farm

A community garden for the NYCHA Grant Houses on 125th St. & Broadway

  1. Notes

    Notes from a site visit and meeting with the client.

  2. Planter Schematics

    Floral and leaf designs for the planter boxes, bearing in mind that they will be visible from residents' apartments high above.

  3. Planter Schematics

    More planter box design ideas.

  4. Planter Schematics

    More planter box designs, bearing in mind human proportions and the likelihood of senior citizens as active participants.

  5. Site Schematic

    Sketch of the site to determine optimal planter box placement and circulation. The shape reminded me of a piano. Plan view.

  6. Site Plan

    Ultimately, the diversity of the Grant Houses community dictated the design, calling for varied zones (vegetable garden, learning center, rainwater catchment, relaxation spaces, gathering spaces). The simple placement of the planters made them easily accessible to all residents, and easily partitioned for shared use. Individual plots combine with a communal orchard, compost pile, shed, trellis, and gathering space. Flower-shaped rainwater catchment towers provide shade and connect to an underground cistern to water the garden. Residents can use the produce they grow themselves or sell it at a farmer's market under the trellis.

  7. Site detail

    A detail of the plots, bench under an existing tree, orchard, and green-roofed gathering space, plan view.

  8. Site Detail

    A detail of the rear of the farm, with existing trees, rainwater catchments (pink), compost pile, trellis, and communal garden, plan view.

  9. West Section

    A slice across the farm, looking west toward the rear rainwater catchment area sheds, and trellis, section view.

  10. West Section Detail

    A detail of the individual plots with the sheds, trellis, and rainwater catchment behind, section view looking west.

  11. North Section

    A slice of the farm looking north, showing the rainwater catchment, a shed and the trellis, section view.

  12. North Section Detail

    A detail showing the rainwater catchment and a shed, section view looking north.

  13. North Section Detail

    A detail showing where drainage is recycled to an underground pump, section view looking north.

  14. Model Views

    A view of the farm looking east.

  15. Model Views

    The farm from above.

  16. Model Views

    The farm looking east.

  17. Model Views

    The orchard view from inside the Grant Houses.

  18. Model Views

    The individual plots looking north.

  19. Model views

    The individual plots.

  20. Model Views

    The farm from above.

  21. Model Views

    The farm from the 4th floor of the Grant Houses, looking west.